Phonemag reviews Sanyo Katana LX and writes "First impressions are good.  Sanyo have shaved both length and width off of the Katana II, but added a little girth: the LX measures in at 94 x 48 x 18mm and its glossy plastic body weighs 96g.  Sprint are offering it in three colors: pink, blue and the dark grey we have here.  In the hand it’s never going to be mistaken for a luxury cellphone, but build quality seems fair and the hinge is sturdy.  Opened up, and the Katana LX’s keys are well-spaced and easily pressed; there’s a dedicated camera shortcut and speakerphone button.  Although at first glance the LX would seem to lack an external display, there’s actually a greyscale OLED screen hidden beneath the mirror-finish fascia.

Sadly, that new OLED display is one of the few improvements from the previous model.  If the Katana II was a basic phone raised by virtue of its appearance, then the LX is a disappointingly mediocre one hoping its looks will blind buyers to its shortcomings.  Yes, there’s GPS and tagless voice-dialling (the latter another of the rare new features), but the camera is still the same VGA unit that, at a time when 2-megapixels seems lacking, is hopelessly outclassed."