Sprint today released 4 new phones with QChat technology. These new phones: The LX400 by LG, Z400 by Samsung, and PRO-200 and PRO-700 by Sanyo are now up on both the regular Sprint site as well as the Sprint SERO web page. If you visit the Sprint site and don’t see the phones, that’s because there is a limited list of 40 markets where these work (presumably due to their requirement to use EVDO Rev A for the QChat walkie talkie functionality). Use a zip code for one of the active markets and the phones will show up for you. A list of the markets and more pictures follows.

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Those of you eager for the nationwide release of the Sanyo Pro-700 featuring Sprint’s Push-to-Talk QChat technology can satisfy your curiosity a little. There’s a hands-on review (including several pictures) at the SprintUsers forum. The phone garners high praise from the reviewer for including a way to update the PRL (preferred roaming list) directly from the menu as well as a micro usb charging port. No feedback yet on the phone’s ability to Direct Connect Nextel subscribers (a key function of the phone).

Sprint’s Sanyo Pro-200 and Sanyo Pro-700 are currently in limited distribution in the states of Kansas and Colorado with more extensive distribution hoped for in early June. The Sanyo Pro-700 is noteworthy because it is Sprint’s long awaited effort to provide their customers with CDMA handsets that can connect with Nextel’s iDen based handsets. The Sanyo Pro-700 also appears to be Sprint’s first EVDO Rev A non-smartphone.

Link: Sprintusers.com Forum Review