NTT DoCoMo Intros 24 New Devices

Japanese mobile phone users should soon have the possibility to purchase a series of 24 new mobile phones from wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo. The operator has just unveiled its 2011 summer lineup, which includes a number of no less than 24 devices.

The company is gearing up for the launch of no less than 9 new smartphones, along with a wide range of feature phones compatible with its i-mode mobile Internet platform.

Moreover, the carrier would add to its offering mobile Wi-Fi routers for DoCoMo’s Xi (read “Crossy”) LTE extra-high-speed service.

The new series of smartphones headed for the wireless carrier would include devices with user-friendly feature like tethering, mobile-wallet (Osaifu-Keitai) and infrared-based data exchange.

Moreover, the new handsets would arrive on shelves with support for download speeds of up to a theoretical maximum of 14 Mbps starting with early June.

Among the upcoming devices, users would enjoy the first wirelessly chargeable smartphone, as well as Android 2.3 Gingerbread-based smartphones, including popular Xperia and GALAXY models.

The new lineup of devices would bring to users i-mode services and technologies that can be enjoyed on smartphones, such as Area Mail disaster information service, i-channel information service and Melody Call ringback tones.

The new “docomo Palette UI” feature would offer smartphone users the possibility to sort, search and manage applications easier than before.

There will also be two mobile Wi-Fi routers compatible with DOCOMO’s Xi-brand LTE service, which would cover Japan’s six largest urban metropolises by July, and more large cities by March next year.

There would also be the new high-spec, i-mode-compatible feature phones, which come with 3D screens, HD-quality cameras and other features as well.

Here's what the list of new smartphones at NTT DoCoMo includes:

AQUOS PHONE SH-12C - May 20 Android smartphone with 8.0-megapixel 3D twin cameras. LCD panel and image processor based on AQUOS technology for high-resolution images.

Optimus bright L-07C - Mid June Equipped with a world’s brightest display. Body is 9.5 mm thin and weighs only 112 g. Interchangeable rear cover comes in 3 colors.

BlackBerry Bold 9780 - June or July Featuring the new BlackBerry OS 6.0 for faster, richer web browsing. Xperia acro SO-02C - June or July Android smartphone with mobile wallet, infrared -based data exchange and one-seg TV features. 4.2-inch “Reality Display” delivers brilliant, crystal-clear images.

AQUOS PHONE f SH-13C - July or August First smartphone capable of wireless charging merely by placement on top of a pad. Compact body is both dustproof and waterproof.

In addition to these smartphones, the carrier would launch five new models in its docomo STYLE series, including the waterproof SH-11C, P-06C and F-10C, and the P-04C and L-10C.

Four new handsets would be added to the company's docomo PRIME series, the SH-10C and F-09C with waterproof designs, the CA-01C with a 16.3-megapixel camera, or the P-05C LUMIX Phone, with a 13.2-megapixel camera.

The company would add the F-11C waterproof phone to its docomo SMART series in July, while the N-05C should arrive in the offering in June or July.

And there would also be the L-09C and the BF-01C in the carrier's Xi Data Terminals series, as well as the L-08C FOMA USB Data Terminal, set to land in May or June.

The carrier also aims at launching the Windows 7 Handset F-07C PC (Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit Japanese edition) to its offering in June or July.