14 DAY TRIAL // NTT DoCoMo announced 14 new 3G FOMA handsets - 11 handsets from the 903i series, 2 handsets from the SIMPURE series and the N902iL handset.
The 903i phones provide a wide range of entertainment functions. They are equipped for DoCoMo's Chaku-Uta Full full-track music-downloading service. Five models can play tracks transferred from PCs that were used to download music from sites such as Napster Japan. HSDPA-capable models work with the Music Channel service, which enables up to two music programs to be downloaded automatically during the night, and the expanded i-motion video clip for downloading up to 10MB files. All models are compatible with Mega i-appli rich applications and some are also equipped for "One-segment" digital terrestrial broadcasting.
The new 903i handsets come with IC cards with triple the storage capacity of conventional models, and they have preinstalled software required to use DoCoMo's DCMX mobile credit card on DoCoMo's iD platform. Six 903i models are equipped for the Keitai-Osagashi Service, a GPS service that enables a misplaced handset to be located with a PC.
Various communication features have been upgraded in the 903i series. All models can send mails with attached files totaling up to 2MB. They can also be used to create and send Deco-mail Pictogram messages containing high-resolution icons that come preinstalled in the phones or are available separately via download. All 903i models are equipped for advanced PushTalk walkie-talkie communication, and six models are compatible with 3G international roaming.
The SIMPURE series consists of two compact models for users who prefer easy-to-use handsets without highly sophisticated functions. The SIMPURE L1 is compatible with DoCoMo's WORLD WING international roaming service, while the highly simplified SIMPURE N1 is equipped for just basic functions, such as voice and mail.
The N902iL is a dual-network model that can switch automatically between the FOMA network and wireless LANs. Targeted at corporate users, the model offers communication speeds of up to 54 Mbps and increased voice quality, allowing more users to make voice calls at the same time on WLANs. Security features include biometric authentication (user's face) and compatibility with DoCoMo's Omakase Lock remote locking service, as well as the Data Security Service for backing up phonebooks and other important data on a network server. The model can function as an e-wallet, timecard and personal identification card for accessing restricted areas. It will also double as a VoIP mobile phone on an in-house WLAN that is equipped for DoCoMo's PASSAGE DUPLE service and the business mopera IP Centrex service scheduled to start in November.
The new handsets are part of DoCoMo's plan to unveil a total of more than 20 handsets, including new models in the 703i Series, by the end of March 2007.