14 DAY TRIAL // KDDI, one of the major Japanese carriers has just released on its official website the entire catalog of scheduled devices that are to be launched by the network operator during winter 2010 and spring 2011. While these may not be interesting news for Europeans or North Americans, at least we can compare “stats” and see where we're at.
At first look, the carrier's offering planned for the near future seems impressive in size, and in quality as well.
The CDMA-network operator has shown no less than 14 feature-phones, 3 smartphones and 2 iida “designer phones”, which he plans to launch in Q4 2010 and Q1 2011.
Even though some of the devices look really impressive spec-wise, I expected that, taking into consideration that the Japanese handset manufacturers are way ahead technologically compared with other “mundane” handset makers.
Further, Japanese manufactures and carriers are testing technologies that we, the Europeans, might never be able to implement in our mobile devices.
Anyway, here is the full list of newly announced handsets, as it was presented by the Tokyo-based company.
G’zOne TYPE-X – is an amazing good-looking clamshell that features a 3.2-inch display with 1.1 memory ink sub-screen, 13-megapixel CMOS camera, IPX5/8 water- and dustproof, and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Casio Exilim CA006 – comes with a medium sized 3.2-inch IPS display, 13-megapixel CMOS Exilim camera with 720p@30fps video recording, YouTube, microSDHC card slot for memory expansion, HDMI, Wi-Fi connectivity.
Sharp AQUOS SHOT SH010 – features a 3.4-inch touchscreen, a 14.1-megapixel CCD camera, YouTube and Google Picasa. The feature-phone is IPX5/7 waterproof certified, and also includes a microSDHC card slot and Wi-Fi connectivity.
Sony Ericsson BRAVIA Phone S005 – includes a 3.2-inch LCD screen, as well as a secondary 0.9-inch OLED display. It boasts a 8-megapixel CMOS camera, 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, microSDHC card slot, Wi-Fi connectivity, and is also IPX5/7 waterproof certified.
Fujitsu Toshiba T005 – comes with a 3-inch LCD screen and a secondary 0.8-inch OLED display, 8-megapixel CMOS camera, microSDHC card slot.
Sharp SH009 – is another clamshell that includes a 3.2-inch LCD screen, a 8-megapixel CCD camera, IPX5/7 waterproof certification, and microSDHC card slot.
Sony URBANO MOND – is a dual-network (GSM/CDMA) clamshell that features a 3.2-inch TFT display and 1.1-inch e-ink secondary screen. It sports a 8-megapixel CMOS camera, IPX5/7 waterproof certification and microSDHC card slot.
Kyocera K006 – is one of the few handsets without a module camera. Other key features of the clamshell include: 3-inch LCD screen, 0.9-inch OLED secondary display, IPX5/7 waterproof certification, microSDHC card slot.
Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot S006 – is a camera-monster phone that boasts a 16.2-megapixel CMOS EXMOR R camera, 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 3.3-inch LCD display, microSDHC card slot, Wi.Fi connectivity and it's also dual-network (GSM/CDMA) compatible.
Fujitsu Toshiba T006 – comes with a mid-sized 3-inch LCD display, a 12.2-megapixel CMOS camera, 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, microSDHC card slot, Wi.Fi connectivity.
Sharp SH011 – features a 3.2-inch LCD screen, a secondary 1-inch OLED display, a 9.6-megapixel CCD camera, IPX5/7 waterproof certification, microSDHC card slot, and Wi.Fi connectivity.
Kyocera K007 – is just another clamshell to feature a 8-megapixel CMOS camera, 3.1-inch LCD screen, IPX5/7 waterproof certification and microSDHC card slot.
Kyocera Kantan Keita K008 – is designed for those very young or for seniors as it is extra-easy to use. Other highlights of the clamshell includes: 3.1-inch display, 3.3-megapixel CMOS camera, IPX5/7 waterproof certification, microSDHC card slot.
Pantech PT002 – comes with a 3-inch display and a secondary 0.7-inch OLED screen. It also sports a low-end 2-megapixel camera, IPX5/7 waterproof certification and microSDHC card slot.
The new smartphone series presented by KDDI includes three devices:
Toshiba REGZA Phone IS04 – that comes with a 4-inch LCD screen (854×480 resolution) and runs Android 2.1 OS. It boasts a 12-megapixel camera, 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, digital TV tuner, WiFi EEE802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, microSDHC card slot.
Sharp IS05 – features a 3.4-inch AQUOS screen (854×480 resolution), a 8-megapixel camera with 720p video recording, digital TV tuner, WiFi EEE802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, HDMI, microSDHC card slot, and Android 2.2 OS.
Pantech SIRIUSα IS06 – is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU and runs Android 2.2 OS. Other key features of the smartphone includes: 3.4-inch screen (800×480 resolution), 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording, 4GB RAM, digital TV tuner, WiFi EEE802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1 withEDR, microSDHC card slot.
The two new designed phones shown will be released under the carrier's sub-brand iida:
iida X-RAY – features a 3-inch LCD display, as well as a secondary LED display with 7×102 resolution. It has a transparent body, an 8-megapixel CMOS camera, digital TV tuner, microSDHC card slot, GPS. The phone is powered by a QSD8650 1GHz Snapdragon CPU and is dual-network compatible (GSM/CDMA).
iida G11 – includes a 3.2-inch LCD screen (854×480 resolution), a 8-megapixel CMOS camera, “Anti-Stain Coating”, Bluetooth connectivity, digital TV tuner, microSDHC card slot.
Check out the pictures below to get an overview of all the mobile devices mentioned in the article.
