NTT DOCOMO announces 2009 handset line up
Published by Rafe Blandford at 14:58 UTC, May 19th 2009
NTT DOCOMO today announced its new handset line up for 2009. Included in the line up are Symbian (MOAP) phones from Fujitsu (F-08A and F-09A) and Sharp (SH-05A, SH-06A, SH-06A NERV and SH-07A). Features include being water proof (low end models) and 10 megapixels cameras, GPS built in digital TV receivers, world roaming (high end models).
Here's a quick summary of the headlines features of each phone. More information is available on the DOCOMO website.
- F-08A - 5 megapixel camera, WVGA resolution screen, and water proof.
- F-09A - 8 megapixel camera, WVGA resolution screen, GPS and GSM/3G roaming.
- SH-05A - 8 megapixel camera, 3 inch WVGA resolution screen (using new ASV LCD screen), and water proof.
- SH-06A - 10 megapixel camera, WVGA resolution screen (using new ASV LCD screen), GPS and GSM/3G roaming.
- SH-06A NERV - a branded phone that ties in with an upcoming anime phone.
- SH-07A - 10 megapixel camera, WVGA resolution screen (OLED), 'one-segment' digital TV, GPS and GSM/3G roaming.
In the new world of the Symbian Foundation, MOAP becomes an optional (operator) package on top of the Symbian Foundation releases.
The Symbian phones, proportionally, make up less of the line up than on previous occasions. Mitsubishi no longer produces phones for the Japanese market, nor are there any phones from Sony Ericsson. In the same announcement there is the first Android phone for DOCMO - a rebranded version of the HTC Magic.
The phones will arrive on the market between now and the middle of July.
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News Discussion
Some friends told me that most of the phones don't work in Europe....is it true? I have seen lots of adverts on ebay and other web sites selling Docomo phones ... does not make any sense to me to buy a phone and then they don't work at all because in Europe we have a different tech. System....or they are unlockable due to japanese law. So does any one have a clear view and cristal answers. Many thanks for your help.
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