Japan’s telecommunications giants NTT Docomo, KDDI au and SoftBank present new cell phones four times a year: spring, summer, fall and winter. All companies showcased their summer 2009 wares in the last few days, including some simply incredible devices.
Japan will get a total of 40 new and shiny cell phones from the three carriers, all of which you can find over at MobileCrunch (line-ups of Docomo: part 1, 2/KDDI au/Softbank: part 1,2)
Here are my personal top 10:
Top 10: Sharp AQUOS SHOT SH-06A from Docomo
(AQUOS cell phone with 10MP CCD camera and 3.3-inch touch screen)
Top 9: NEC N-06A from Docomo
(Wifi cell phone (IEEE 802.11b/g compatible, 54Mbps maximum) with rotating touch screen and 8MP camera)
Top 8: LG L-06A from Docomo
(HSUPA cell phone (5.7Mbps maximum) with 3-inch touch screen, 5MP CMOS camera and quick access to various Google services)
Top 7: Sharp AQUOS SHOT 933SH from Softbank
(equipped with a 10 megapixel low-noise CCD sensor, a rotating touchscreen display and a 3.3-inch WVGA display)
Top 6: NEC 931N from SoftBank
(Wi-Fi cell-phone featuring a maximum performance of 54MBps, a rotating 3-inch touch screen and a 8MP camera)
Top 5: Fujitsu F-09A from Docomo
(touch screen with 3.4-inch rotating WVGA display (90 degrees) and 8.1MP CMOS camera)
Top 4: Toshiba T-01A (aka TG01) from Docomo
(alleged iPhone competitor with 1Ghz CPU, Windows Mobile and a 4.1-inch touchscreen, due out in Japan in June or July)
Top 3: Toshiba Biblio from KDDI au
(cell phone with integrated e-book reader, a 3.5-inch LCD screen featuring a 960×480 resolution, 7GB internal memory, QWERTY keyboard and Opera Mobile 9.5 including AJAX support)
Top 2: Sharp SOLAR HYBRID 936SH from Softbank
(solar-powered handset that lets you make a one-minute call time after 10 minutes of charging and features a 3-inch WVGA display)
Top 1: Hitachi Mobile Hi-Vision CAM Wooo from KDDI au
(yes, this is a cell phone and it lets you record video in 720p and at 30fps, and also features microSDHC/HDMI Mini interfaces and a 3-inch IPS screen (480×854))
I love the idea of the integrated e-book reader with the Biblio. As well as the solar powered charged built in to the cell phone.
The HD cellphone camera makes it look like a commercial HD camera (obvious, I know) but that’s what I like about it. People would be even more shocked to find out that it’s a cellphone instead of just a camera.
I would just be happy if I could find Pre-Paid SIMs that give me full data functionality on my G1 while I’m there.
I do always wonder why the Japanese Windows Mobile devices are so much better than anything you can get here in the states though.
WHEN CAN USA PURCHASE?
The design n outlook n by seein wat is mentioned definetly its impresive..! But the performace also matter’s the most.
i am really lukin forward for these fone’s in india also durin the GLOBAL LAUNCH.