• Casio releases 8.1-megapixel camera phone with a 3.1-inch VGA OLED display

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    Monday, October 27th, 2008

    Casio Japan today unveiled a cool new cell phone [JP], which not only comes with a number of impressive features but also received FCC approval in August. Casio claims its Exilim W63CA mobile phone is Japan’s first 8.1-megapixel camera phone. The device also features a 3.1-inch OLED display (26 million colors, 480 × 800 resolution).

    Other functions include a newly developed Exilim engine for mobile phones with a 6-axis vibration compensation, a 28mm wide angle lens, 10.2 digital zoom, 600 MB of internal memory, microSD compatibility, a YouTube mode, Bluetooth, face detection and KDDI au’s Smart Sports Run & Walk mode (for use in Japan only).

    The Exilim W63CA measures 50×110×17.4mm (weight: 124g), comes in four different colors (pink, white, silver and green) and can be used in 21 different countries. In Japan, the country’s second biggest telecommunications company KDDI au will take over distribution of the device.

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