• NTT Docomo's Smartphone Line-Up For Summer 2011

    Serkan Toto

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

    Monday, May 16th, 2011

    Japan’s biggest mobile carrier NTT Docomo has announced its summer line-up of cell phones today, and we have squeezed all their nine new smartphones (plus Fujitsu’s Windows 7/Symbian hybrid) into this article for your reading pleasure (click here for a list of all new feature phones).

    Here’s the complete list:

    Smartphones:

    Sharp AQUOS PHONE SH-12C
    (4.2-inch naked-eye 3D display with 960×540 resolution (“QHD”), two 8MP CMOS cameras, 3D video recording in 720×1280 resolution, Android 2.3 – more here)

    LG Optimus bright L-07C
    (world’s brightest cell phone display (4 inches, 700cd/m2), 9.5 mm thin, Android 2.3, Japan version of the Optimus Black- more here)

    Samsung GALAXY S II SC-02C
    (more here)

    NEC MEDIAS WP N-06C
    (update of the world’s thinnest cell phone MEDIAS N-04C, still 7.9mm thin, body now waterproof, now with Android 2.3)

    BlackBerry Bold 9780
    (more here)

    Sony Ericsson Xperia acro SO-02C
    (Japanized version of the Arc, with infrared, e-wallet function, and digital TV tuner)

    Fujitsu F-12C
    (3.7-inch “Bright Color Liquid Display” with 800×480 resolution, Android 2.3, 8.1MP CMOS camera with HD recording)

    Panasonic P-07C
    (4.3-inch LCD with 854×480 resolution, Android 2.3, 5MP CMOS camera)

    Sharp AQUOS PHONE f SH-13C
    (3.7-inch LCD with 540×980 (qHD) resolution, Android 2.3, 8MP CCD camera, comes with a Qi-certified charging pad for wireless charging)

    Hybrid:

    Fujitsu LOOX F-07C
    (Windows 7 / Symbian dual boot cell phone – more here)