Japan has been flooded with new cell phones over the last few days. We’ve shown you KDDI au’s 10 new handsets Monday, SoftBank Mobile’s 13 new models yesterday, and now it’s time for NTT Docomo‘s summer lineup. Japan’s biggest mobile carrier (55 million) unveiled 20 new cell phones [press release in English] yesterday, some of which are just awesome.
Here’s Docomo’s complete line-up for this summer. (Please note just a few features are listed up below, for example most of these models have TV tuners built in – without me mentioning this. Hit this link for more information on the handsets in English).
Sharp LYNX SH-10B
(rebranded version of the Android 1.6 smartbook ISO01 KDDI showed in March: 5-inch touchscreen with 960×480 resolution, 5.3MP CMOS camera plus 0.43MP front camera, full QWERTY keyboard, Snapdragon processor (1GHz), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi, GPS, 4GB of internal memory, Sharp Blu-ray recorder connectivity)
Toshiba dynapocket T-01B
(rebranded version of the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional phone “K01” KDDI showed in March: 4.1-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (480×800 resolution), 3.2MP CMOS camera, 12.9mm thin body, Snapdragon processor (1GHz), slider QWERTY keyboard,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR)
BlackBerry Bold 9700
(well, it’s the same Blackberry Bold 9700 sold elsewhere)
NEC N-08B
(4.6-inch full wide VGA (854×480) screen, full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi access-point capability, microSDHC slot, 1,000 hours of standby)
Fujitsu F-06B
(3.5-inch two-way touchscreen with 480 x 960 resolution, 13.2MP camera that lets you shoot full HD videos even under water (waterproof up to 1.5m), HDMI interface, Wi-Fi access-point capability, microSDHC slot, GSM, GPS, Bluetooth, DLNA support)
NEC N-04B
(3.3-inch full wide VGA screen, 12.2MP CMOS camera that lets you shoot HD videos in 1,280×720 resolution, Wi-Fi access-point capability, microSDHC slot, GSM, GPS, Bluetooth, DLNA support)
Panasonic P-04B
(3.3-inch full wide VGA screen, 13.3MP CMOS camera, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, GPS, microSD slot, Bluetooth, GSM)
Sharp SH-07B
(3.4-inch full wide VGA touchscreen, 12.1MP CCD camera that lets you shoot full HD videos even under water (waterproof up to 1.5m), HDMI interface, microSDHC slot, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth)
Fujitsu F-07B
(3.3-inch full wide VGA two-way screen plus OLED mini sub-display, 12.2MP CMOS camera that lets you easily share pictures on social networks, microSDHC slot, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth)
Fujitsu F-08B
(3-inch full wide VGA screen, 5.1MP CMOS camera, waterproof)
LG L-04B
(2.4-inch screen with 240×320 resolution, 3.1 MP CMOS camera, GSM, designed in collaboration with UK-based Studio Conran)
NEC N-05B
(3.2-inch full wide VGA screen plus OLED mini sub-display, 8.1MP CMOS camera, GSM, GPS, designed in collaboration with Japanese home furnishing store Francfranc)
NEC N-06B
(2.9-inch screen, with QVGA resolution (240×427), 5.1MP CMOS camera, GSM, advanced Deco-Mail functions)
Panasonic P-05B
(3-inch screen with QVGA resolution, 8.1MP CMOS camera, GPS, microSD slot, body with twinkling illumination, one version designed in collaboration with American fashion brand kate spade)
Panasonic P-06B
(3.1-inch full wide VGA touchscreen, 13.2MP CMOS camera, microSD slot, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, GSM, GPS, Bluetooth, waterproof)
Panasonic P-07B
(2.9-inch screen, with QVGA resolution, 5.1MP CMOS camera, GPS, microSD slot)
Sharp SH-08B
(3.2-inch full wide VGA screen, 8MP CCD camera, GPS, microSD slot, waterproof, designed in collaboration with fashion brand EMILIO PUCCI)
Sharp SH-02B marimekko
(3.4-inch full wide VGA screen, 8MP CCD camera, GPS, Bluetooth, GSM, designed in collaboration with Finnish brand marimekko)
NEC N-07B
(3.3-inch full wide VGA screen, 5.1CMOS camera, Bluetooth, GSM, 760 hours of battery life (standby), designed in collaboration with Tokyo-based design firm amadana)
Sharp SH-09B
(3.2-inch full wide VGA screen, 5.3MP CMOS camera, 11.4mm thin body, GSM)
Apart from these 20 new models, Docomo also announced they’ll be bringing the Samsung Galaxy S Android phone to Japan this fall.
Here’s a professional video in English shot at the Docomo press conference yesterday. It shows some models in more detail: