KDDI au announced the HTC Infobar A02 Android smartphone for the Japanese market. If the handset’s unique aesthetics look familiar, it’s because it was designed by Naoto Fukasawa, the same industrial designer who imagined the simplistic, yet colorful Infobar A01 and Infobar C02 phones. His creations are certainly one of a kind and tend...
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This is a quick rundown from CES 2013 of Sharp’s two Android smartphones with IGZO display technology. IGZO screens promise ultra low power consumption and high sensitivity. The first phone in the demo is called the Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E and it recently became available in Japan on carrier NTT Docomo. The second, the...
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The HTC Droid DNA and HTC J Butterfly are headed to Verizon Wireless in the US and KDDI in Japan, respectively, but those in Europe shouldn’t feel envious because it appears a global variant of the 5-inch HD phablet will be arriving in due time. Serial leakster evleaks has just posted a press photo...
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Sharp showcased its upcoming 5-inch 1080p FHD (1920×1080) prototype display with 443ppi (pixel density) at CEATEC 2012 in Chiba, Japan. Release information is currently lacking, but Sharp claims it’s already mass-producing this full HD mobile display, so early 2013 seems like a good launch point for consumer devices. We imagine Android smartphones or phablets...
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We’ve seen smartphones integrated with facial recognition technology and fingerprint readers in the past. Well, this brief clip from CEATEC 2012 shows a demo of KDDI’s new palm print authentication app for Android smartphones. It essentially allows users to unlock their devices using the rear camera and an app that registers and scans your...
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In this video from CEATEC 2012, we take a look at the Kyocera Urbano Progresso smartphone. While the handset sports a 4-inch WVGA OLED display, 1.4GHz dual-core processor, an 8 megapixel camera and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the key feature of the device is its Smart Sonic Receiver. Using tissue conduction audio technology,...
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NTT Docomo and KDDI may have been first, but it’s now SoftBank’s turn to announce their 2012 smartphone lineup for the Japanese market. Four new Android handsets were announced earlier today: the Sharp Aquos Phone Xx 106SH, Sharp Pantone 5 107SH, Sharp Aquos Phone 102SHII and Fujitsu Arrows A 101F. Aside from the usual...
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NTT Docomo may have announced a massive arsenal for their summer 2012 lineup, but KDDI has also unveiled a handful of Android-powered smartphones of their own, including handsets from Sharp, Fujitsu, HTC and Kyocera. Read on for specs, pics and videos of all six devices, which will hit the Japanese market beginning in late...
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Japan is well-known for offering some of the more unique smartphones around the globe, and the INFOBAR series definitely falls under that category. Back in May of 2011, KDDI unveiled the INFOBAR A01 Android smartphone, which featured a rather interesting hardware design and refreshing iida user interface. Now, KDDI will offer a similar experience,...
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Fujitsu’s Arrows ES IS12F is essentially the same device as the NTT Docomo Arrows F-07D, but for the KDDI network and Okinawa Cellular in Japan. That means it’s also the world’s thinnest waterproof smartphone at just 6.7mm thick. It’s actually the thinnest handset on the market today, but that title will soon be taken...
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Japan’s KDDI network will soon land the familiar Samsung Galaxy S II, but with some rather noticeable adjustments compared to Sprint’s WiMax-enabled Epic 4G Touch. The Galaxy S II WiMax ISW11SC will rock a rather large 4.7-inch HD Super AMOLED display with 1280×720 resolution, 4G WiMax connectivity, NFC support, and a 1.4GHz dual-core processor....
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The Motorola RAZR, known as the Droid RAZR in the US, will soon head to Japan on the KDDI network. The Japanese RAZR features the same 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display, 8 megapixel rear camera, HD front-facing camera, 1780mAh battery, Kevlar back-plate, and water-repellent coating as the US...
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Fujitsu made an appearance at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show with a waterproof tablet and the world’s thinnest waterproof smartphone – both currently available in Japan. The Arrows Tab F-01D is an Android tablet that features a 10.1-inch WXGA (1280×800) display, TI OMAP 4430 1Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage,...
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While the Motorola DROID RAZR is impressively thin at 7.1mm in thickness, it doesn’t have anything on Fujitsu’s upcoming ARROWS ES IS12F. The Japanese handset for KDDI au measures in at just 6.7mm thick, and that’s without a hump. The device will be launched in Japan in January 2012. Hopefully we’ll start seeing more...
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KDDI au announced six new Android smartphones for the Japanese market today, some of which have already made landfall in other regions. These devices include the Fujitsu-Toshiba ARROWS Z ISW11F, HTC EVO 3D ISW12HT, MOTOROLA PHOTON ISW11M, Kyocera DIGNO ISW11K, Sharp AQUOS PHONE IS13SH, and NEC MEDIAS BR-IS11N. Read on for specs, release dates...
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