A look into the art of creating a Japanese mobile phone
By Stefan Constantinescu on Monday, March 10th, 2008 at 3:49 PM PST In Japan
It comes as no surprise that the Japanese have the most advanced handsets in the world, but what makes them different compared to their European and Korean competitors? The components are the same, they’re available for anyone to purchase, but the level of engineering knowledge required to put together something that has a 1 seg tuner, 5.1 megapixel camera, GSM, HSDPA, Bluetooh and mobile payment system all while achieving all day battery life is difficult to obtain.
Take a look inside 3 handsets, the FOMA P905i, W53H and 920SH to discover just how impressive they actually are.
[Via: TechOn!, Wireless Watch Japan]
Boo, qualcomm!
Hi Stefan,
great find, must give it a thorough read!
Thanks!
Martin
Hi Stefan,
hm, Wifi is suspiciously missing in all three phones!? I wonder if that has something to do with tight operator control over phones…
Cheers,
Martin
With unlimited i-mode costing less than 10 US dollars a month, and with more people accessig the internet via their mobile than on a computer, maybe they [phone makers] see no need to put WiFi into these devices since there would be no point.
I’m sure coverage in Japan is not a problem!
Nice to know you read my blog Martin.