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A look into the art of creating a Japanese mobile phone

Categories: Japan
By: , IntoMobile
Monday, March 10th, 2008 at 3:49 PM

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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]

About The Author

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Fernando

    Boo, qualcomm! :P

  • Martin

    Hi Stefan,

    great find, must give it a thorough read!

    Thanks!
    Martin

  • 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

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    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.