Panasonic LUMIX Phone 101P is arguably the best camera smartphone in the World [Japan only]

Like those two smartphones from Dell and Sharp are not enough, Japanese SoftBank is further beefing-up its portfolio with Panasonic’s LUMIX Phone 101P. As you can imagine, this baby is all about making great photos and videos, rocking a 13.2-megapixel camera sensor with “Mobile Venus Engine” along with what seems as Xenon flash. In addition, it also packs a 4-inch qHD (540×960 pixels) touchscreen, TI’s 1GHz dual-core OMAP4430 processor, HSPA+ (up to 21Mbps on the downlink) and Wi-Fi connectivity, and other “standard for a high-end smartphone” goodies like sensors, microSD slot, Bluetooth, etc. What’s more, we’re talking about an Android device with waterproof body making it super handy for taking occasional shots in the rain. Finally, the LUMIX Phone 101P will also come with few Japan-only perks like digital TV tuner, infrared connection and e-wallet to support cashless transactions.

It’s all cool, but how do you get one? We’ve no idea whether Panasonic will ever export this phone outside of Japan. And no, you’re not the only one wanting one… badly. ;(

[Via: TechCrunch]

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Best cameraphone in terms of water-proof body? Sounds plausible
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Best cameraphone in terms of water-proof body? Sounds plausible
Anonymous

That looks like its gonna be cool dude. I mean seriously.

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Anonymous

awesome device…but look at the center of the flash and you will notice the yellow square which is iconic of LED
Gabanoo

Thats a focusing lamp, nothing to do with led, most compact camara flash’s have this
Yin

Numbers on paper aside, the photos taken by this phone will be largely the same as most other high mega-pixel phone cameras released for the Japanese domestic market over the last decade.
That is, with way too much noise reduction and sharpening to make up for the poor image quality.
I’d say phones sporting Sony’s Exmor R sensor have made more of a difference lately than cramming more useless pixels into a tiny sensor. Still relatively moot.
Yin

Numbers on paper aside, the photos taken by this phone will be largely the same as most other high mega-pixel phone cameras released for the Japanese domestic market over the last decade.
That is, with way too much noise reduction and sharpening to make up for the poor image quality.
I’d say phones sporting Sony’s Exmor R sensor have made more of a difference lately than cramming more useless pixels into a tiny sensor. Still relatively moot.
Anonymous

Agreed, the megapixel marketing trick is getting old. The N8 may have 12 megapixels, but what really sets it apart is a massive sensor (1/1.83) and high quality optics (Carl Zeiss). The 101P looks like a marketer designed it. High megapixels backed by stock sensor and faux mechanical lens.
Anonymous

Agreed, the megapixel marketing trick is getting old. The N8 may have 12 megapixels, but what really sets it apart is a massive sensor (1/1.83) and high quality optics (Carl Zeiss). The 101P looks like a marketer designed it. High megapixels backed by stock sensor and faux mechanical lens.
Anonymous

Agreed, the megapixel marketing trick is getting old. The N8 may have 12 megapixels, but what really sets it apart is a massive sensor (1/1.83) and high quality optics (Carl Zeiss). The 101P looks like a marketer designed it. High megapixels backed by stock sensor and faux mechanical lens.
Anonymous

It should be Xenon
Gabberzz

Arguably the best? Not with an LED flash it isn’t. Infact with the new Nokia 808 it’s not even close.