NTT DoCoMo F-03A: 3.2-inch touchscreen, global 3G and 5.2MP camera

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jan 20th 2009 4 Comments

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After yesterday’s waterproof clamshell handset, today we have NTT DoCoMo’s latest slider, the PRIME series F-03A. Blessed with a 3.2-inch 480 x 960 touchscreen, a 5.2-megapixel autofocus camera with flash, both Japanese 7.2Mbps FOMA support and global 3G, the Fujitsu-made F-03A also supports Japan’s e-payment system, i-mode and streaming TV.

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There’s also GPS and Bluetooth, together with USB 2.0 connectivity and automatic volume control via an ambient noise sensor; storage is courtesy of microSD cards. Navigation with the slide closed can be done with the F-03A’s on-screen scroll-wheel.

Despite the global 3G compatibility, don’t expect to see the F-03A on sale outside of Japan. It will be available to NTT DoCoMo subscribers there on January 24th, price TBA. Does anybody else think the front panel looks like an unbranded, button-free Nokia N97?

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4 Responses to “NTT DoCoMo F-03A: 3.2-inch touchscreen, global 3G and 5.2MP camera”

Lars January 20, 2009

Hey Chris:

Just a quick clarification on the ’streaming’ tv feature.

It should be noted that 1Seg is digital terrestrial broadcast – not IP – signal. Available across all 3 operators since the ISDB-T service launched nearly 3-years ago now, our best guess of current penetration would be approaching 50M devices or about 1/2 the total subscriber base.

Adoption usage is a bit more tricky to call.. but suffice to say that since it’s a totally free offering, the exact same content and business model as on your home tv set, we see alot of people using it.. 8-)

More Details Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1seg

Cheers,

Lars
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bardog January 20, 2009

[quote comment="58424"]Hey Chris:

It should be noted that 1Seg is digital terrestrial broadcast – not IP – signal. Available across all 3 operators since the ISDB-T service launched nearly 3-years ago now, our best guess of current penetration would be approaching 50M devices or about 1/2 the total subscriber base.
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Thanks for the additional info Lars!

Why can’t we get 1Seg in North America? :(
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Lars January 20, 2009

Hey BD:

Well.. someday maybe you will — if everythings falls into place.. 8-)
http://wirelesswatch.jp/2006/0.....e-tv-chip/

Lars
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- Chris Davies January 21, 2009
  
  Lars, thanks for the feedback – that’s good to know!
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