SoftBank Mobile Summer Handsets
SoftBank Mobile announced their handset lineup for the ‘Summer of 2007 Sales Battle’ which will be available from the beginning of June. According to the company press release the 12 new 3G models are focused on style, quality and individuality, see the dedicated Flash site [in Japanese] Here. We note six handsets are coming from Sharp, including the 913SH slider while the upstart telco claims a scoop for the first deployment in Japan of Windows Mobile 6 on two of the units from HTC. Toshiba added three models with Samsung and Panasonic each contributing one. More details after the jump.
WWJ took a (quick) test-drive on this HTC model here a few weeks ago and we were fairly impressed.. we hope to have more time with this unit soon and will do a more detailed review. Meanwhile pardon the ‘best-effort machine translation below.
The main feature of each model
| Model name | The main feature | Sale time |
|---|---|---|
| 912SH (made by Sharp) |
“AQUOS cellular phone” equipped with wide VGA liquid crystal three inches that can be enjoyed while displaying mail and web in “Wanseg” attention separately. It corresponds to “High-speed 3G”. | Since the beginning of June |
| FULLFACE 913SH (full face) (made by Sharp) |
First *1 in the world and full face slide type Wansegcatai that appears case in the under that stores operation key when liquid crystal screen is done in slide. For “3G high-speed” | Since the end of July |
| 912T (made by Toshiba) |
Equipped with 2.8-inch “Wide, clear screen” that can enjoy “Wanseg” comfortably in even outdoor3.2M pixel camera is installed in a slim body, and it corresponds to the services such as “High-speed 3G”, “S FeliCa”, and “S GPS Nabis”. | Since the beginning of August |
| 810P (made of Panasonic mobile communications) |
In “Flat slide” adoption of a new mechanism, the slide type cellular phone of a new sense that achieves use feelings like the telephone of a straight type. Installing on pocket and bag refreshingly, and slim bodies of thinness about 12.9mm | Since the middle of June |
| 805SC*2 (made of electron Samsung) |
Three slide in world thin the * type Wansegcatai that achieved thinness about 13.5mm. It corresponds to “High-speed 3G”. | Since the middle of June |
| GENT 812SH s (Jent) (made by Sharp) |
Adoption of character font that sees greatly easily, installing simple menu and operation key that pushes plainly easily, and stylish carriage year cellular phones | Since the end of July |
| 814SH (made by Sharp) |
Liter make-up design it is the wind combination elegant is adopted. Equipped with ultra-high-density VGA liquid crystal that arc ridge key *4, and is rich color that pushes easily corresponds to “High-speed 3G”. |
Since the beginning of July |
| 815SH (made by Sharp) |
The strong metal design that shoots the shine with a sense of existence is adopted. In “PC site a browser” correspondence, equipped with ultra-high-density VGA liquid crystal that clearly sees the site for the personal computer easily. For “3G high-speed” | Since the beginning of July |
| 816SH (made by Sharp) |
Slide type cellular phone of slim compact &. The reception mail confirmation, the menu can be operated even in the state to shut the slide, and a simple, smart operation feeling is achieved. It corresponds to “High-speed 3G”. | Since the beginning of September |
| 814T (made by Toshiba) |
The panel that uses *5-first in Japan titanium material is adopted on the surface of the part on the main body of the fold type. About 2M auto focus camera is installed in a slim body of the thinness about 12.9mm with feeling of luxury. It corresponds to “S FeliCa”. |
Since the beginning of July |
| Fanfan 815T (fan fan) (made by Toshiba) |
12 main body colors, 300 coordination panel pure panels, and ultimate, full coordination cellular phones that achieved terminal variation of * of the first in the world (1 and about 240 million kinds) by combination of 30 kinds of illuminations etc. |
Since the middle of July |
| X02HT*6 (made of HTC) |
– of the first in Japan It is Windows Mobile(R) 6 in 7 and OS Smart phone of a straight type equipped with Standard Edition (Japanese version). The “JOGGR” function that can be used by tracing by the finger like the touch pad of QWERTY keyboard *8 and notebook computer and doing the tap is installed. It corresponds to “High-speed 3G”. | Since the end of July |
| X01T*6 (made by Toshiba) |
– of the first in Japan It is Windows Mobile(R) 6 in 7 and OS Professional Edition (Japanese version) is installed. Three-wide inch VGA liquid crystal and fingerprint attestation function corresponding to the touch panel are installed with a smart phone corresponding to “High-speed 3G”. | Since the middle of August |
[ Note ]
- – 1 2007In the cellular phone (ROA Group examination) sold the fifth high rank of world cellular phone sales share place and domestically as of the age May 22.
- – 2 “SoftBank 805SC” is announced as a model for the sales battle in spring on January 25, 2007.
- – 3 2007In the cellular phone (Samsung electronic examination) for W-CDMA as of the age May 22.
- – 4 Key that applied swelling to draw line of U in consideration of inclination of finger when key is pushed and swelling.
- – 5 2007Adopt the titanium material on the surface of the part on the main body as of the age May 22, and in the cellular phone (Toshiba melody) that can be used in the communication environment in Japan.
- – 6 “SoftBank X02HT”
Please refer to the report announced document concerning Windows(R) cellular phone of the announcement for details of “SoftBank X01T” today. - – 7 2007In the cellular phone (our examination) sold in Japan as of the age May 22. Edition of Windows Mobile(R) 6 that becomes an object is Standard Edition or Professional Edition.
- – 81 Arrange the key widely used with the personal computer etc. in. It is called the QWERTY array from “QWERTY” six characters the left of the second step from on.