NEC (http://techcrunch.com/tag/nec) did it again: about 11 months after unveiling the world's slimmest smartphone (http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/21/first-pics-of-the-worlds-thinnest-smartphone-the-nec-medias-leak/) at that time, the company is ready to release another super-thin Android phone with a set of impressive specs (via Japan's biggest mobile carrier NTT Docomo (http://techcrunch.com/tag/docomo)). Dubbed MEDIAS ES N-05D (http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/2012/01/24_01.html) [JP], the handset will hit Japanese stores in February or March this year.
NEC rolled out quite a (http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/26/japan-gets-8-new-cell-phones-kddis-entire-winter-line-up/) few (http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/02/nec-medias-pp-waterproof-android-phone-with-4-inch-oled-screen-1700mah-battery-wireless-charging-support/) Medias-branded Android phones in recent months, but this model is just 6.7mm thin and has the best specs.
Here are the main features:
- Android 2.3.6
- waterproof body
- 4.3-inch LCD with 720×1280 resolution
- 8.1MP CMOS camera with NEC's Exmor R for mobile engine
- dual-core MSM8260 CPU (1.5GHz)
- 1GB RAM
- 4GB internal memory
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Wi-Fi
- NFC e-wallet function
- infrared connection
- digital TV tuner
- microSD card slot, microUSB slot
- 1400mAh battery
- connectivity to Casio's G-SHOCK GB-6900 watch (http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/30/casio-g-shock-smartphones/)
- size: 130×67×6.7mm, weight: 110g
The MEDIAS ES N-05D might (http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/29/nec-medias-report-says-worlds-slimmest-smartphone-is-on-the-way-to-the-us/) reach markets outside Japan at some point in the future, but there is no official word from NEC yet.
Via IT Media (http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/1201/25/news137.html) [JP]
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