Willcom shows off 1seg-equipped Willcom 03 smartphone
By Donald Melanson 
posted May 26th 2008 4:14PM
posted May 26th 2008 4:14PM
It looks like those wanting something a bit more capable but just as brightly-colored as Willcom's most recent candybar phones could soon be getting their fix, as the company has just announced its new Willcom 03 smartphone, which packs a bundle of features into an eye-catching package. Up front and center on this one is a 3-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen display, which should complement the built-in 1seg mobile TV tuner quite nicely. Otherwise, you can expect built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, along with 256MB of flash memory, a microSD card slot for expansion, a 2 megapixel camera, and Windows Mobile 6.1 for an OS, to name but a few features. Look for this one to hit Japan by the end of June.
[Via Engadget Japanese]
[Via Engadget Japanese]
WOW. I kept reading with raised eyebrows... this phone has EVERYTHING :) and it looks great too... maybe I missed the 3G/HSDPA connection.. does it have one?
Anyway great looking phone, very capable PLUS it has a a numpad AND a qwerty.... perfect.
Lucky Japan... as always.
So why doesn't Sharp sell handsets in the US?
Willcom's phones are all PHS handsets, which is a Japan-only communication protocol.
800 x 480!?!!? You cannot be serious!