902i series from DoCoMo
posted Oct 21st 2005 5:05PM
DoCoMo's new 902i series of handsets incorporate a number of welcome additions, such as compatibility with the company's recently announced Push-to-Talk and Multinumber services. Starting from the left, the D902i has a 2.8-inch QVGA screen, 19.5mm (0.75-inch) thickness, autofocus 2MP camera, miniSD slot, and music player. Fujitsu's F902i offers an interesting array of color variations, a round external display, and a number of security features such as fingerprint identification. The N902i has the world's first cellphone camera with digital stabilization, and a full browser. Panasonic's P902i features a miniSD slot, integrated Bluetooth, and interchangeable faceplates. You'll find Sharp's VeilView technology on their SH902i, which also features a 3.16MP camera, and SD-Audio playback. Finally, the SO902i focuses on having a compact "Dual Front Design," similar to the previous announced RADIDEN.
I don't like the profiles of any of these phones as suppossed to the simpler design of the Razr and the V3X, or the Sony W800 (in relation to the yellow slider) but considering the phones have a nice list of features, I would consider buying one.
But what bothers me is that I'd be left out of the PTT feature which is why I'm waiting for the Nextel I870 - a flipphone with Bluetooth, transflash and mp3 player/ digital camera.
The Nextel I870 is the only phone that I have desired so much that I'd actually anticipate its wait months in advance.
can someone explain to me (yeah, I know it's been explained, but I forgot) why it is the US is so far behind in cell phones?
So very pretty. So, can DoCoMo handsets be made to work with US carriers? I've got a South Korea phone that went TMobile with no problem - can you do the same with Japanese phones? Is that a dumb question?
This phone looks EXACTLY like the Sony ericsson, what a cheap ripoff, theyre even uglier and the sony ericsson can be bought in the US
#2 - Only if they support GSM 1900, which DoCoMo phones do not. Their FOMA technology is compatible with UMTS 2100 which is used in Japan by Vodafone, and in Europe for 3G. In the US, Cingular's UMTS network is going to be 850 and 1900.
All of the higher-end Vodafone JP phones have triband GSM and will work in the US. I have a Vodafone 903SH that works just fine, and I had a V802SE that also worked just fine. Have a look at the Vodafone JP line-up.
http://www.vodafone.jp/english/products/domestic_3g.html
#3... sloooowly read the article again. Pay close attention when the models are mentioned:
Fujitsu’s F902i, Panasonic’s P902i, Sharp’s SH902i... you get the pattern already???
Now, Mr. Smartbutt, guess who built the SO902i??? Hmmm... which phone manufacturer's name starts with SO again? Yeah, cheap ripoff... ;)
they have to figure out how to make money off of everything before they release anything in the US. We are at least 18 months behind Japan in a lot of major technologies.
It should be noted that 4 out of the 6 phones (the Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Sharp and Sony Ericsson) run Symbian OS.
Thanks a ton for the help, Michael.
This is the best package i have used, few quirks, but once you know the work arounds its prety fine..
Where can I purchase this phone?
Thanx
You should be able to find these and other phones from other countries at http://www.gsmarena.com/. You can't buy from that site directly, but there will be links on where you can buy them. Although, the phones will be expensive (I think the red one was about 500 USD)but there ya go
in japan, the carriers rule. these featuers are there because the carriers specify them. the market there evoleves in ways others can't (maybe korea).
because of this, notice most japanese phones do NOT have bluetooth, whereas elsewhere this is becoming a standard feature. how do carriers make money off bluetooth? they don't. so, it's not there (in japan). they DO make a lot of money of of internet browsing...thus large screens and very good web browsers.