NTT DoCoMo's new FOMA 702i series

Yes, yes, we know they'll never ever make their way across the Pacific to Americaner climes, but we won't deny a certain sense of obligation to covering DoCoMo's latest volley of handsets. Left to right pictured above we have the FOMA SH702iD ("piano black"), N702iD (red), F702iD (gold), D702i ("shiny white"), and P702i (whatev), all of which having various features such as 2-inch or larger QVGA displays, MiniSD slots, <1 megapixel cameras, and the classic DoCoMo panache that drives our little hearts wild.

[Via Akihabara News]

[rich @ Jan 17th 2006 11:28AM]

hella jealous. docomo gotta get their arses over to the US

[scorpio @ Jan 17th 2006 11:31AM]

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[scorpio @ Jan 17th 2006 11:34AM]

goddam script injection blocks... "less than" 1 megapixel cameras?? a typo, surely.

[Ryan @ Jan 17th 2006 11:37AM]

Agreed, it would be nice to have those in the US.

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[GeeksAreSexy @ Jan 17th 2006 12:53PM]

Oh man, these are sexy looking ;)

[Rich @ Jan 17th 2006 12:55PM]

Hmm - they all have LESS THAN megapixel cameras? Not quite. Actually they all have 1.2 or 1.3 megapixel cameras. Which is still kind of lame, but then again the Koreans took over the megapixel race from the Japanese a long time ago.

[ax7 @ Jan 17th 2006 3:01PM]

What!! Why don't I hear any faggots screaming "UGLY! OHH! UGLY!" ?? Because its not from motorola? Stupid idiots.

[SprSynJn @ Jan 17th 2006 3:22PM]

I wish they would come here as well. Foma has some really amazing phones and NTT is a really good carrier I have heard.

[jk @ Jan 17th 2006 3:42PM]

#6:



FYI, those phone are free in japan.

docomo's foma 7seris is targeting young young people in japan. and once u sign the contract, they are free. cost no $$$.

and everybody know japanese product have BETTER built quality.

btw, i wanna see samsung's 8mp phone's ACTUAL photo / quailty, otherwise, i rather stay with my canon dSLR.

like i said b4, if camera phone dont come out with better lens, they still no good for me.

[Jamar @ Jan 17th 2006 5:33PM]

Well... these are still good if you want a cheap mp3 player/camera, as these things sell for about $13-$50 in China. Still no phone/text messaging/internet, but if there's a radio, MP3, or a camera, it'll still work if you get a FOMA card to use.

[Colin @ Jan 17th 2006 5:57PM]

Are these GSM phones? Would an unlocked one work in the states?

Thanks.

[jez @ Jan 2nd 2008 6:21AM]

is p702i can be used in the philippines

[kev @ Jan 17th 2006 7:56PM]

I'm guessing they're W-CDMA/3G that take sim cards.

[DoCoMo Watcher @ Jan 17th 2006 9:31PM]

DoCoMo, of course, does not make the actual phones. The first letter of the model indicates the manufacturer. In this case, I woud guess

SH702iD - Sharp
N702iD - NEC
F702iD - Fujitsu
D702i - SonyEricsson
P702i - Panasonic

http://www.deviceprofiles.net/devicelist.php is interesting in this regard.

So if you like any of these, maybe shop around ;)

[GSM not used in Japan @ Jan 17th 2006 9:37PM]

RTFM. These are not GSM phones. According to the Japanese Cellular FAQ, these cannot be unlocked. There is a lively discussion on Joi Ito's Blog

[Justin @ Jan 17th 2006 10:24PM]

"Are these GSM phones? Would an unlocked one work in the states?"

Goddamit, there's _always one_. Grrrrrr.

[fogd00d @ Jan 18th 2006 12:13AM]

I've shat better looking engineering samples than these finished products.

[vincent @ Jan 18th 2006 1:17AM]

D = Mitsubishi...

[Ryukun @ Jan 18th 2006 12:31PM]

I like the N702iD, it embodies my favorite characteristics of an electronic device; rectangular, sleek, and tight to the inards.
None of that rounded-corners little kid running into the sharp edge of the coffee table crap.

[miya @ Dec 4th 2008 8:41PM]

i just want to ask if i can convert my docomo foma N702id so that i can use it here in the Philippines? thanks

[mark @ Jan 12th 2009 1:57AM]

hi miya.. i also have one of those N702iD, and i dont know if it can be converted and be used here in the Philippines. I already asked some cellphone stalls and they said that they can't convert it. hope to hear from you if you have any gud news about this. THanks!