1/31/2012 10:40:00 PM
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NEC is one of the new Japanese companies that entered the Android smartphone market. After launching the world’s thinnest Android phone a few months ago, NEC is back with yet another amazingly thin smartphone, the MEDIAS ES N-05D.
The smartphone is only 6.7mm thin and will be released in February or March via Japanese carrier NTT Docomo for a price that will be disclosed closer to the release date.
For the time being, MEDIAS ES N-05D will be exclusively available in Japan, but there’s a slight chance that we will see this one outside the country in case NEC decides to expand its presence in other regions as well.
Aside from the slim and stylish design, MEDIAS ES N-05D’s selling points seem to be the powerful 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and the ability to smoothly connect to Casio’s G-Shock GB-6900 watch.
Although the smartphone is powered by Google’s Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread operating system, it won’t come as a surprise if NEC delivers an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade in the near future.
As expected, NEC MEDIAS ES N-05D features a waterproof body, NFC e-wallet function, digital TV tuner and IrDA connection.
In addition, the smartphone packs an impressive 8.1-megapixel camera with NEC’s Exmor R module, as well as a 4.3-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution.
There’s also 4GB of internal memory, 1GB of RAM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, 1400 mAh battery and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).
On a side note, NEC forecasts a $1.3 billion loss mostly coming from the mobile division and massive floods in Thailand. Rumor has it that the company is determined to cut 10,000 jobs in Japan and another 3,000 from outside the country.
All in all, it will be interesting to see how well the company will cope with the effects of the fierce competition coming from other regional and foreign brands that continue to drive the Japanese market.
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