3G Handset Sold Out

The new FOMA 3G mobile phone P2102V released last week by NTT DoCoMo has nearly sold out a Japanese paper has claimed. The sales are beleived to have reached approx. 9000 handsets.

This 3G handset is manufactured by Matsuita ( Panasonic ) and has a swivel feature, takes photos and allows video conferencing. The cost is $295 ( 34,500 yen ).

P2102V Features
- Stand-by time: 180 hours (dynamic), 250 hours(static)
- Twin CMOS cameras: 310,000-pixel and 100,000-pixel
- 2.35-inch, 262,144 full-color TFT screen (with semitransparent stand-by)
- Screen rotates 360 degrees
- Accepts SD Memory Card to store up to about 3 hours of video, which can be shared with any PC equipped for SD Memory Cards.
- Records and transmits video clips while user videoconferences

Main Specifications of New FOMA Handsets
N2051 F2051 P2102V (not final)
Size 109 cc 115 cc 110 cc
Weight 122 g 114 g 130 g
Stand-by (dynamic)* 180 hours 170 hours 180 hours
Stand-by (static)** 250 hours 230 hours 250 hours
Continuous talk Approx.
130 minutes Approx.
110 minutes Voice communications:
130 min.
Conferencing: 90 min.
Data transmission Packet: max. 384 K (receiving) / max. 64 K (sending)Circuit-switched: 64K

Currently, FOMA is available to 95% of the population in the Kanto-Koshinetsu area and 82% of the populated area nationwide. By the end of March 2003, FOMA will be available to 90% of all populated areas nationwide, and 97% by the end of March 2004.

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