New 3G FOMA Mobile

18th March , 2004

ASIA : NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and eight regional subsidiaries announced today that the SH900i, the fourth handset in the new 3G FOMA® 900i series, will be released on March 20, 2004.

The 900i series, the most advanced series of FOMA i-mode® mobile phones ever released, features a Macromedia® Flash™-equipped browser, HTML e-mail and avatar-capable videophone. Compared with the original series of FOMA phones, 900i models offer three times longer standby and weigh 20 percent less. The just-released 900i series is expected to fuel a sharp increase in FOMA subscribers.

The main features of the FOMA SH900i include:

CCD camera with 2.02 mega-pixel effective resolution and 2 mega-pixel recorded resolution. Takes max. 2 mega-dot (1,224 x 1,632) photos. Auto focus works even with close-ups.
20x digital zoom. Takes up to 25 continuous photos. Bracket Multishot takes up to nine continuous photos in different hues. Overlap Multishot overlaps five continuous photos for composite images.
Document Viewer that reads e-mail stored in miniSD™ memory card and files made with Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel, Microsoft® Powerpoint®, PDF, etc.
Close-up photos of written material (approx. 60 alphanumeric characters) that may be read, converted (via OCR) and stored as phone numbers, e-mail addresses or URLs.
Voice recorder that enables up to 120 minutes of voice recorded on a 16 MB miniSD card.
Function enabling menu operation and e-mail access via sub-display even when handset is closed.
The SH900i, like other 900i models, is equipped with a Macromedia Flash browser to enjoy rich content enhanced with highly fluid animation. It handles Flash applications of up to 100K (compared to 20K in 2G mova® 505i series). It also is equipped for richer, more sophisticated online games than ever before. Java®-based i-appli™ applications offer a 400K scratch pad and up to 100K for content/archiving (compared to 200K and 30K in existing FOMA models).

All 900i series handsets have high-resolution cameras ranging up to two mega-pixel and a slot for either a MemoryStick Duo™ or miniSD memory card (depending on the model). For more details about the 900i series, please see the news release dated December 18, 2003 at www.nttdocomo.com.

NTT DoCoMo will expand its 3G FOMA service area to 99.9% of populated areas in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region by the end of March 2004.

The SH900i will be available through NTT DoCoMo's all sales channels on March 20. The price of the handset, including a 16 MB miniSD memory card will be open (unfixed). The standard accessory kit, including battery pack, AC adapter and desktop holder, will cost 3,500 yen.

Main Specifications of FOMA SH900i Handset
Size (folded)
Height x width x thickness 105 x 51 x 26 mm
Weight Approx. 132 grams
Static Stand-by Time* Approx. 480 hours
Dynamic Stand-by Time** Approx. 380 hours
Continuous Talk Time Approx. 140 minutes
Continuous Video Calling Approx. 90 minutes
Main LCD Approx. 2.4 inches (320 x 240 dots);
262,144 colors; QVGA; TFT
Sub LCD Approx. 1.2 inch (160 x 120 dots);
65,536 colors; TFT
External Memory Device miniSD memory card
Camera (outer) CCD
Effective resolution: 2.02 mega-pixels
Recorded resolution: 2 mega-pixels
Camera (inner) CMOS
Effective resolution: 110,000 pixels
Recorded resolution: 100,000 pixels
Basic Colors Silver, Red, or Blue

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