3 New 3G Handsets for Vodafone KK

ASIA : Vodafone K.K. announced that it will offer 3 new 3G handsets for the 2005 fall and winter season in the run up to Christmas. The Vodafone 702NK II (Nokia 6680) is scheduled to go on sale from late October, and the Vodafone 703SHf by Sharp and Vodafone 703N by NEC are set to debut in early November. In addition, the V604SH, a new 2G (PDC) handset by Sharp, is scheduled to go on sale from mid-November.

The 703SHf will be Vodafone K.K.’s first 3G handset to come with an embedded Mobile FeliCa smartcard to support ‘Vodafone live! FeliCa’ mobile wallet services.

Together with the Vodafone 903T and Vodafone 803T 3G handsets by Toshiba announced on 7 September, Vodafone K.K. will have a total of 6 new handsets for the 2005 fall and winter season.

The main features of the handsets are as follows:

Vodafone 702NK II (Nokia 6680)

- Sleek candy bar style design with integrated front camera for convenient video calling

- Compact smartphone model full of features optimal for business users, document viewer for Word, Excel and other Office documents

Vodafone 703SHf

- A Vodafone K.K. first! Integrated Mobile FeliCa smartcard to support ‘Vodafone live! FeliCa’

- Compact and slim body of 47mm width for an easy fit in one’s hand; 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.0-inch Mobile ASV LCD and other enriched functions

Vodafone 703N

- ‘Leather touch design’ for a sophisticated feel and sensation of high-quality leather

- Picture Voice® for adding voice messages to photos, Chance Capture® for conveniently capturing the right moment on video, and other convenient and fun functions

V604SH

- Best-in-class* 3.2 megapixel camera with 2x optical zoom and auto focus

- Full range of entertainment features: analogue TV tuner, ‘Motion Control Senor’ that responds to movements, large-size 2.4-inch Mobile ASV LCD, ‘Custom Screens’ for customisation with popular characters

*As of 20 September 2005 in the Japanese market, according to Vodafone K.K.