DoCoMo W-CDMA Phones
From Reuters, info about DoCoMo FOMA handsets being launched next week. All three makers are duly licensed by Qcom for W-CDMA. It is irritating to have to continually have to put up with “world’s first 3G phones”; so glad Dr. J. told the Koreans they blew an opportunity by calling theirs 2.5G.
I noticed retail prices are quite reasonable.
reuters.com
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's dominant mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc, is set to unveil the world's first 3G phones next week.
Three models are to be offered: a folding camera-equipped phone that offers video conferencing, a standard-type phone featuring the i-mode Internet-access service and a data card type for notebook computers to link to the Internet.
DoCoMo's brand name for the 3G service is FOMA, for Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access. The following is a rundown of the features and specifications of the three mobile models:
FOMA P2101V
The Panasonic video mobile phone made by Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd
Expected retail price: $501
Dimensions (mm): 104 x 56 x 35
Weight: 150 grams
Battery life (continuous use): 100 minutes for voice, 70 for video
Standby battery life: 55 minutes
Packet-transmission rate: downstream 384 kilobytes per second (kbps); upstream 64 kbps.
Circuit-switched transmission rate: 64 kbps
Features: Color screen, i-mode, TV conference calling, Internet e-mail, short messaging. No protruding antenna.
FOMA N2001
The NEC Corp standard-type model featuring i-mode Net access.
Expected retail price: $334
Dimensions (mm): 103 x 52 x 20
Weight: 105 grams
Battery life (continuous use): 90 minutes for voice
Standby battery life: 55 minutes
Packet-transmission rate: downstream 384 kilobytes per second (kbps); upstream 64 kbps.
Circuit-switched transmission rate: 64 kbps
Features: Color screen, dual mode i-mode (for simultaneous Net browsing and i-mode access), Internet e-mail, short messaging. No protruding antenna.
FOMA P2401
The data-type mobile terminal that fits into a PC Card Standard Type II slot, made by Matsushita Communication.
Expected retail price: $250
Dimensions (mm): 13 x 56 x 120
Weight: 50 grams
Power: DC 5.0 volts (from PC card slot)
Packet-transmission rate: downstream 384 kilobytes per second (kbps); upstream 64 kbps
Circuit-switched transmission rate: 64 kbps
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 98, ME, 2000 Professional |
