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Xperia A2 and Z2 launched in Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 14 May 2014 4:22 am
Confirming earlier leaks, Sony has today unveiled the Xperia A2 for NTT Docomo in Japan, joining Sony's current flagship, the Xperia Z2 on the Japanese network. As rumored, the Xperia A2 is almost identical to the Xperia Z1 Compact, a phone which arrived in Japan last year as the Xperia Z1 f.

Sony's next 'Compact' could launch as Xperia A2 in Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 29 Apr 2014 7:23 am
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Around a month ago we got the first hint of an updated Sony "Compact" smartphone heading to the Japanese market, as a handset codenamed "Atlair" passed through the FCC. And now we're seeing more on the physical form of the handset, which might launch on local carrier Docomo as the "Sony Xperia A2." Japanese blog ATRPG has published images from a Japanese brochure showing the Xperia A2 name...

Sony Xperia Z1 f launches in Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 19 Dec 2013 5:31 am
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Miniature Xperia Z1 hits Docomo amid rumors of upcoming international version As expected, today's the day the Sony Xperia Z1 f hits store shelves in Japan. The Docomo-branded phone is effectively a shrunk-down version of the Xperia Z1, Sony's current high-end handset. However unlike many "mini" versions of flagship smartphones, the Z1 f retains the high-end internals of its big brother — ...

Sony Xperia Z1 f heading to Japan on December 19

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 6 Dec 2013 6:17 am
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Miniature Xperia Z1 scheduled for pre-holiday arrival on Docomo We've known for a while that Sony's dinky Xperia Z1 f was due to arrive on NTT Docomo in Japan this month, but now we have a firm date — Thursday, Dec. 19. An update to the carrier's online store reveals that the pint-sized version of the Xperia Z1 will launch in black, white, lime and pink just in time for the holidays, though...

Samsung Galaxy J gets official in Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 10 Oct 2013 6:07 am
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NTT Docomo unveils Japan-centric handset with Snapdragon 800 CPU An announcement by Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has today confirmed anew Samsung handset which leaked out last week — the Galaxy J. A Galaxy S4 variant with a Snapdragon 800 CPU, the Galaxy J appears to be targeted specifically at the Japanese market, meaning it's unlikely we'll see a wider international release. In addition...

Sony Xperia Z1 f announced, coming to Docomo in Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 10 Oct 2013 6:21 am
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December launch for miniaturized Xperia Z1 Alongside the Samsug Galaxy J, Japan's NTT Docomo also took the wraps off a rather interesting new Sony smartphone, the Xperia Z1 f. The Z1 f is essentially a downscaled version of the Xperia Z1, Sony's current international flagship device — but the big news here is that Sony hasn't downgraded the Z1's top-level specs. The phone uses the same...

Sony Xperia Z1 f could be a miniature Z1 for Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 30 Sep 2013 7:52 am
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Image credit: XperiaBlog Spec sheet spied in Docomo brochure reveals Snapdragon 800 CPU, 4.3-inch screen, 20.7MP camera It's been over a month since we heard anything of the Sony "Itsuki" — rumored to be a smaller version of the Xperia Z1 with similar specs. Originally rumored for a September unveiling alongside the full-sized Z1, the device was a no-show at IFA in Berlin earlier this month....

'Blue Arctic' Samsung Galaxy S4 sighted in Japan

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 13 May 2013 6:41 am
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Docomo could carry dark blue variant of Samsung's new handset So far the Samsung Galaxy S4 has only been available in "white frost" and "black mist" color options, but it seems a third option may be about to join them. Japanese blog Rbmen has spotted the new "blue arctic" color option on a promotional leaflet from Japanese carrier Docomo, and it looks a lot like the old "pebble blue" Galaxy S3...

NTT Docomo announces 11 new Android devices, Optimus G Pro and Xperia Tablet Z included

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 21 Jan 2013 10:46 pm
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As Japanese carriers tend to do, NTT Docomo has just released its complete spring lineup of devices, 11 of which are running Android. The 9 phones and 2 tablets cover a wide range of features and styles, with a few names we're not used to seeing here in the states. For phones we've got the "with" series, both with 720P displays, 1.5GHz S4 Pro processors, LTE and Android 4.1: AQUOS PHONE EX (...

NTT DOCOMO launches 10 new Android devices including Galaxy S3 and Note 2

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 10 Oct 2012 11:16 pm
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As Japanese carriers love to do, NTT DOCOMO just dropped a huge release of Android devices for the holiday season with 9 smartphones and a tablet. The headline phones that are bound to draw the biggest attention and sales are part of its "next" line, which includes the Samsung Galaxy SIII (S3) and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. The devices physically look very similar to their European and North...

NTT DoCoMo launches lightest Android tablet ever

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Posted by Simon Sage on 20 Sep 2012 9:11 am
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Today, NTT DoCoMo launched the NEC Medias Tab UL N08-D, which weighs a scant 249 g. By comparison, other 7-inch tablets like the Kindle Fire HD weigh in the neighborhood of 400 g. Even the Nexus 7 is a relatively tubby 345 g. Apparently the NEC Medias Tab UL pulls this off by using a kind of carbon fiber that's used in modern aircraft construction. The Medias Tab UL isn't too thick, measuring a...

Japanese carrier 'blames Android app' for recent downtime

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 30 Jan 2012 10:55 am
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  Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has reportedly identified "Android app traffic" as the cause of a recent network outage which affected some 2.5 million of its customers. According to Japanese newspaper Nikkei, DoCoMo did not identify the app, aside from saying that it offered "free voice services." The application apparently caused DoCoMo's network to buckle by sending out "control signals"...

NTT DOCOMO unveils three new smart mobile devices for the Japanese market

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Posted by Bla1ze on 24 Feb 2011 11:17 am
While we already knew NTT DOCOMO was putting the LG Optimus Pad up for pre-order, and we've come to find out they were adding two other devices to their already existing line-up as well. One of those devices is the not yet released in North America Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. The other, a device that will likely never seen North American shores; the MEDIAS N-04C which oddly enough is claiming to be...

NTT Docomo gets Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab, brings the devices to Japan

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Posted by Sean Brunett on 5 Oct 2010 9:45 am
Samsung's Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will soon be available to Japanese customers through the carrier NTT Docomo. One of the interesting parts of the the press release is that it labels the Galaxy S with Android 2.2, which isn't yet on any of the other versions. The announcement says the phone is due to come out in late October, so maybe around the time we can expect Froyo to be pushed to the rest...

Xperia X10 announced for DoCoMo in Japan

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 21 Jan 2010 9:46 am
You know it as the Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, but on Japan's DoCoMo network, it's going as the "Smartphone Xperia," and it'll be available in April. The X10 -- erm, Smartphone Xperia -- will be available in white or black and will feature the same Timescape UI that we saw in our own hands-on. Still no word when we might actually see the Smartphone Xperia -- erm, Xperia X10 -- in...