What is "at the time of purchase" in the real meaning of mobile phones? How to buy a mobile phone without regret

Mobile phones companies regularly announced new models of mobile phones, and the other dayNTT docomoWhenSoftBank mobileWe announced the newest models in a series, but in a truly meaning "When buyingWhen will it be?

This time"When purchasing a mobile phone without regret, when should we purchase"I summarized it for NTT docomo and au, SoftBank Mobile, WILLCOM, EMOBILE users. People who apply to the following conditions may be helpful for reference.

· If you were happy to purchase the latest mobile phone, those who had a regret feeling when new models were announced in less than a month
· Because the price of mobile phone terminals is soaring, it is not a high-performance model of the latest series, but a person who wants to purchase cheaply high-function models that have become missing

Details are as follows.
When is "When you buy" mobile phones?
When thinking about "at the time of purchase" of the mobile phone, the first thing that can be considered is "When a new model is released"is.

As the new model is released, the price of the old model drops so that it will be able to purchase the high end models of the old model at affordable price, if the new model can be purchased immediately, the next model Until the announcement, people who like new things can immerse for a long time in the feeling that they are using the latest model.

Also, although I was happy to buy the latest mobile phone, I saw that my cell phone purchased by hitting a big deal went down at a stretch as new models were announced in less than a month It is thought that you will not have to worry about regret.

■ When is a new model of mobile phone released?
So when is the new model of mobile phones released? Therefore, this time back to 2006, I tried summarizing the times when mobile phone companies announced new models. Each mobile phone company has released a new model on average for about one month since the announcement.

Incidentally, it is basically summarized mainly on voice terminals and smart phones (including the "EM · ONE" series), and some exceptionally announced concept models, new colors, data communication terminals, etc. are excluded .

◆ NTT DoCoMo


· Fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007)
May 11:"902iS" seriesSummer models such as
July 4:"702iS" seriesSummer models such as
October 12:"903i" "703i" seriesSuch as winter, spring model

· Fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008)
April 23:"904i" seriesSuch as summer, fall model
July 4:"704i" seriesSuch as summer, fall model
November 1:"905i" "705i" seriesSuch as winter, spring model

· Fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009)
May 27:"906i" "706i" seriesSuch as summer, fall model
November 5:"SMART" "STYLE" "PRIME" "PRO" 4 seriesWinter and spring model became

A conclusion
NTT DoCoMo announces mobile phone terminals that will become the mainstream in April - May and November,NTT docomo users should make medals around May - June or November when devices are actually releasedIt seems.

◆ KDDI (au)


· Fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007)
May 22nd:"Walkman Mobile Phone W42S", "G'zOne W42CA", etc.Summer model of
August 28:"W43H", "W41SH", etc.Fall model
January 16:"MEDIA SKIN" "AQUOS mobile phone W 51 SH"Winter model such as

· Fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008)
May 22nd:"EXILIM Mobile W53CA" and "Walkman Mobile W52S" etc.Summer model of
October 16:"Wooo mobile phone W 53 H", "INFOBAR 2", etc.Winter model
January 28:"Cyber-Shot Mobile W61S", "W61CA", etc.Spring model

· Fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009)
June 3rd:"Sportio" "Wooo mobile W 62H" etc.Summer model of
October 27:"AQUOS mobile phone W64SH", "EXILIM mobile phone W63CA", etc.Winter model
January 29:"Cyber-shot mobile phone S 001", "Wooo mobile phone H 001", etc.Spring model

A conclusion
Since KDDI (au) announces new mobile phone terminals in May and June and October, January,It is good to make au users medal around June, November or February when the terminal is actually releasedIt seems.

◆ SOFTBANK MOBILE


· Fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007)
May 18:"AQUOS mobile phone Vodafone 905SH" etc.Summer model of
September 28:"SoftBank 910SH", "X01HT", etc.Fall-Winter Model
January 25:"PANTONE mobile" "911 T" etc.Spring model

· Fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008)
May 22nd:"AQUOS mobile phone 912SH", "X02HT", etc.Summer model of
October 22:"Shar's mobile phone 913SH G TYPE-CHAR" etc.Winter model
January 28:"VIERA mobile phone 920P", "Internet machine 922SH", etc.Spring model

· Fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009)
June 3rd:"VIERA Mobile Phone 921P", "AQUOS Mobile Phone 923SH", etc.Summer model of
October 30:"AQUOS mobile phone FULLTOUCH 931SH" "OMNIA" etc.Winter model
January 29:"EXILIM mobile phone 930 CA" "New generation AQUOS mobile phone 932 SH" etc.Spring model

A conclusion
Like KDDI, SOFTBANK MOBILE announces new mobile phone terminals in May - June and October, January,SOFTBANK MOBILE users should take the medals around June, November or February when devices are actually releasedIt seems.

◆ WILLCOM


· Fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007)
June 27: Audio terminal compatible with WILLCOM SIM STYLE"Nico. (WS005IN)"
July 4: Smartphone"W - ZERO [es]"
October 18: Audio terminal compatible with WILLCOM SIM STYLE"9 (nine)"
January 22: Advanced communication standard"WX320K" etc. corresponding to "W-OAM" etc.

· Fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008)
May 31: Toshiba's audio terminal"WX320T"
June 7: Smartphone"Advanced / W - ZERO 3 [es]"
August 27: Kyocera made audio terminal"WX320KR"
January 21: "WX330K"HONEY BEE"X PLATE"Such

· Fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009)
April 14: Communication terminal equipped with Atom processor"Ultra Mobile WILLCOM D4"
May 26: Smartphone"WILLCOM 03"
July 3: Audio terminal compatible with WILLCOM SIM STYLE"WILLCOM 9"
October 28: The first slide terminal "WILLCOM LU"With a camera attachedHONEY BEE 2"Such
January 22: WILLCOM 's first Osaifu - Keitai"WX340K" and "BAUM"

A conclusion
In addition to announcing voice terminals and smart phones from May through July, WILLCOM tends to have announcements in October and January,WILLCOM users should make their medals around November or February in July when devices are actually releasedmaybe.

◆ e-Mobile


· Fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007)
February 19: Mobile broadband terminal compatible with large-size wide screen and one-segment broadcasting"EM · ONE"

· Fiscal 2007 (April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2008)
September 20: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 was installed"EM · ONE α"
February 25: e-Mobile's first mobile phone"EMONSTER (S 11 HT)" and "H 11 T"

· Fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009)
June 10: Smartphone"EMONSTER lite (S12HT)"And classic mobile phones"H11 HW"
September 9: Smartphone"Touch Diamond"
November 6: Simple mobile phone"ET (H 12 HW)"And a USB data communication terminal with a call function"H11LC"
December 4: Japan's smallest smartphone"Dual Diamond (S22HT)"

A conclusion
E-Mobile is a new terminal compatible with voice calls in February, June, September, November, December, although it is only a matter of time since full-scale voice call service started in 2008 Because it announces,EMOBILE users should change to Medo in February, June, September, November to DecemberIs not it?

Summary
When summarizing the times when mobile phone companies announced new models in the past three years, "When buying" became as follows. Apparently what we can say for each company is "Especially since it will be announced around April to June and around October to November, attention is requiredIt seems to be said that. With this, you should be able to purchase a mobile phone without missing "buying time".

NTT DoCoMo:Around May or June
KDDI (au):Around June, November, February
SoftBank mobile:Around June, November, February
WILLCOM:Around July and November, February
E-Mobile:February, June, September, around November to December (for reference only)