Domestic manufacturers following Sony, Sharp, Toshiba to release multiple models of Android smartphones in 2011

Starting with Sony 's "Xperia" released in April, Sharp released Android smartphones such as "IS03", "GALAPAGOS 003SH" "LYNX 3D", Toshiba "REGZA Phone IS04" "REGZA Phone T - 01C" in 2010 We released it as a winter spring model, but in 2011 we are revealed that other domestic manufacturers are willing to enter.

Although it is a domestic manufacturer that can not deny the feeling of lag compared with overseas manufacturers, will smartphones living the know-how cultivated in the conventional voice terminal (feature phone) live will be released?

Note that the above imageMore than 170 thousand users have made preliminary purchase declarationsIt is KDDI 's Android smartphone' IS 03 'boasting an amazing popularity.

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NEC Casio "High Function" Early Smartphone, Introduced in Japan Next Year - Sankei Biz (Sankei Biz)

According to the Sankei Shimbun news report, NEC Casio Mobile Communications will introduce Android smartphones into the North American market during the second half of FY 2010, and will clearly announce the policy to fully deploy in Japan and overseas by introducing multiple models in Japan in FY2011 It seems to have made it.

NEC Casio Mobile Communications was established in June 2010 with the integration of NEC and Casio, Hitachi's mobile phone business, but Koji Yamasaki, president of the company, admitted that the deployment of smartphones is "lagging behind" "We want to rework with merchandise variations made possible by integration," he said. It also reveals that it is preparing a tablet terminal like Apple's iPad.

By the way, NEC is focusing on "cloud", Casio has released a strong shock-resistant "G'z One Mobile" and a digital camera "EXILIM mobile", and Hitachi also has a know-how of flat-screen TV "Wooo" Because they are handling mobile phones with individuality, such as hiring them on the phone, "Impact smartphone that can enjoy high quality imagesI'd like to expect that an interesting model such as "appears.

Also, according to the Asahi Shimbun news report below, Panasonic Mobile Communications announced that it will release two or more Android smartphones in FY2011, and in FY2012, half of the mobile phone terminals released by the company will be on smartphones I am doing it.

Asahi.com (Asahi Shimbun): Panasonic also announced in the smartphone market next fiscal year - Business / Economy

Although Panasonic and NEC collaborate in developing NTT DoCoMo's FOMA terminal etc., will they collaborate in the development of smart phones, too?

As the market shifts to smartphones, not only the iPhone but also the overseas terminals such as "HTC Desire (made by HTC)" and "GALAXY S (made by Samsung)" are entering full-scale entry into the domestic market Considering it, it seems that the future of domestic manufacturers will depend on how much you can catch up with the trend of smartphones.