Camera Phones Plaza

Everyone describes this period we’re now passing through as the worst global financial crisis in the history, not only because it affected powerful economies of the world, but also due to the fact it is spreading so very fast and so very furious worldwide. But it seems like the economic crisis isn’t affecting everyone, after all.

So, for all of those who are not feeling the global economic crisis and are not content with just wearing diamond earrings, Softbank, a Japanese telecommunications and media corporation, unveiled a line of mobile telephones encrusted with diamonds.

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This can be considered one of the boldest moves a cell phone company has ever made. Via a partnership between Softbank Mobile, New York’s Tiffany & Co. and Sharp, a limited edition of just 10 phones will hit the luxury market, being encrusted with 537 diamonds which represent a total weight of 18.34 carats. It’s a pity, right, as you all wanted to purchase such an exquisite device.



The 823SH Tiffany Model sports a platinum body made by Sharp. Aside from making/receiving calls, this luxurious device will boast that great number of diamonds that is said to retail for a whooping 13 million yen (approximately $130,917!).The phone has a top that flips open to a display also designed by the luxury New York jeweler.



Japan is the world’s largest market for luxury goods and nearly everyone owns a cell phone. This is the reason why fashion companies are trying to tap into the mobile market. In the given context, NTT DoCoMo Inc, Softbank’s rival, launched a cell phone designed by Italian brand Prada.

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An IP code of X5 defined by the international standard IEC 60529 translates to a high protection level against water jets coming from any direction, while the X7 specifies that the device supports water immersion of up to 1 meter deep. These are the characteristics of a new cell phone introduced by SoftBank with the availability date in stores set for August 5.



The model named 824SH can be washed in the water and it’s the world’s slimmest water resistant cell phone with the Japanese One Seg service.
The cell phone measures 15.3 mm thick and is covered in a metal finish, sporting illuminated keypad and hinge with different cool light patterns and colors, alerting the user about the incoming calls or other notifications.

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Inside, the water resistant cell phone has a built-in 3.2MP digital camera with autofocus, business card reader functionality to save contact details from different business people, Digital TV, multimedia player, microSHDC memory card support for expandable storage, bar code reader, Bluetooth for wireless file transfers, IrDA for phone-to-phone or phone-to-PC wireless connectivity, and a rechargeable battery providing up to 250 minutes of 3G talk time, 250 minutes GSM talk time, 340 hours of 3G standby and 310 hours of standby in GSM, with a full charge lasting about 140 minutes.

SoftBank 824SH comes also with PC Mail function, Global Roaming Service, PC Site Browser, high-speed connectivity, Graphic Mail, and several applications and services such as E-Comics, S! Town virtual life game, screen customization, S! Quick News, S! Addressbook Back-up, S! Information Channel, S! Circle Talk, video call, and S! Friend's Status to see which ones o your friends are using S! Circle Talk, Voice Call, or mail.



When opened, the clamshell reveals a large QVGA TFT screen of 2.8 inches on which he/she can browse the web to read the latest news, download music and videos, play multimedia files and manage files.
It measures 50 x 105 x 15.3 mm when closed, at 127 grams, and brings with accessories like the battery pack, software and a desktop holder.

This month, SoftBank will release on the Japan market its latest Smartphone with 3G support called 922SH.
This cell phone sports a 3.5-inch display, a full 9.9 mm QWERTY keyboard, and is equipped with special features that improve the user’s Internet experience.



So it lets you send e-mails, update your blog if you have one or your social network profile, chat via Instant Messaging, and you can do these in the same time on the large split-screen display with a high contrast ratio of 2000:1 and VGA resolution.

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Its external 1.2-inch OLED display is specially designed for showing the user when an e-mail has arrived or when there is an incoming call, when the cell phone is closed.

On 28 March SoftBank 922SH slider will come in Bronze, Pearl White and Pink Pearl colors at a price unknown yet.

In Japan, Samsung has launched a new mobile phone included in the Softbank Spring line of phones, designed to match a woman’s style, in a slim and stylish form factor, of just 17 mm thickness and with a large 2.4-inch QVGA OLED display.

Samsung 821SC has a built-in 2MP camera, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, music player, infrared, and provides up to 20 hours of quality video recording via a microSD card to add up to 4Gb of storage.

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It comes in pink, purple, silver and red and Japan women will be able to get their hands on it starting next month at Softbank telecommunication company.

This is the latest cell phone released by Softbank with two built-in cameras, the 5MP one with CMOS sensor for capturing photos and a 3MP one for video conference.
The slider camera phone is named 920SC and features Xenon flash, 3x optical zoom, red eye correction, face recognition and auto focus.
Bluetooth and infrared are the technologies used in connectivity, while it comes also with GPS capability.

920SC is a powerful phone showing a 2.4-inch self-luminous organic EL display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and capable of 26 million colors.
It has support for WCDMA and GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz bands while providing a 3G speed of 3.5Mbps for transfers.
With a microSD card type you can add up to 2 GB of extra memory to store all your high resolution pictures taken with the camera phone.

Other cool features include the music player, QR Code Reader, PC Site Browser, S! Quick News, Yahoo! Mocoa, and S! Circle Talk.
The camera phone measures 52×101.5×18.9mm, weights 129g and you can work on it for up to 3h30min until the next recharge.



It will be available in the following 2-color combinations: black-red, white-white, white-turquoise, and black-black.
We will have the pleasure to meet this model on January 12 when it will be released on the market.