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Fujitsu Introduces docomo STYLE series™ F-06D for Girls
Fun and super-cute mobile phone launched in collaboration with popular teen magazine "nicola"
Fujitsu Limited
Tokyo, January 13, 2012
Fujitsu today announced that its new docomo STYLE series F-06D for Girls mobile phone will be available in Japan from NTT DOCOMO, Inc. beginning January 13, 2012.
Developed in collaboration with nicola, a Japanese teen fashion magazine that is extremely popular among junior high school girls, F-06D for Girls has a cute design featuring polka dots and ribbons. It is a water-resistant mobile phone that is loaded with fun features. F-06D for Girls comes with a stylus that can be used with camera functions to decorate photos the user has taken. When the handset is shaken, new fortune-telling messages appear on the mobile phone's wallpaper. In addition, it comes preinstalled with Deco-mail pictograms® from fashion brands that are popular with junior high school girls as well as original content for decorating photos. Moreover, the original packaging of F-06D for Girls includes a tote bag that matches the design of the mobile phone.
Background
Even amid a rapidly expanding market for smartphones, there are a number of parents who prefer the flip-style cellular phone to a smartphone as the first mobile phone for their children in their early teens. To address concerns such as unsafe web surfing, and to meet a full range of customer needs catered to junior high school girls, Fujitsu developed the docomo STYLE series F-06D for Girls in collaboration with nicola, the enormously poplar teen fashion magazine.
F-06D for Girls, which has a cute design featuring polka dots and ribbons, is loaded with fun features. When the handset is shaken, new fortune-telling messages appear on the mobile phone's wallpaper. In addition, F-06D for Girls comes preinstalled with Deco-mail pictographs® from fashion brands that are popular with junior high school girls as well as original content for decorating photos.
It is also equipped with a variety of camera functions, such as an interior camera with a flash, which enables users to take bright self-portraits, and a photo decoration feature that allows users to have fun decorating photos by using the attached stylus.
In addition to being IPX5/8 water-resistant(1), F-06D for Girls is equipped with security features such as Parenting Mode, in which usage restrictions can be set for each function, and anticrime alarms linked with the "Imadoko" (translated as "Where Are You Now") Search user GPS tracking function, providing parents with the comfort needed when giving the mobile phones to their children.
Product Features
1. Collaboration with popular teen fashion magazine nicola
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Super-cute design
F-06D for Girls has a cute design, with design features that are popular among girls in their early teens, such as polka dots, hearts, and ribbons. The cute polka dot and heart design details extend even around the screen as well as to the keyboard and camera panels.
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Collaboration content
The mobile phone comes preinstalled with a nicola magazine cover frame as well as content from fashion brands that are popular among girls in their early teens such as Deco-mail pictographs®, Deco-mail pictures®, and frames and stamps for decorating photographs. These features enable users to create their own cute e-mail messages and photo decorations.
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Fun wallpaper
F-06D for Girls is equipped with wallpaper on which exclusive content, such as fortune-telling messages, lucky items, and messages from nicola models, appears when the handset is shaken. Both the background design and exclusive content change according to seasonal events, such as the Japanese Tanabata Star Festival, Halloween, and Christmas.
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Original tote bag
The mobile phone is packaged with a cute tote bag (free of charge) that matches the design of the phone.
2. 8.1 megapixel camera with a variety of functions
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Special effects features for photos
The mobile phone is equipped with a variety of special effects features for photos, such as softening and sharpening effects, enabling users to create their ideal photos. Users can also create frames for their photos and decorate them with text or stamps using the attached stylus.
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1.3 megapixel interior camera with flash
Equipped with a 1.3 megapixel interior camera, users can create beautiful self-portraits. As the interior camera is equipped with a flash, users can take pictures in dimly-lit places.
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Art Camera mode (still photos and video(2))
The camera comes with special filter functions that allow users to enjoy 11 different effects, such as chrome key mode and diorama mode. With these features, which also work with video, users can capture fantastic photographs and videos to show their friends.
3. Ease of use
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New high-performance CPU
The 800 MHz high-performance CPU enables a quick launch of the camera, e-mail, and application functions, as well as smooth video playback. It enables quick and easy operation in a variety of settings making the mobile phone user-friendly
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Smart browser(4)
In addition to a conventional full-featured browser, F-06D for Girls includes a new smart browser that can quickly display webpages. It is as easy to use as PC and smartphone browsers, and is compatible with a large percentage of websites, thereby enabling easy operations.
4. Reassuring security and basic features
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Parenting Mode
Usage restrictions can be set for each function with Parenting Mode, enabling parents to control the mobile phones usage and provide them with a sense of comfort and reassurance.
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Anticrime alarms(5) linked with the "Imadoko" Search function(6)
Anticrime alarms are linked with the "Imadoko" (translated as "Where Are You Now") Search function, which sends information on the location of the mobile phone. When the user sounds the alarm, pre-registered individuals are automatically sent an e-mail message or audio alert informing them that the alarm has been sounded and the location of the mobile phone.
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3,010 Deco-mail pictographs®
The mobile phone comes preinstalled with a total of 3,010 different kinds of Deco-mail pictographs® that are fun to use.
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E-mail scheduling
The e-mail scheduling feature automatically sends e-mails at a pre-designated date and time, so users need not worry about forgetting to send important messages.
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IPX5/8 water-resistance
As the mobile phone is IPX5/8 water-resistant, water splashes or rain will not pose problems.
Compatibility with Key Services
- i-concier®
- Osaifu-Keitai®
- Map applications (docomo map navi™)
- World Wing® international roaming (3G+GSM)
- FOMA® High-Speed (7.2 Mbps/5.7 Mbps)
Product Specifications
Size: 111 × 51 × 13.5 mm (17.2 mm at thickest point)
Weight: 120 g
Continuous Standby Time:
Approximately 530 hours in FOMA 3G
Continuous Talk Time:
Approximately 210 minutes in FOMA 3G voice mode
Approximately 90 minutes in FOMA 3G videophone mode
Main Display: 3.3"color LCD full wide VGA (480 × 854 dots)
Camera:
Back side (exterior): 8.1 megapixel effective resolution, CMOS sensor
Front side (interior): 1.3 megapixel effective resolution, CMOS sensor
Color: Happy Pink
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Over 170,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$55 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com
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Date: 13 January, 2012
City: Tokyo
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