NTT DoCoMo's 906i and 706i handsets answer "who's your daddy?"
We'll get into more detail later, but we thought it was appropriate to share the moment when the Japanese showed the world just how pathetic your 3G iPhone fantasies really are. Announced today are 19 new handsets from NTT DoCoMo's 906i and 706i series. All 8 of the 906i feature 3G / GSM international roaming, GPS, HSDPA, 1-seg mobile TV, full browser with Flash 8 support, DCMX mobile credit card and iD mobile credit payment tech, VGA LCD screens, and voice to text translation of Chinese, English, and Japanese. Some even support direct transfer of Blu-ray video. The 11-strong 706i series features a variety of handsets including a waterproof 1-Seg phone, world's slimmest 1-Seg phone, and a wellness phone to monitor your health and diet. All eleven 706i phones rounded up and pictured after the break.






















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JoeyStyles @ May 27th 2008 8:11AM
Okay that P906i is hot, it there any way these phones can be unlocked to work in the US?
mark.tang07 @ May 27th 2008 10:44AM
Not with the 906 series right now. the 905 series can be used using a hypersim. im using two SE SO905iCS in toronto right now and it works great. and i have sold many DoCoMo 905 series phones.
John Stracke @ May 27th 2008 8:15AM
Boo-Hoo For You!
TareX @ May 27th 2008 9:27AM
Did I just read "full browser with FLASH 8"? What kind of mobile OS is running that?
(and yes that P906i looks fantastic...)
Jason @ May 27th 2008 7:13PM
I love phones from DoCoMo. Mark, how the hell can I get one of those?
Jason @ May 27th 2008 7:22PM
Why doesn't America have phones this cool?
y90 @ May 28th 2008 10:52AM
you say envy japan,but;
- Flat rate data costs about $60 or more with voice.
- No Flat-rate for use with PC(like Bluetooth DUN).
- No MIDP, No Smartphone OS, so no Opera. neither Native nor Java.
- mp3 playbacks even locked for "copyright protection",
WMA supported though.
- You can't buy cheap because of twice-a-year updates.
actually I envy the world with Flat-rate DUNs and stable smartphones.
??? @ Jun 2nd 2008 3:48PM
...And the Japanese are building robots, just so they can avoid having to face yr xenophobia problem.
beanspants @ May 28th 2008 11:35AM
so the "all your base are belong to us" country can do good-enough-to-be-useful voice to text translation? bullsh***!!
NuShrike @ May 28th 2008 8:31PM
Not very clear what 3G WCDMA frequencies they support beyond the stock 2100MHz.
$e@alblaighter @ Jun 9th 2008 7:00AM
When will be unlock eg. the Sharp Sh906i?
PLease answer.