>I'm trying to find out just how technically advanced mobiles phones are
>in Europe. I know that they are 1 or 2 years behind Japan, but in
>particular I'd like to know:
>
>- do they have colour displays?
No
>- can they play multi-voice chakumelo (ringing tones)?
No
>- are there any Java-capable phones?
No (Nokia and Motorola are both about to launch 'smart phones' with Java,
but these aren't mass-market products)
>- what involvement do Japanese manufacturers (handsets, displays,
>chips...) have in this industry?
Very little. NEC and Panasonic have a few decent but unexciting models on
the market. Samsung has a Startac clone out. None have big screens. I can;t
speak for the chips, though, but my suspicion
Sony has two good handsets (by European standards), and is to launch one
with Music stick and MP3.
Look at www.carphonewarehouse.co.uk to see the leading UK retailer's
offering.
-Benedict
>
>Does anyone have any good information or links they could share?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Gary.
>
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