Live in Tokyo: Mobile Phones

In Tokyo, mobile phone culture is common. Mobile phones are called keitai denwa(携帯電話), or simply keitai. In May 2008, according to a media company in Tokyo, 31.3% of primary school students and 57.6% of secondary students in Tokyo own a mobile phone, most of which use their mobile phone to access the Internet, this contribute to the mobile phone culture in Tokyo.

Japanese manufacturers produce the most hi-tech and the most good-looking phones in the world, with leading technology that we can't find anywhere else in the world. Three of the most well-known phone retailers (often also as manufacturers) are Softbank, NTT, and au, which settle in Tokyo.

The new product of Softbank is Softbank 932SH, which is from Sharp. It features a 8.1-megapixel camera and a adjustable 3.3-inch LCD screen, and extended Internet browsing experience. Softbank 930CA is also another new product from Casio, which features a 8.1-megapixel camera and a 0.99sec capturing engine. The new product of NTT is NTT docomo SH-03A, which features mobile TV, GPS, and a 8-megapixel camera. It is one of the Japanese phones, so it looks good, with a rotating screen. The new product of au is the Sony Ericsson Premier³, it features a 3.2-megapixel camera and a nice look.

Softbank 932SH



Sony Ericsson Premier³