NEC to bring the world's slimmest smartphone to the US
Sure it might not be the powerhouse that the Samsung Galaxy S II is, but to many fans of super-slim smartphones the NEC Medias N-04C is the phone to have. And we just got word that NEC will be bringing the 7.7mm droid to the US.
The information comes from Nikkei, Japan"s biggest business daily newspaper, so it seems quite trustworthy. Unfortunately there"s no exact time frame given, but since the NEC-Casio-Hitachi consortium is looking to double its US sales this year, the Medias N-04C shouldn"t take too long to arrive.
After all if an ultra-light (105g) phone with a 4" FWVGA LCD, running on Android 2.3 can"t boost their sales we doubt anything else will do. According to the source the specs sheet of the device will be slightly modified with the digital TV tuner and infrared port likely to be axed. Those aren"t of much use in the US so you can see the reasons behind such move.
The 5 megapixel camera, the microSD card slot and the pretty good connectivity (everything up to an including HSDPA plus Wi-Fi and GPS) will be left intact, though.
And while there is no guarantee that the NEC Medias N-04C will ever make it to Europe we will certainly be keeping an eye on this one.
