When looking through the specs of NEC’s latest venture into the Android phone game you don’t see anything overly exciting. The device highlights a 4.3-inch display at 720 X 1280 pixels,
Gingerbread 2.3.6, dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8260 processor and 1GB of RAM. All of this information is regurgitated with many other devices that have already launched and are soon to launch. The NEC- ES N-05 does have a few nice attracting points though that aren’t seen in others though. The two most prominent characteristics of this device include a full waterproof housing and built to be only .26-inches thick. Which is .11-inches thinner than the
Samsung Galaxy S II.
Of course ultra thin has its drawbacks. This ultra-thin and stylish device, which resembles an Xperia device to me, had to make sacrifices. Internally you will find a much smaller 1400mAh battery inside. Which might be just enough to make users shy away from looking into buying one of these devices when they launch in the next couple of months. Take a gander at the rest of the highlighted features –
- 4.3-inch LCD with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels,
- Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread,
- waterproof body,
- 8.1MP CMOS camera with NEC’s Exmor R for better low light performance,
- dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8260 CPU,
- 1GB of RAM,
- 4GB internal memory,
- Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, NFC e-wallet function, infrared connection, digital TV tuner,
- microSD card slot,
- 1400mAh battery,
- connectivity to Casio’s G-SHOCK GB-6900 watch,
- dimensions: 130×67×6.7mm, weight: 3.89 oz (110g).
The ES N-05 will be launching in Japan on NTT DoCoMo. No word of pricing for the little guy. Things like this seem to sell well over seas though. I hope it does well, but I don’t see it being a contender in the states even with its additional features. We are already struggling with battery life, I don’t think I could give in for a 1400mAh battery for water-proof and thin. What about you guys? Would you snag it if it came stateside?
Source: TechCrunch
