Will Sophia Nani trump the iPhone in Japan?

by DJ Neawedde | 17th July 2007


You may have heard of Sophia’s new ‘Nani’ full touchscreen mobile device debuting tomorrow in Japan. It’s features include a nice 4.3-inch (a full inch larger tan iPhone’s display) touchscreen VGA LCD, 800 x 400 video playback, MicroSD slot, WiFi, camera, and TV tuner. These are all nice, but it runs Windows Mobile CE and we doubt it will have the same revolutionary touchscreen interactivity as the iPhone. Also,  Sophia’s Nani features two cameras (VGA in front and SVGA in back). That’s cool but another failing point for this device is the missing hard drive, using MicroSD instead. While it’s a bit hard to predict, especially without more detailed specs, I’d say it does has a small chance against the iPhone in Japan. No pricing or worldwide release dates have been announced.


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    1. MobileGuy Says:

      It’s Windows CE, not Mobile. That means it’ll have Internet Explorer 6.0 running in an 800×400 screen.

    2. DJ Neawedde Says:

      Thanks for the correction MobileGuy

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    Will Sophia Nani trump the iPhone in Japan?

    by DJ Neawedde | 17th July 2007


    You may have heard of Sophia’s new ‘Nani’ full touchscreen mobile device debuting tomorrow in Japan. It’s features include a nice 4.3-inch (a full inch larger tan iPhone’s display) touchscreen VGA LCD, 800 x 400 video playback, MicroSD slot, WiFi, camera, and TV tuner. These are all nice, but it runs Windows Mobile CE and we doubt it will have the same revolutionary touchscreen interactivity as the iPhone. Also,  Sophia’s Nani features two cameras (VGA in front and SVGA in back). That’s cool but another failing point for this device is the missing hard drive, using MicroSD instead. While it’s a bit hard to predict, especially without more detailed specs, I’d say it does has a small chance against the iPhone in Japan. No pricing or worldwide release dates have been announced.


    Related Posts

  • Timeline of Apple “iPhone” Rumors (1999-Present)
  • iPhone Goodness Roundup #2
  • Will the iPhone be unleashed Monday?
  • iPhone finally unleashed at Macworld
  • Time Names iPhone as Invention of the Year
  • Flash on iPhone in “a couple of months”?
  • Subscribe



    2 Responses to “Will Sophia Nani trump the iPhone in Japan?”

    1. MobileGuy Says:

      It’s Windows CE, not Mobile. That means it’ll have Internet Explorer 6.0 running in an 800×400 screen.

    2. DJ Neawedde Says:

      Thanks for the correction MobileGuy

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