Anybody who tells you Japan doesn’t always get the good stuff is either lying or trying to sell you something. NTT DOCOMO has just revealed its summer lineup, and in its midst is the first LTE variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III. The Japanese version of Samsung’s superphone will be mostly identical to the version we already know, with a few killer differences. As you are probably aware, quad-core processors so far aren’t playing nice with LTE, so out is Samsung’s Exynos quad, and in is a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4. Adding insult to injury for those of us outside the land of the Samurai, ol’ Sammy has bumped the S III’s RAM up to a whopping 2GB—now tied with LG for the most in any smartphone.
You’re undoubtedly familiar with the rest of the Galaxy S III’s specifications, so I won’t bore you with them again. But NTT announced 16 other smartphones, many of them superphones in their own right, so how about a quick tour? For the sake of time, I’m not giving every detail, but I’ve bulleted some highlights for you after the break. In summary, it’s a lot of waterproof, dustproof, 1.5GHz beasts with 5 and 8MP cameras, a few cheaper or more simple exceptions, and seven with LTE. Oh, and all of them run on Android 4.0 ICSs
- Anteprima F-09D 3.7-inch, 1.4GHz single-core, waterproof
- Aquos Phone st SH-07D 3.4-inch, 1GHz single-core, waterproof, dustproof
- Aquos Phone sv SH-10D 4.5-inch 720p, 1.5GHz dual-core, 12MP, waterproof, dustproof
- Aquos Phone Zeta SH-09D 4.7-inch 720p, LTE, 12MP, waterproof, dustproof
- Arrows Me F-11D 3.7-inch, 1.0GHz single-core, waterproof
- Arrows X F-10D 4.6-inch 720p, 1.5GHz Tegra 3 4+1 core, LTE, 13MP, waterproof, dustproof
- Eluga Power P-07D 5-inch 720p, 1.5GHz dual-core, LTE, waterproof, dustproof
- Eluga V P-06D 4.6-inch 720p, 1.5GHz dual-core, 13MP, waterproof, dustproof
- Medias X N-07D 4.3-inch, 1.5GHz dual-core, LTE, waterproof, dustproof
- Optimus it L-05D 4-inch, 1.5GHz dual-core, LTE, waterproof
- Optimus Vu L-06D 5-inch 4:3 1024 x 768, LTE, waterproof
- Raku-Raku Smartphone F-12D 4-inch, 1.4GHz single-core, waterproof, dustproof
- Regza Phone T-02D 4.3-inch qHD, 1.5GHz dual-core, LTE, 13.1MP, waterproof, dustproof
- Xperia GX S0-04D 4.6-inch 720p, 1.5GHz dual-core, LTE, 13MP
- Xperia SX S0-05D 3.7-inch qHD, 1.5GHz dual-core, LTE
[NTT DOCOMO | 2 | 3 | 4 via Android Authority]
