Winter DoCoMo: the return of flip phones, touch phones and tablets

As experienced readers could guess from the abundance of news from Japan, the presentation of the winter

The line turned out to be richer than many previous ones - it included 12 devices.Four of them, however, have been known to us for a long time: the Galaxy Z Flip 4, the Galaxy Z Fold 4, the Sony Xperia 5 IV and the Sharp Aquos Sense 7.We wrote about two more new products separately: FCNT Arrows N and Galaxy A23.Finally, we won't talk about the new 5G-Wi-Fi router manufactured by Sharp and some home 5G device called Home 5G – nothing interesting.There are 4 more devices left, which will be discussed in this article.

Kyocera Digno Keitai KY-42C

Let's start with the Kyocera Digno Keitai, which is a novelty in the genre of a classic Japanese clamshell, which has undergone almost no changes compared to previous models.Of the innovations, there is only a mode to improve the readability of the screen and a USB Type-C connector for recharging.There is also an interesting feature: the phone automatically records all calls, and after the call, you can choose whether you want the recording or not.Of course, you can't go anywhere without protection: IP58, MIL-STD-810H (13 points), resistance to sanitizers and liquid soap.There is an FM radio, and you can use not only headphones as an antenna, but also yourself by putting your finger on the microphone.In terms of hardware, the clamshell is an ultra-budget Android smartphone: Helio A22, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of memory, 8 MP camera, 3.4" FWVGA screen, 1500 mAh battery.

Kyocera Kids’ Phone KY-41C

The second novelty of Kyocera is the updated Kids' Phone, which is a touchphone, that is, a simple phone with a touch screen.The device has a full set of features of a children's phone: the SOS function (pulling a round thing on an elastic band), no Internet access, location control, the ability to call only numbers from the white list, and so on.At the same time, there are also a pair of 5MP cameras, and in other characteristics, the Kids' Phone is similar to the Digno Keitai.

Sharp dtab d-51C

In addition, a couple of inexpensive 5G tablets have been added to the lineup.The updated dtab manufactured by Sharp received a 10.1" IPS screen with WUXGA resolution, a chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, battery6680 mAh and IP68 water resistance.The device is positioned as a device for web browsing, video communication and home video viewing.

Lenovo dtab Compact d-52C

There is also a compact dtab Compact model with similar overall characteristics, but reduced to 8.4" screen (with the same resolution) and a battery of only 5000 mAh.In addition, it has only IP53 water resistance, but there are also advantages over the older model: unlikedtab, this tablet supportsDolby Atmos.Curiously, such similarity of the two models was achieved by entrusting their production to different companies (the 8.4" tablet makesLenovo).

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