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Rick Martin · · 5 min read

KDDI Unveils New Winter Mobile Lineup for Japanese Market

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KDDI (TYO:9433) unveiled its winter mobile line up this afternoon in Tokyo, with a number of new Android devices stepping into the spotlight. All 10 devices (nine smartphones and a tablet) on display are compatible with the carrier’s 4G LTE service.

Here’s a quick rundown of the new line up, and a brief overview of their specs.

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HTC J Butterfly

The headliner of KDDI’s event was the HTC J Butterfly, running on Android 4.1 with a quad core processor. It boasts a 5-inch, 440ppi, super LDC 3 display, and with Beats Audio built in that makes it a pretty impressive mobile media device. The Butterfly will have 2GB of RAM and 16 GB of onboard storage, and feature NFC, mobile wallet functions, and one-seg video. It will be available in Japan in December.

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Sony Xperia VL

  • Android 4.0
  • 4.3 inch HD TFT display
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 16 GB of onboard storage
  • weight: 120 grams
  • NFC, Mobile wallet, One seg
  • Coming in November

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Rick Martin

Rick Martin lives in Tokyo where he writes about technology in Japan, China, and around Asia. After writing full-time for TechInAsia from 2011 to January 2013, he moved on to pastures new at The Bridge. He can be reached via his website, 1Rick.com