DoCoMo has announced two Android-compatible mobile devices, the “docomo NEXT series Aquos Phone SH-06D” smartphone and the “docomo Tablet Medias Tab N-06D,” Japan’s first devices compatible with V-High multimedia broadcasting service.
The smartphone and tablet will be sold in Japan only from March and April respectively.
Users of the two devices will be able to watch mmbi’s “NOTTV,” a mobile multimedia broadcasting station that will begin operating on April 1.
The waterproof SH-06D smartphone features a 4.5-inch high-definition glass-less 3D display with a 1.2 GHz dual core CPU. It comes with a tabletop holder equipped with a built-in antenna that enables viewing of multimedia broadcasts while the smartphone is charging in the holder. The SH-06D smartphone is compatible with DoCoMo’sOsaifu-Keitai mobile-wallet services and can receive existing “1-seg”mobile TV.