Alzi la mano chi non ricorda i telefoni Panasonic, soprattutto quelli della serie GD, ultimi dispositivi della casa giapponese a riscuotere discreto successo. Parafrasando il titolo del celebre romanzo di Stephen King, Panasonic si prepara a rientrare nell’affollato mondo degli smartphone con un dispositivo del quale, per ora, non trapelano molte informazioni. Quello che la stessa casa ha annunciato con un comunicato stampa (che troverete dopo il break) è un telefono Android, con display OLED da 4.3 pollici, dal design pulito e molto sottile tanto da essere definito “ultra slim D-shaped” cioè con una forma a “D” (o mezzaluna) molto sottile. NFC e resistenza ad acqua e polvere le altre specifiche rivelate. Lo vedremo in Europa nel Marzo del prossimo anno quindi è possibile che lo staff di batista70 possa recensirlo al prossimo MWC di Barcellona.

Sometimes they come back… Panasoni ready to return on Android smartphones world

Hands up who does not remember Panasonic phones, especially those of the GD series, the last of the Japanese devices to collect certain success. To paraphrase the title of the famous novel by Stephen King, Panasonic is preparing to return in the crowded world of smartphones with a device which, for now, we don’t have a lot of details. What the same house announced in a press release (which you will find after the break) is an Android phone with 4.3 inch OLED display, clean design and very thin enough to be called “ultra-slim D-shaped” with a “D” form a  (or bezel) very thin. NFC and water and dustproof other specifications revealed. We will see in Europe in March of next year so it will be possible that batista70 staff will review it to the next MWC in Barcelona.

Panasonic to Expand Smartphone Business to European Market

Panasonic will expand its mobile phone business into the global market, targeting at nine million units of overseas sales in fiscal year 2016.

Tokyo, Japan – Panasonic announced today that it will expand its smartphone business to the European market in March 2012. At the same time, it announced its aim to bring its overseas smartphone sales to nine million units in fiscal year 2016, ending March 31, 2016, using Europe as a stepping stone to the global market.

With the mobile phone market rapidly shifting to smartphone usage worldwide and a steady growth expected particularly overseas, Panasonic aims to tap into this growth with its first global model smartphone for the European market in March 2012.

The main characteristics of the global model are:
1. An ultra-slim D-shaped design for easy portability
2. Slim bezel with high viewing quality Quarter HD (QHD) 4.3-inch large organic light emitting diode (OLED) screen
3. Waterproof and dustproof for ease of handling

Using this as a reference model, Panasonic will expand its lineup, aiming at sales of 1.5 million smartphones in Europe next fiscal year. Furthermore, in fiscal year 2016, Panasonic targets global sales of 15 million units, including nine million in Europe, Asia, China, and the United States and six million in Japan (of which five million are smartphones).

The Panasonic Group created the Systems & Communications Company (SNC) in April this year in advance of its reorganization scheduled for January 2012 in order to handle products and services related to system, network and mobile communications. Within this company, Panasonic will maximize its internal resources, including making use of an existing factory in Malaysia. Currently, phones for the Japanese market are manufactured in this factory but now the same factory is also scheduled to manufacture the first global model as announced.

Panasonic will continue to expand its product lineup and increase sales in a speedy process by thoroughly utilizing the Group’s technological assets and development resources as well as its production and sales sites around the world, thereby strengthening development, production, and sales structure and product competitiveness.

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