I am also a big fan of P504i and as you were mentioning the F209,
launched in June 2000,
I could not resist mentioning Sanyo's C405SA (launched in Jan 2001,
almost 4 years ago)
thickness : 9.9mm (!)
weight : 62g
http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/article/showcase_top/3947.html
As they say in those commercials "ichi mili"...
Ok, it's black & white, no camera, no Java, but it can fit in any pocket...
Sadly, all those models are not offered anymore... (maybe in recycle
shops ?)
It is also interesting to see that in Japan there is almost no "entry"
or "low-end" model
as well as handsets for "business users". All handsets are basically
mass-market
and trade on very high volumes (handsets sales for FY2004 was about 50
millions units...)
Thanks for sharing thise moment of nostalgia with the group ;-)
Cheers,
-- Benjamin
nick may wrote:
>Thanks for the link. It is the right thickness, but far too long. Also
>from the back it is cheap and plasticky - really horrid. I played with
>it for a few minutes and put it back...
>
>It is still a LOT bigger than the F209i - which had a colour screen and
>weighed 64g.
>
>I think many men want something they can carry easily in a shirt breast
>pocket.
>
>It is possible to make that, I am certain, but no-one will. Which is
>why P504i owners tend to hold on to them.
>
>Nick
>
Received on Tue Nov 30 10:09:55 2004