Why did docomo revive the two -screen smartphone now?
NTT DOCOMO has announced the spring model from 2017 to 2018.Among them, "M Z-01K" equipped with two displays is one of the most distinctive colors.Speaking of two-screen smartphones, since the company released in April 2013, the NEC Casio Mobile Communications, which developed this model, has withdrawn from the smartphone business, and a successor has also appeared.I didn't.
5.2型フルHDディスプレイを2つ搭載した「M Z-01K」Not only DOCOMO, but also the three carriers in Japan, and even overlooking the world, gimmick elaborate smartphones (so -called “perverted terminals”), such as MediaS W, are rarely seen.M, who appeared in such a situation, was led by DOCOMO and was developed in collaboration with the manufacturer ZTE.It also sells to overseas carriers such as AT & T and VODAFONE.Why did DOCOMO decide to put in a two -screen smartphone again with such a strong feeling?At the presentation on October 18, we talked to M planning staff.
First of all, MediaS W was a very challenging product, but looking back, DOCOMO's reputation is that it was too early.The OS of MediaS W is Android 4.In 1, it did not support multi -window as an OS."The chipset was also weak, and there were only three or four apps that could be used in multitasking," (the person in charge) did not make the maximum merit of the two screens."As a result, sales have become limited" (same).
More than four years after the launch of MediaS W, the processor has evolved, and the opposite is about how to make use of excess performance.In addition, Android 7.From 0, it corresponds to multi -window with the OS standard, and the OS barrier has disappeared.The situation where smartphone designs are being similar overlapped, and it was judged that it was a good time to propose a new lifestyle.
It is said that multitasking is particularly appealing to M.In M, if you have an app that supports multi -window, you can enjoy it on one screen at a time and enjoy it on two screens.By using two displays, it is easy to do SNS while watching YouTube, or contact LINE while watching the map.
異なるアプリを1画面ずつ表示。MEDIAS Wでは限られたアプリでしか2画面表示ができなかったが、Mではマルチウィンドウ対応のアプリなら2画面表示が可能But Android 7.If you have a smartphone of 0 or more, you can use a multi -window with other smartphones, and recently 5.The number of models with a relatively large display of type 5 to 6 is increasing.Still, "It's very ambitious to divide one screen two, but honestly, it's hardly used."Despite the large smartphone screen, if you divide it into two, the screen will naturally become smaller.
1画面を使ったマルチウィンドウは、あまり使われていないようだA smartphone that physically equipped with two displays should be able to use multi -windows more aggressively.DOCOMO's idea is "Google was also welcome," and said, "I've been talking with the Technology team at Google headquarters in two years."
It is good news that the barrier to the application development has disappeared.Media W, whose OS did not support multi -window, it was necessary to create an application for two screens, but Android 7.Since the API that develops an app for two screens from 0 is supported as standard, there is no need to create an app for M.
Overseas careers have also been found to have a request to put out a different smartphone, so we will actively expand overseas.The person in charge said, "DOCOMO has not made a Garaka phone for Japan alone."
海外キャリアにもMを提案し、AT＆TとVodafoneの採用が決定As you can hear the voice called "perverted terminal", M is a rare smartphone, but in a few years, it has the potential for a two -screen smartphone to become a new standard like a folding mobile phone.。
折りたたんで1画面のみ表示した状態薄型化にも注力し、折りたたみ時で厚さを12.1mmに抑えた途中まで開いて固定もできる