Au's toughness mobile phone "G'zone Type-XX" is released on December 10 for the first time in nine years?What is the actual machine like?: The directly managed store price is 52,800 yen

　KDDI and Okinawa Cellular Phone will release a 4G LTE mobile phone made by Kyocera on December 10th.The selling price of KDDI directly managed (au style Shinjuku) is 52,800 yen (including tax), but the users who can use the transition support measures due to the end of the 3G communication service "CDMA 1X Win" are 22,000 yen (220,000 yen.G'zone users can apply a discount of 52,800 yen).

[Correction: 12:00] At the first time, the title was "for the first time in 7 years", but it is "for the first time in 9 years".The title has been corrected

　In the G'zone series, the roots of the G'zone C303CA, a Casio computer mobile phone released in 2000.At that time, C303CA had a rare "water -resistant (waterproof) performance" and "impact resistance".

　The series that appeared in 4 models by 2001 was interrupted once, but in 2005, "G'zone Type-R", which has the first folding body and camera in the series, is generally new every 1-2 years.The model will appear.

　However, after the release of "G'zone Type-L Cal21", the Casio Computer had virtually withdrawn from the mobile phone business (reference article), so no successor models appeared.

　On the other hand, according to KDDI's own survey, users using the G'zone series still have a high mobile phone (feature phone) ratio and compared to users who use other manufacturers / brands./ It is said that royalty (loyalty) to the brand tends to be high.In short, it seems that many people use au because there is a mobile phone type G'zone.

　As mentioned at the beginning, KDDI (and Okinawa Cellular Phone) ends CDMA 1X Win in March 2022.The active G'zone series is subject to the service termination or temporarily suspended.In this situation, a G'zone mobile user with a high maker / brand loyalty will lose the place to go.

　Therefore, it seems that the new development of a G'zone brand mobile phone has been decided to create a "saucer" for G'zone mobile users and the brand's 20th anniversary commemorative project.

　However, as mentioned earlier, the Casio computer has withdrawn from the mobile phone business.KDDI had to consider the "manufacturer" first.In this regard, it was solved by requesting Kyocera, which had developed the toughness smartphone "TORQUE", inherited the G'zone series, to develop and manufacture.

　On the other hand, the ultimate goal of this plan is "G'zone's" Resurrection ", so the cooperation of the Casio computer is indispensable.When KDDI talked to the company, the designer of the Casio Computer, who was involved in the G'zone series, was in charge of the design of the terminal and user interface (UI).

　With the cooperation of the Casio computer, G'zone Type-XX is a mobile phone full of "G'zone-like".Not only "reproduction" of multi -circle displays and screw battery locks, which are the icons of the G'zone series, except for some, are also equipped with a circular numeric keypad as a tribute to the first generation (C303CA)."Casipen (Casio Penguin)" also appears as a hidden element "somewhere".

　Toughness has evolved in line with the times, and it has passed 19-item environmental examinations stipulated in the US Department of Defense's latest procurement standard "MIL-STD-810H".In particular, this is the first time through the series to respond to "salt water spray".There are several functions that are useful outdoors.

　G'zone Type-XX provides the following options under the genuine "au +1 Collection" brand.For reference, the sales price at the store directly managed by KDDI (au style Shinjuku) is also described.

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