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?

G'zone Type-XX (Liquid Green is on the left, Solid Black on the right)

　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).[Photo] Questionnaire survey that triggered G'zone to revive [Correction: 12:00] At the first appearance, the title was "for the first time in seven years", but it is "for the first time in nine years".The title has been corrected

Resurrected in response to "voice" from users

　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 the four models by 2001 was once interrupted, 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the release of the "G'zone Type-L Cal21", the successor model did not appear because the Casio computer was effectively withdrawn from the mobile phone business.On the other hand, according to KDDI's own survey, users using the G'zone series still have a high mobile phone (feature phone)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users and the brand's 20th anniversary commemorative project.However, as mentioned earlier, the Casio computer has withdrawn from the mobile phone business.KDDI had to consider the "manufacturer" first.In this regard, it was solved by requesting Kyocera, which had developed the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.Optional items are also enriched G'zone Type-XX, and the following options are prepared 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.・ 2way strap & multi case: 3960 yen (tax included) ・ Desktop holder: 2750 yen (tax included) ・ Battery pack (1500mAh): 1980 yen (tax included) ・ Kyocera 3.5φ Type-C conversion cable: 1166 yen (tax included)

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