Vodafone K.K. today announces that it will offer 3 new 3G handsets for the 2005 fall and winter season in the run up to Christmas. The Vodafone 702NK II (Nokia 6680) is scheduled to go on sale from late October, and the Vodafone 703SHf by Sharp and Vodafone 703N by NEC are set to debut in early November. In addition, the V604SH, a new 2G (PDC) handset by Sharp, is scheduled to go on sale from mid-November.

The 703SHf will be Vodafone K.K.'s first 3G handset to come with an embedded Mobile FeliCa smartcard to support 'Vodafone live! FeliCa' mobile wallet services.Together with the Vodafone 903T and Vodafone 803T 3G handsets by Toshiba announced on 7
September, Vodafone K.K. will have a total of 6 new handsets for the 2005 fall and winter season.

Vodafone 703SHf (by Sharp)

The 703SHf comes with an integrated Mobile FeliCa smartcard to support 'Vodafone live!
FeliCa' so customers can use their handset as a wallet replacement. Electronic money
for shopping, plane tickets and point cards are supported to make daily life even more
convenient.

The 703SHf has the smallest width in the Vodafone 3G lineup at approximately 47mm. In its easy-to-carry compact and slim body, the handset has a host of enriched functions like a 1.3 megapixel camera that can snap close-ups and a high-quality wide angle view 2.0-inch Mobile ASV LCD. The 703SHf also has a Music Player that supports AAC and SD-Audio MP3 music files, and 'Custom Screens' for changing menu screens and icons to one's liking.

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