Hot Pink Razr is Big in Japan

NOW THAT it has been re-engineered to work on NTT DoComo's FOMA 3G network and has been suitably equipped with an i-mode browser, Motorola claims its MotoRazr is flying off the shelves in Japan.

Michael Tatelman, a vp with Motorola's Mobile Devices Business in North Asia, said, "We knew people were waiting for MotoRazr, and we knew the Christmas season would be big. This proves it will be as big a hit in Japan as it is everywhere else."

That's funny, The INQ didn't reckon that Xmas was big in Japan. Oh, well.

Anyway, the M702iS model is the first DoCoMo handset in the M70x series to combine Bluetooth capability, DoCoMo's 'World Wing' 3G global roaming, and the full suite of i-mode content and services.

Oh yeah. And surprise, surprise it's the thinnest FOMA handset ever, measuring just 14.9mm. It's available in Hot Pink, Neo Black, and Cool Silver

The good news is that the M702iS might make it to the UK on O2's i-mode network. O2's i-mode range is looking a tad boring and as O2 already sells the WAP version, it might spice up the company offering a little. µ