Fujitsu releases its first Arrows smartphone

JAPANESE MOBILE OPERATOR KDDI has unveiled Fujitsu's upcoming Arrows Z ISW11F Android smartphone.

The handset will be made by Fujitsu and Toshiba under the recently announced Arrows brand. It will run Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and tip up in Japan in November.

When Fujitsu announced the Arrows branding strategy it confirmed that it will release the devices globally rather than just in Japan. So, the Arrows Z could be a smartphone that makes the long journey from the land of the rising sun to Blighty, perhaps.

The Arrows Z will come equipped with a 4.3in HD 720p 1280x720 touchscreen, a dual-core processor, WiMax, microUSB and microHDMI ports and a whopping 13.1MP camera. It will come in black, blue, white and pink, with a waterproof design.

KDDI also announced it will be selling the HTC Evo 3D smartphone from late October.

Fujitsu had said that the first Arrows device would be the "Docomo Tablet ARROWS Tab LTE F-01D", but there are no signs of this yet. µ