Introduced as a prototype one year ago, and displayed at DoCoMo’s booth during the last CEATEC 2008, Fujitsu officially announced their latest wonder, the Separate Keitai F-04B, today during a Press Conference in Roppongi….
The F-04B is a “new type” of Keitai that can be separated in two parts: Display Unit and Keyboard Unit connected via Bluetooth (each part features a Lithium Ion battery)… To put it simple, the user will be able to use its phone like he wants since the screen part features an LCD Touch screen of 3.4-inch.

For example, you can use only the screen part to watch movie, listen to music, send mail, watch TV (1Seg) and let the QWERTY keyboard part in your bag. Regarding the Keyboard unit, it can be used as keyboard (of course), microphone, Speaker device, game pad…
And to please Japanese Customers, Fujitsu also offers the possibility to attach both parts together in order to use it as a classic Slide phone since we’re talking about a dual Keayboard Phone…

But, probably the most interesting feature that caught our attention was this optional projector unit. With a brightness of 6 lumens, the user will be able to project movie, pictures, game… It features an 800 mAh Battery with 2hours of lifespan (at the highest Luminance), as well as Texas Instruments Inc’s second-generation “DLP Pico” chipset, and it provide a resolution of 854 x 480.
And to be able to use it, the user will have to replace the Keyboard Unit by this Projector Unit, and use the keyboard as a real remote control…

Anyway, Fujitsu presents this Keitai as a real all-in-one solution and announces to target 20 -30 years old Japanese people…

Our impression:
The F-04B is a nice All-in-One phone, little bit bulky, but different from what we use to see in Japan (Clamshell phone)… Bulky, but when you divide your phone into two parts, you have a quite sleek and light display Unit that can be used without the Keyboard Unit…
Regarding the overall quality, we have something well build and quite stylish. The game pre-loaded on the phone displays nice graphics. The Camera module, a 12.2Mpix camera, is not bad and takes nice pictures for a phone.
We like the idea of a separated QWERTY keyboard allowing the user to type mail, or use it as a Game Pad, or a remote control. The projector, even if it’s still a “gadget”, is really interesting, and should be enough to display a movie on your ceiling when you are in your bed…

However, we are a little bit disappointed by the LCD touchscreen… It’s accurate, but not really responsive…
Anyway, even if the screen is not perfect, it should be way enough to enjoy multimedia, mail, internet…….

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