Comments on: Google Android in Japan

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 29 May 2010 20:23:08 +0000

I have this phone actually. I mainly got it because I didn’t want the iphone since it’s on softbank, and I wish docomo had the blackberry storm (touchscreen), not the bold. My biggest complaint about smartphones in Japan is lack of imode support, and no infrared. Most japanese I know with a smartphone have both a smartphone and a regular keitai because they don’t want to give up their emoji, 1 seg, and imode. IMO the reason that smartphones aren’t catching on as well in Japan as elsewhere is because using a smartphone means losing traditional keitai features. Japan’s phones seem to have been surpassed by the west now, I would love to see Japan create a good smartphone (that is good enough to compete with iphone and blackberry) that also has traditional keitai features. I miss them, though I would still rather have a smartphone since I like being able to easily browse the web and use IM applications.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:18:06 +0000

I just don't think that it's going to take off all that well, if iPhone sales in Japan are anything to go by. I own, and love, iPhone, however due to the fact that the mobile experience is so different in Japan to that in the West, I just think that without any real focus on the needs of the Japanese public, the Android could fall flat on its Google. I shall look on with interest..

By: lullemans72

lullemans72 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:59:37 +0000

what do you mean they won't get the foreign buyers in on it?

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By: greenlight

greenlight — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:24:41 +0000

How big are Google in general in Japan? In the west they're pretty much the default, and gmail and other google apps are very popular. My impression is that in asia yahoo are more popular, is that true or have google made significant inroads?