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Naoto Fukasawa designs streamlined Infobar A03 smartphone for KDDI
Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa has created a new version of his simple smartphone for telecommunications company KDDI.
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Naoto Fukasawa's Infobar A03 – an updated of the A02 device – features an aluminium case with rounded edges and corners that surrounds a 4.5-inch (11.4-centimetre) display.
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"The new model boasts an elegant feel that fits comfortably in the hand," said a statement from Japanese brand KDDI.
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The design was created for KDDI's au range, which also includes a transparent model by Tojukin Yoshioka launched last month.
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Infobar A03 has a unique user interface called Iida, which has been simplified from its previous version "for greater ease of use".
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Three buttons along the bottom of the screen are designed for quick navigation, while a camera and speaker are located in the portion above the display, which curves around the sides of the device.
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Another camera and the flash are located within a black strip on the otherwise fully coloured aluminium back panel.
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Scheduled to launch mid-February, the phone will be available in the same red-based Nishikigoi colour scheme as earlier designs, as well as blue, brown and pink variations.
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A range of accessories have also been designed to accompany the handset, including see-through covers, book-type cases and styluses.
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Earlier this month, Google unveiled its latest prototype for the Project Ara modular phone, for which Lapka has imagined a range of health-related components.