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iPhone May Be Too Low-Tech for Japan

Posted Jun 6, 08 4:09 PM CDT in Technology 

(Newser) – The new iPhone will be in Japan at the end of the year, but it may not be souped up enough for consumers there, Wired reports. Japanese phones tend to have an endless array of cool features such as live TV and Wii-style games. Even though most people hardly ever use all those bells and whistles, that doesn't mean the simpler iPhone will be welcomed.

"It doesn't have 3G, the camera is only 2 megapixels, and it lacks fun little features like mobile wallet functions and an LED flashlight," says one journalist. "It’s not quite cutting it as a competitor in our mobile-based culture."

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In Japan, consumers are all about the features on their cell phones. Even if they don't use most of them.   (Getty Images)
In this Sept. 6, 2007, file photo, the Apple iPhone shown on display at an Apple Store in Los Gatos, Calif. The iPhone is going on sale in Japan soon.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
In this March 6, 2008, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gesturing in front of an image of an Apple iPhone at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Upon connection, the iPhone user can see the web conference organizer's screen in real time.   (AP Photo)
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