It’s thanks to an unlikely-named Frenchman in Tokyo, Gwenael Nicolas, that we have this ‘designer phone’ to evaluate — with our knowing eye — this afternoon. The LG-produced (Nicolas-designed) SIMPURE L2 is a sliding handset for Japanese provider NTT DoCoMo, which is due for release here in Japan next month. It’s been drawn up and realised with the concept of ‘Curve & Square’ in mind, according to the Japanese press release. From what we can see, there are indeed right-angles and curves at play, evoking a certain whiff of, not so much je ne sais quoi, as… Xbox 360.
But beneath its purportedly stylish design is a robust piece of mobile tech, centred on its GMS-powered capacity for hassle-free global roaming (via NTT’s ‘World Wing’ service). The SIMPURE L2 also has a 3-megapixel camera — not bad, but a distance short of Japan’s 5-megapixel trendsetter handsets — and, more important, the L2 has a comprehensive and user-friendly piece of ‘deco mail’ (SMS/ emails written largely with animated GIFs, ever-popular in Japan) that betters last year’s L1 effort. Anyway, the L1 is so 2006.
(Gwenael Nicolas’ other stuff)
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