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    This is 'world's thinnest' credit card-sized smartphone: Details here

    This is 'world's thinnest' credit card-sized smartphone: Details here

    By Shubham Sharma
    Oct 21, 2018
    05:07 pm

    What's the story

    Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo and electronics manufacturer Kyocera have come up with an adorable smartphone, one that carries the same footprint as a credit card.

    The phone, officially dubbed Kyocera KY-01L, is even smaller than the recently unveiled Palm phone and can easily slip inside a regular cardholder.

    It is being touted as the "world's thinnest and lightest" phone.

    Here's a sneak peek.

    Physical overview

    Design and display of the 'card phone'

    The new KY-01L or 'card phone' comes with an extremely small 2.8-inch e-paper display, similar to those we see on Amazon's Kindle eBook readers.

    As mentioned earlier, the phone carries the footprint of a credit card, measuring 5.3mm in thickness and weighing just around 47 grams.

    It carries thick bezels, especially on the bottom, and doesn't include a camera (probably to maintain thickness, weight).

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    Features

    Internals not revealed, but you can expect basic functions

    In terms of capabilities, the new phone sits somewhere between the smart and feature phone category.

    It isn't clear what OS runs on the device or how much storage it features, but there are sufficient apps for basic functions.

    This includes an app for Dialler, Contacts, Messages, Clock, Calculator, Settings, and Calendar.

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    Connectivity, price

    No app store, but there's LTE connectivity

    Though you don't get an app store with this phone, there's LTE connectivity and a web browser on offer to help you check emails and other stuff.

    Notably, the whole thing will be backed with a 380mAh battery that consumes zero power in standby mode.

    KY-01L will go on sale late next month in 'Ink Black' color at 32,000 yen or Rs. 20,900.

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    Information

    But, is this really world's thinnest phone?

    NTT Docomo bills card phone as the thinnest in the world owing to its form factor, but it is important to note many phones have already crossed the 5.3mm mark in terms of thickness, including Vivo X5 Max, OPPO R5s, and the original MotoZ.

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