Panasonic P706ie, a mid-end clamshell, has recently been unveiled in Japan.

Measuring 109 x 49 x 16 millimeters, when kept closed, and weighing 106 grams, the new P706ie brings the following features: HSDPA connectivity for data transfer speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, a 3 inch TFT internal display with 262K colors and 240 x 427 pixels, a small external 0.8 inch display with 96 x 25 pixels, a large internal keypad, mobile TV capabilities, Web browser, Instant Messaging, pre-installed maps, multi-tasking capabilities, bar-code reader, voice dialing, USB, both microSD/microSDHC cards support up to 8GB and a battery that should offer up to 190 minutes of talk-time, up to 20 hours of music playback, up to 330 minutes of TV viewing (if used in ECO mode) or up to 570 hours of stand-by time.

Panasonic P706ie comes in three color versions: black, silver and lavender. The retail price of the new clamshell has not been announced, but the P707ie should be commercially available starting August 15, offered by NTT DoCoMo under the name of FOMA P707ie.

Panasonic Mirror II was recently unveiled in Japan. The new clamshell comes with a glamorous external case that changes its color depending on the viewing angle.

Measuring 107 x 49 x 15.9 millimeters and weighing 118 grams and, the Mirror II brings the following features: a 3 inch TFT internal display with 260K colors and 240 x 427 pixels, an external hidden display with 96 x 25 pixels, WCDMA and HSDPA connectivity, a 2 Megapixel camera with VGA video recording and auto focus, secondary video-call camera, Mobile TV, internal GPS, Bluetooth, Web and email capabilities, Media player, expandable memory (up to 8GB, via a microSD or microSDHC card) and a battery that can offer a huge stand-by time – up to 600 hours, and only 220 minutes of talk-time, the battery can also last up to 6.75 hours in TV viewing mode or up to 120 minutes in video-call mode.

Panasonic Mirror II comes in five color versions: Deep Pink, Midnight Purple, Ruby Red, Champagne Gold and Crystal Silver.

It will be available in Japan starting August, offered by SoftBank under the name of SoftBank 824P. The price is not announced yet.

Panasonic Tropical 823P will be released on June 28, via Softbank, the third largest carrier in Japan (and the only one to bring Apple’s iPhone 3G to the Asian country).

Coming in a clamshell form factor, the new Tropical 823P girly handset is completely waterproof.

Measuring 108 x 50 x 17.6 millimeters (when closed) and weighing 132 grams, the Tropical 823P features a 3 inch TFT internal display with 240 x 320 pixel, a secondary external screen with 96 x 25 pixels, WCDMA and HSDPA connectivity for fast data transfer speeds, a 2 Megapixel camera with video recording and auto focus, secondary camera for video-calls, Music and Video players, IrDA, 1Seg for viewing TV programs, Web and email capabilities, GPS navigation, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, embedded games and a battery capable of providing up to 220 minutes of talk-time, up to 600 hours of stand-by time and up to 5.3 hours in TV-viewing mode.

The Tropical 823P will come in five color versions: white, black, red, blue and green.

[via softpedia]

Japanese giant electronics manufacturer Panasonic brings us a new Mobile TV phone – VIERA 920P. This clamshell Mobile TV Phone works on W-CDMA and GSM networks, and features a 3.0 inch, 480 x 854 pixel resolution, 16:9 TFT display (perfect for TV and videos), a 5.1 Megapixel CMOS camera (with Auto focus and video recording), DMB-TV, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR.

The Panasonic VIERA 920P is available in 5 colors: gold, white, black, light blue, and pink. It measures 106 x 49 x 18 mm, weighs 135 g.