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Photos: NEC claims thinnest flip phone

By // July 18, 2006, 8:44 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • NEC says its new folding mobile phone is the world's thinnest. The phone is about 0.46 inch thick when folded--slimmer than an AA battery, according to the Japanese electronics conglomerate. The handset features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, a 1.9-inch color display and music player functionality.

    NEC

  • Thin is certainly in for phones. The Moto Q from Motorola, built on the Razr design, is 11.5 millimeters thick--a hair's breadth thinner than the NEC phone. It features a QWERTY keyboard, e-mail and voice mail, a five-way navigation button and thumb wheel, and stereo speakers.

    Motorola

  • The Razr itself. This limited-edition model, made by Motorola for Cingular Wireless, went to some nominees at the 2005 Oscars.

    Motorola

  • A potential rival for the Razr is Samsung's MM-A800 for Sprint, which can play TV shows and 90-minute videos, take dictation, and scan business cards. It also contains a 2-megapixel camera.

    Sprint

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NEC says its new folding mobile phone is the world's thinnest. The phone is about 0.46 inch thick when folded--slimmer than an AA battery, according to the Japanese electronics conglomerate. The handset features a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, a 1.9-inch color display and music player functionality.

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