Japanese carrier KDDI recently announced an ultra-thin, waterproof Android-powered handset, the Fujitsu Arrows ES IS12. Due in January of 2012, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone boasts a 6.7mm thick body at its thinnest spot and bulks up to 8.5mm at the thickest.  In other words, it’s thinner than the Motorola Droid RAZR in some areas.  Features include a 4-inch (800×480) AMOLED display, a 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor, a 5-megapixel camera, a 1,400mAh batter, and support for CDMA, GSM, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n).  Additionally, there are also some Japanese customized such as 1-Seg digital video, Infrared, and Mobile Wallet touch.

Would you be open to buying a Fujistu smartphone with your respective carrier or do you prefer more traditional players like Samsung and HTC?

Via: The Verge