{"id":3443,"date":"2015-01-22T00:25:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T23:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glandium.org\/blog\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2015-01-22T00:25:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T23:25:45","slug":"fx0%e3%82%92%e8%b3%bc%e5%85%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glandium.org\/blog\/?p=3443","title":{"rendered":"Fx0\u00e3\u201a\u2019\u00e8\u00b3\u00bc\u00e5\u2026\u00a5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago, I went to a local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.au.kddi.com\/\">au<\/a> shop to get a hand on the Fx0, KDDI's LG-manufactured Firefox OS phone that was released in Japan for Christmas in a few flagship shops and on the web, and on January 6 everywhere else in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>They had it on display, like any other phone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But they didn't have any stock, so I couldn't bring one home, but ordered one.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fast forward two days ago, the shop called to say they received it, and I went yesterday to get it.<\/p>\n<h2>Unboxing<\/h2>\n<p>Since the phone is not sold without a carrier subscription, the shop staff does the unboxing for you, to place the SIM card in the phone. But let's pretend that didn't happen.<\/p>\n<p>The Fx0 comes in a gold box with a gold Firefox logo, wrapped in a white box with the characters \"Fx0\" embossed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Opening the gold box, unsurprisingly, reveals the gold transparent phone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-4.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reading articles about this phone, opinions are divided about its look. I'm on the side that thinks it looks awesome, especially in the back. I does look bulky, probably because of its rather sharp edges, but it's not much larger than a Nexus 4. Nor is it much thicker.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One side has \"au\" embossed, and the other has \"Fx0\".<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-6.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One downside of the transparent theme is that it limited the types of materials that could be used, so it sadly feels plastic to the touch. At least that's why I think it is this way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-7.jpg\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-8.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-9.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the bottom of its front, a single \"home\" button, showing the Firefox logo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-10.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Turning it on<\/h2>\n<p>Well, it was already on when I first got my hands on it, but in our pretense of unboxing, let's say it was not, and that I turned it on for the first time (which, in some sense, is true). This is what it looks like when it boots:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"680\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01ONzUipr50\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After unlocking, the home screen appears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fx0-11.jpg\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" class=\"noborder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I'll be trying to use it as my main (smart)phone, and see how that goes. I'll also test some of its KDDI specific features. Blog posts will come along. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago, I went to a local au shop to get a hand on the Fx0, KDDI&#8217;s LG-manufactured Firefox OS phone that was released in Japan for Christmas in a few flagship shops and on the web, and on January 6 everywhere else in Japan. They had it on display, like any other phone. 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