Try out the impression of "G'zOne TYPE-XX", the latest model of "G'zOne", which has appeared after 9 years.

G'zOne is a Casio known as "G-SHOCK". With its high tenacious performance, it has been popular for a generation since "C303CA" in 2000, but new products will no longer be launched after Casio finally withdrew the G'zOne TYPE-L from the mobile terminal business in 2012.

Later, full touch panel products were also put into use, but since the 2005 "G'zOne TYPE-R", foldable feature phone style products have continued to be popular and become unique products that are still in use today.

That G'zOne has been resurrected as a "G'zOne TYPE-XX", inheriting the style that G'zOne TYPE-X appeared in 2010. It was released in August, and the release date is after November, and this time it has been decided to launch on December 10th.

"it took four years to realize," recalls Takashi Kondo of KDDI's product planning department. After the end of G'zOne in 2012, there are also deep-rooted fans in camping, mountaineering, action door scenes and so on. It is said that among people who have been using it for a long time, there are also people who have been using it for as long as 15 years, and many people think that a functional phone-style terminal with physical buttons is needed.

In particular, G'zOne users are more dissatisfied with the existing lineup than other feature phone users, hoping that the same brand and the same manufacturer tend to be stronger. "as a pioneer of the tough guy series, I want to respond to enthusiasm" (Kondo) decided to commercialize.

Take the 20th anniversary as an opportunity to start development with the goal of commercialization. As Casio, which has withdrawn from the mobile terminal business, is unable to develop and manufacture the terminal, there are also topics such as how to start the promotion and how the specification cost is found by its manufacturer, and finally it will take 4 years to sell. As a result, the 2021 sale, which is 21 years from 2000, is not as good as the 20th anniversary, but it is planned to be based on the 20th anniversary model.

Making Kyocera, which is determined to provide KDDI with tough guy smartphone "TORQUE". It is reported that in terms of design, Casio's successive G'zOne teams have regrouped responsibility. "Miracle goods that cross corporate barriers," Mr. Kondo propagandized.

For the first time, a neat circular display is used in the closed state of the secondary display. The use of the first generation of G'zOne as the theme of the circular numeric keypad, the back of the screw battery lock, etc., is the use of the previous G'zOne theme design. The ringtone is also a remake of something carried by G'zOne TYPE-X. It is said that this time it also carries "Fantasia", which can not be included because of the problem of sound number.

The final product was only made by adding a bumper and protector to the first conceptual design of G'zOne TYPE-XX, hardly changing the design on the Casio side. This is realized by the high-tech ability of Kyocera.

The additional protector is not only to resist the impact, but also has the function of designing the pipe wind to send air into the interior and suck the external air into the internal temperature sensor.

Toughness, as always, supports 19 MIL standards in addition to impact resistance that will not be damaged from a height of 1.8m. For the first time, it has the tolerance to salt water spray and can be safely used when fishing on board.

The built-in application has functions that are active in outdoor scenes, such as weather, temperature, air pressure and altitude, weather forecast, compass, steps, tides and fish activity. It also has a buzzer function, which can use sounds such as whistles and bear bells on the mountain.

別売アクセサリとして、ナット型の卓上ホルダ、首掛けやカラビナでの取り付けが可能な2WAYストラップ&マルチケースの2種類も用意される。

The price is 52800 yen and goes on sale on December 10th. Kyocera is developed and manufactured, but the publisher is KDDI. But, of course, there is no SIM lock, so it can be used in addition to au users. In addition, existing G'zOne users also have programs that can change models for free. Existing G'zOne users want to retain users in this free switching program, as the 3G outage at the end of March next year will make it impossible for au VoLTE non-compatible terminals to communicate.

To commemorate the launch, KDDI will hold the au CASIO Mobile phone Grand Prix. This is the project that determines the highest prize through user contributions from 35 mobile phones and 36 G'zOne TYPE-XX models made in Casio for au. In addition to the G'zOne, Casio mobile phones also have digital camera "EXILIM" as the brand name of the EXILIM mobile phone, which determines the first place.

Voting will be held from December 6 to January 10, 2022. Gifts were also prepared by drawing lots from the candidates, including circular lights with straight terminal "C303CA" as the theme, portable battery with G'zOne TYPE-XX as the theme, VICTORINOX multi-tools with G'zOne MOTORS logo, and original wallpaper designed by CASIO. In particular, the ring lights and portable battery are more similar to C303CA and G'zOne TYPE-XX than expected, including shocks, which are worth paying attention to.

This time, G'zOne has been revived as a commemorative model, and the idea that the existing tough guy smartphone in KDDI is basically based on the existing TORQUE, let G'zOne users also know the strength of Kyocera's tough guy products and look forward to the transition in the future. Mr Kondo said the continuation of G'zOne itself was "pending". It is said that if there is a response, it may also lead to the next time, but basically want to use TORQUE to cover the demand.