# N-04D

> Japanese smartphone

**Wikidata**: [Q11234176](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11234176)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/n-04d

## Summary
N-04D is a Japanese smartphone model manufactured by NEC Mobile Communications and offered by the carrier NTT DoCoMo. It is a 149-gram Android smartphone first published on 2012-02-15 and documented on NTT DoCoMo’s product site.

## Key Facts
- N-04D is a smartphone model (instance_of: smartphone model; subclass_of: smartphone).  
- Manufacturer: NEC Mobile Communications.  
- Carrier / Operator: NTT DoCoMo.  
- Country of origin: Japan.  
- Publication date: 2012-02-15.  
- Mass: 149 grams.  
- Operating system: Android (the Android platform was created by Google; inception date noted as 2008-09-23).  
- Official product page: https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/utilization/product/n04d/index.html (page language: Japanese; page qualifier date: 2019-04-26).  
- Google Knowledge Graph identifier: /g/122rd70j.  
- Wikipedia language entry available: Japanese (ja).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the N-04D?
A: The N-04D is a Japanese smartphone model produced by NEC Mobile Communications and marketed through the carrier NTT DoCoMo. It is an Android-based handset published on 2012-02-15.

### Q: Which operating system does the N-04D use?
A: The N-04D runs Android, the mobile operating system created by Google (Android’s inception date is recorded as 2008-09-23).

### Q: Where can I find official information about the N-04D?
A: Official product information is available on NTT DoCoMo’s product page at https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/utilization/product/n04d/index.html. The page is in Japanese and is recorded with a qualifier date of 2019-04-26.

## Why It Matters
The N-04D represents a carrier-branded Android smartphone produced by a major Japanese handset maker, NEC Mobile Communications, for NTT DoCoMo’s lineup. As a 2012 publication, it is part of the early 2010s wave of Android devices that expanded the platform’s presence in region-specific, carrier-distributed models. Carrier-specific models like the N-04D illustrate how manufacturers and mobile network operators collaborated to tailor hardware, software, and services to local markets. The device’s documentation on NTT DoCoMo’s site and a dedicated Japanese Wikipedia entry reflect its market placement and regional relevance. For researchers, collectors, or users tracing the evolution of Android smartphones in Japan, the N-04D is a verifiable example of NEC’s hardware and DoCoMo’s distribution strategy during that period.

## Notable For
- Being manufactured by NEC Mobile Communications for the Japanese market.  
- Distributed and operated through NTT DoCoMo.  
- Publication date of 2012-02-15, placing it in the early 2010s Android device generation.  
- Relatively lightweight mass of 149 grams compared to many contemporaneous smartphones.  
- Officially documented on NTT DoCoMo’s Japanese product page (recorded 2019-04-26) and indexed in Google Knowledge Graph (/g/122rd70j).

## Body
### Overview
- Name: N-04D.  
- Description: Japanese smartphone model.  
- Wikidata description: "Japanese smartphone."

### Manufacturer and Carrier
- Manufacturer: NEC Mobile Communications.  
- Operator / Carrier: NTT DoCoMo.  
- Country: Japan.

### Release and Publication
- Publication date listed as 2012-02-15.  
- Official product documentation available at NTT DoCoMo: https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/support/utilization/product/n04d/index.html.  
- The product page is in Japanese and carries a qualifier date of 2019-04-26 in the provided record.

### Hardware
- Mass: 149 grams.  
- No additional hardware specifications are provided in the source material.

### Software
- Operating system: Android.  
- Android context: Android is the mobile operating system created by Google, with an inception date recorded as 2008-09-23 in the provided material.

### Identifiers and Links
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/122rd70j.  
- Wikipedia language availability: Japanese (ja).  
- Sitelink count (from provided record): 1.

### Classification
- Instance of: smartphone model.  
- Subclass of: smartphone.

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