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Ericsson ER207 (NTT DoCoMo): Ultra-Rare Japan-Only Release
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)
⭐ WOW Factor: The Ericsson ER207 is not just rare – it’s a portal into a hidden chapter of mobile history.
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Good – 9/10
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 1999 | 💰 Release Price: 200 €
📊 Units Sold: ~60k
📰 Why this phone matters: A remarkable and extremely rare Japan-exclusive Ericsson ER207, produced in August 1999 for NTT DoCoMo’s PDC network. This model was never sold internationally and represents Ericsson’s transitional era when the company tailored unique hardware specifically for the Japanese market – often completely different from their global product line.The ER207 embodies classic late-90s Japanese mobile design: compact, angular, antenna-based and featuring the distinctive “DIGITAL” logo across the display window. Unlike mainstream Ericsson models of the same era, the ER207 employed Japan’s proprietary PDC 800/1500 MHz system, resulting in a device architecture not compatible with GSM and making it fundamentally different from eur;opean Ericsson phones.
Unit is accompanied by original accessories, including the Japan-style hand strap, a collectible piece of its own that reflects the cultural design philosophy of late-90s Japanese phones, where personalization and wearable portability were key features.
This makes the device not just rare – but historically significant as part of the very limited Ericsson-DoCoMo collaboration portfolio.📝 Reviews when released: Ericssoners 🔗
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Ericsson ER209i (NTT DoCoMo): Ultra-Rare Japan-Only Release
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: S (Ultra Rare)
⭐ WOW Factor: The first i-mode enabled mobile phone for the PDC standard
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2000 | 💰 Release Price: N/A
📊 Units Sold: ~50k
📰 Why this phone matters: DoCoMo by Ericsson ER209i’ (hereafter ER209i) is Ericsson’s first i-mode enabled mobile phone for the PDC standard. In Japan, the growth of the mobile Internet market is very strong, and NTT-DoCoMo’s i-mode service contributes to this expansion. The number of subscribers who use the i-mode services is 15,227,000 as of November 26, 2000 (reference to data of NTT-DoCoMo).📝 Reviews when released: Ericssoners 🔗