NEC has announced a new phone which is 7.7mm thick.

Unlike other phones which tell you how thick they are at the thinnest point, this phone is 7.7mm thick the entire length of the phone.

How thick is 7.7mm to us normal people?

(OK, just kidding about the "normal" bit.)  It's approximately 0.3 inches. Or you can lay 3 of these on top of each other, and it'd still be less than one inch. In comparison, my Sony Ericsson x10 mini is about twice as thick. Unfortunately, there are no plans to bring this phone to the US.

Typical conversation with my analog wife:

Me:	NEC has announced a phone which is 7.7mm thick.
Her:	But it won't work over here (in the US), right?
Me:	Are you implying that there's supposed to be some sort of relationship between it working in the US and me buying it...?

Unfortunately, she has a point. I hate when that happens.

Reference: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/2011_newmodel/index.html