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Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:29pm EST (Reuters) - Japanese companies Fujitsu and Panasonic plan to enter the European smartphone market as rivals Apple and Samsung have piled on the pressure in their previously isolated home market. Panasonic unveiled on Monday its Eluga model, marking its re-entry to the European market, and Fujitsu said it plans to roll out a wider portfolio of products in Europe. Japanese handset makers have struggled to compete outside their home country, in part owing to a focus on technology for the domestic market, and analysts say they will likely also struggle this time to break into the tightly competed sector. "The push into the European smartphone market makes sense given the limited room for growth back in Japan. However, the challenge they will face to gain traction is huge," said Dominic Sunnebo, analyst at research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Last year Apple alone took a 10 percent share of the Japanese market, the third-largest smartphone market globally, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Panasonic will sell its Eluga model for slightly over 400 euros, excluding operator subsidies, from April. The model comes with a 4.3 inch touchscreen, uses a Texas Instruments processor and runs Google's Android software. The company said it was the first of many new smartphones to its portfolio. Panasonic aims to sell 1.5 million smartphones in Europe during its next fiscal year to March 2013. "(The) Western European market is saturated and very competitive. Why they would pick this market to try to find renewed growth is a mystery to me," said analyst Carolina Milanesi from research firm Gartner. The smartphone market in Western Europe grew 12 percent last year to 97 million handsets, compared with 58 percent growth seen in the global market, according to Gartner. 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