Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has announced the availability of the Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E. It is known as the world’s first smartphone with an IGZO display. The IGZO display uses the indium gallium zinc oxide technology to provide a higher translucency that normal LCD display. For your info, the Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E comes jam packed with a 4.9-inch IGZO display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a 16-megapixel digital camera, a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad core processor, an Adreno 320 GPU and the Google Android 4,0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. [Geeky-gadgets]
The FCC has recently approved the Sharp Aquos SH-10D, which means that it is ready to hit the U.S. market. As a reminder, the handset supports a GSM and HSPA+ / WCDMA radio. The Sharp Aquos SH-10D provides a large 4.5-inch display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 12.1-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 0.32-megapixel front-facing camera. [Geeky-gadgets]
Softbank will launch the Sharp Pantone 5 107SH in mid-July 2012. What makes this cell phone special is that it is equipped with a radiation sensor. The Sharp Pantone 5 107SH features a radiation reader app, which will provide accurate radiation level readings. The water- and dust-resistant handset is powered by a 1.4GHz single-core processor, a 3.7-inch WVGA display and a 4-megapixel rear-facing camera. The Sharp Pantone 5 107SH runs on the Google Android 4.0 OS. [Ubergizmo]
The Sharp Aquos SH-10D Entertaiment phone is now available in the Japanese market. Available in black, orange and white, the dustproof and waterproof smartphone features a fast 1.5GHz dual core processor, which is combined with a 1GB of RAM, a 4.5-inch display with a 720 x 1280 pixel resolution and a superb 12-megapixel digital camera. The Sharp Aquos SH-D10 also provides an 8GB of internal memory, a GPS navigation, Near Field Communication (NFC), a memory card slot, NOTTV, mobile wallet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity. The Sharp Aquos SH-D10 phone will be released in August 2012. [Impress]
NTT DoCoMo will launch the NERV Edition Sharp SH-06D. Powered by the Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, this Evangelion-themed Android smartphone features a 4.5-inch 720p display with an Evangelion-themed UI created by director Hideaki Anno’s Khara studio. The NERV Edition Sharp SH-06D is expected to coincide with the release of the newest Rebuild of Evangelion film titled “You Can (Not) Redo”. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing at this time. [The Verge]
KDDI and Sharp have joined together to launch the AQUOS IS14SH in the Japanese market. Powered by the Google Android 2.3 operating system, the phone features a slide-out keyboard, a 3.7-inch (960×540) New Mobile ASV Liquid crystal panel touchscreen display, an 8-megapixel digital camera with 720p video recording, a microSDHC card slot, a 1Seg TV tuner, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi connectivity. No word on pricing at this moment. [Akihabara]
