Hasta La Gadget!

Sharp announced that they have produced 3 new 2013 summer smart phone models for SoftBank: AQUOS PHONE Xx SoftBank 206SH, AQUOS PHONE ss SoftBank 205SH and Simple Smartphone 204SH.

AQUOS PHONE Xx SoftBank 206SH
– To be released after mid-June
– Approx. 5.0 inch full HD (1920×1080 dot) display
– Digital terrestrial broadcasting tuner is built-in. It’s capable of recording programs.
– 1.31 million pixels COMOS camera, 1.7GHz quad core CPU
– It has 3,080Ah high-capacity battery that makes the battery life last more than 2 days by using other functionality together such as “Eco Waza”.

AQUOS PHONE ss SoftBank 205SH
– To be released after mid-June
– It’s only 60mm wide compact phone with a rounded design that fits in your hand nicely
– 1.31 million pixels COMOS camera, 1.5GHz dual core CPU, “Direct Tracking” technology that maximizes smooth touch operation
– Waterproof, One-seg, infrared data communication function, emergency early warning mail function, mobile payment function

Simple Smartphone SoftBank 204SH
To be released later this month, we wrote about this phone about 2 weeks ago.

Currently, AQUOS PHONE Xx SoftBank 206SH and AQUOS PHONE ss SoftBank 205SH are under development so specs might be changed later.

Softbank is releasing a new Sharp Android 4.1 smartphone – AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH – with 4.9 inch big HD display (1,280 x 720 dots).
It is built on IGZO, an LC technology Sharp invented, which provides high energy-saving performance, meaning you can use the phone for 2 full days without recharging, and it has a vivid high-def display so quality is not compromised.
It’s compatible with the SoftBank 4G communication network and the phone has high communication speed. 1.5GHz Quad …

Despite not having the best of years, Sharp has still managed to make its presence felt in the television market — namely by introducing plenty of AQUOS TVs in recent months, including that 90-inch LED beast we saw back in June of 2012. Today, the Japanese electronics maker is looking to increase its efforts on that front, with the firm adequately choosing this year’s CES as the platform to unveil its new lineup of 60-,70- and 80-inch LED televisions in the 6-,7- and 8-Series. For starters, the entry-level 6-Series will boast 1080p capabilities with AQUOMotion 240 (120Hz) as the main driving tech behind it, while the higher-specced (and presumably more expensive) 7- and 8-Series are set to carry the same resolution features (sorry, no 4K here) but with Quattron “color intensification” and AQUOMotion 480 and AQUOMotion 960 technology inside both. Smart and 3D features can also be found in all of Sharp’s novel TV models, which should pair nicely with what the company’s calling “striking new slim designs.” All in all, Sharp is kicking off the new year with about 18 new AQUOS LED TVs — and for those interested in learning each model name, the presser after the break should help do just that.

Update: We have just received pricing information from Sharp, and it looks as if the cheapest model will start off at about $1,500 for the 60-inch LC-60LE650, while the most expensive HDTV is set to be the 80-inch LC-80LE857 with a hefty price tag of $6,500 — both of which will be available in February and April, respectively. In addition, Sharp today also announced its new SmartCentral platform, which will be a one-stop hub for the now-accustomed smart TV applications like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vudu and Facebook. You’ll find more pricing and availability information for the other models inside the updated PR past the jump.

Continue reading Sharp announces new 6-, 7- and 8-Series AQUOS LED TVs as part of 2013 lineup (update: pricing info)

Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD

Comments

Source: Sharp

Lest you think HTC has a complete lock on Sharp’s supply of extra-dense 5-inch, 1080p screens for the Droid DNA and J Butterfly, Sharp itself is building a phone around the giant LCD. The Aquos Phone SH930W slightly rethinks the internals of HTC’s new Android 4.1 flagship to make it more affordable, doubling the non-expandable storage to 32GB but scaling back to a dual-core, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S3 and dropping the currently unsupported LTE. That cost-cutting will be vital, as the SH930W is headed to a more price-sensitive Russia first, in late November — one of the few (if not only) times that Sharp has tailored a smartphone to a country other than its native Japan. The 22,000-ruble ($694) off-contract price in Russia could undercut mere 720p rivals that often cost 25,000 rubles ($789) or more.

It’s an odd phone by any account, and Mobile-review was curious enough to snag a pre-release SH930W for an early inspection. While the device under the microscope was running vanilla Android rather than the planned Feel UX and may easily have a fair share of buggy code, initial benchmarks seem to validate fears of a mismatch between the display and an underpowered chip: the S3 is fast enough for common tasks at that resolution, but chokes with playing 1080p video and certain 3D games. Anyone buying the extra-large Aquos Phone will mostly be choosing it for the good battery life, the camera and that killer price, the site says. We’ll admit to being slightly disappointed at such a pedestrian fate for Sharp’s screen so soon into its lifespan, although we suspect performance-minded Muscovites could get a chance at a much faster HTC Deluxe in the near future.

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile

Sharp Aquos SH930W reviewed early in Russia, mates Sharp’s 1080p screen with a mid-tier phone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  Mobile-review (translated)  | Email this | Comments

All right, your eyes might go a little bit bonkers there, but what we are trying to do is draw your attention to the Sharp Aquos Pad SHT21. It carries the new IGZO LCD technology from Sharp, and according to Japanese carrier KDDI, the Sharp Aquos Pad SHT21 is tipped to debut this coming middle of December, where the 7” tablet is touted to come with more than double the battery life of its predecessor. How is this possible? Definitely not through the sprinkling of pixie dust or fooling around with magic, but rather, it is due to the low-power characteristics of its IGZO LCD display.

The entire shebang tips the scales at a mere 280 grams, where it runs on a 1.5GHz dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor, offers pen input capability, has 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, a microSDXC memory card slot, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and 4G LTE connectivity. Oh yeah, your eyes will be treated to a resolution of 1280 x 800, not quite near the HTC J Butterfly, but decent enough. [Product Page]

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Sharp 6.1-inch IGZO display has 498ppi, WQXGA resolution, Expert claims Apple used older display technology in their new iPads as Sharp’s IGZO displays weren’t ready yet,