AQUOS PHONE IS14SH: Sharp Integrates Android 2.3 Into Feature Phone Body

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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
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It seems Sharp saw good sales when the company launched the so-called AQUOS PHONE THE HYBRID 007SH on the Japanese market, the world’s first clamshell Android phone. Today, Sharp’s AQUOS PHONE IS14SH [JP] went on sale in Japan, and again they squeezed a ton of smartphone functions into a feature phone body.

The obvious target here are customers who want to type on a physical slide-out keypad but don’t want to miss out on the typical specs a Japanese Android phone is offering.

Here are the main features:

  • 3.7-inch LCD touchscreen with 900×540 (QHD) resolution
  • Android 2.3 OS
  • 8MP CMOS camera with HD video recording support (720p)
  • microSDHC card slot, microUSB slot
  • IEEE802.11b/g/n Wifi
  • GPS
  • Bluetooth 3.0
  • 1seg digital TV sensor
  • e-wallet function (NFC)
  • infrared communication
  • size: 56×117×14.7mm, weight: 136g

In Japan, the AQUOS PHONE IS14SH will be marketed by mobile carrier KDDI au, but don’t expect to see this handset outside the country anytime soon.