In September, we blogged on CrunchGear about Sharp’s entry into the Android tablet sector (the company is currently readying a 5.5-inch and a 10.8-inch version). Strangely dubbed “Galapagos”, the tablets, which will be available in Japan starting next month, will soon be joined by two smartphones carrying the same name.
Sharp today took the wraps off [JP] the so-called Galapagos 003SH and the Galapagos 005SH. Both phones share one major selling point: they both feature a naked-eye 3D display.
Galapagos 003SH (pictured above)
This model comes with
- 3.8-inch touchscreen with 800×480 resolution
- Android 2.2
- 1GHz Snapdragon CPU
- 9.6MP CCD camera with 720p video recording
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- electronic wallet function
- digital TV tuner
- size: 121×62×12mm, weight: 139g
Galapagos 005SH (pictured above)
- 3.8-inch screen with 800×480 resolution
- QWERTY keyboard with 4-way D-pad
- Android 2.2
- 1GHz Snapdragon CPU
- 8MP CMOS camera with 720p video recording
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- electronic wallet function
- microSDHC slot (32GB)
- digital TV tuner
Japan’s third largest mobile carrier, SoftBank Mobile, will start offering the 003SH next month and the 005SH in February. We will go hands-on and report back as soon the devices are on the market.