New Softbank 002SH, 003SH, 005SH - 3D phones

[cheeseus]

Sharp's newest additions to the Softbank line, which is restarting its model number count:

- the "normal" Aquos Shot clamshell 002SH with 14.1 MP CCD;

- the "premium" waterproof clamshell 004SH with 9.6 MP CCD;

- the 3D-capable Android Galapagos 003SH with 9.6 MP CCD and 3.8-inch screen;

- the 3D-capable Android Galapagos 005SH QWERTY slider with 8 MP CMOS and 3.8-inch screen;

Check them out here: http://k-tai.sharp.co.jp/lineup/s/index.html

Wow!

[vaiol123]

Am I little disappointed with the results tbh. I guess clamshell android will forever be a dream...

[martindesu]

Android clamshell might come along soon.

I suppose the 002SH is the most interesting there for me, but I will most likely be getting a 940/945SH or equivalent.

[cheeseus]

Don't know why Sharp chose to use a CMOS camera on the QWERTY slider, but I'd either go for that or a clamshell -the hardware keyboard is a must for me. I guess these (and follow up) 3D keitais will never make it to Europe, or at least not Sharp's. And I can bet Samsung or LG will be selling 3D phones in Europe and the US within a year, advertising them as "the world's first".

[Skyline R34]

It sure is strange they didn't just port the 9.6MP CCD from 003SH to 005SH. And the 002SH and 004SH isn't very exciting or attractive.

[vaiol123]

So I watched Softbank's SH003 ad with the phone fledging around the screen and now I'm in love with it. It's funny how that works :P

[eddieroolz]

Sharp said they switched to CMOS to make the phone thinner, it seems.

[MrAlexChiu]

i am liking the 005sh....what's the major difference between CCD and CMOS... i know CMOS is cheaper to produce... but does it affect image quality as well by a lot?

i mean... the 003sh looks sort of like the xperia x10....the 055sh on the other hand looks a bit more sleek... i guess its the lack of curves on the phone which is why i like my sh-07b so much....

docomo better bring something out to compete with the 005sh lol... i am looking forward to it... since texting on the phone is very important to me... and since they got rid of T9... i am having trouble texting efficiently on my phone right now lol

[tokyo_dom]

Thats a good point mrAlex.. I just bought a new pointandshoot Casio, and it uses a CMOS sensor; which allows it to do highspeed shots and ultra slow motion video. What i have been learning lately is that the lens plays a bigger part in it than the sensor; and all these lenses are going to be the same (i am keen to see the pictures taken by the Panasonic Lumix camera). But also i want to know how thick the 005SH is - i'm guessing it will be a bit chunky

[cheeseus]

The 003SH and 005SH have "Japan W-CDMA system, foreign W-CDMA system, GSM system (900/1800/1900MHz), HSDPA (7.2 Mbps), HSUPA (2Mbps), quoted from Hatena (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/h-gocchi/20101105/p1).

They are advertised as having "global support". Um... what does this mean? Any chances for us who are outside of Japan?

[tokyo_dom]

Damn the more i look at that 005SH the more i want a HW keyboard... but can i wait until march?? I'm dying here without an internet connection

[joyceanblue]

is it the first time softbank has not released a cycloid?

[eddieroolz]

If I recall CCD has better low-light performance than CMOS, but in turn is larger, more expensive to produce and saps more power. Personally I think its worth the tradeoff as I'm loving the quality on my SH-06A.

[qwerty1235]

About being big, a guy in my class was saying how thin his iPhone 4 is compared to my SH-07B. I told him being more than twice the resolution of his and with a better lens he then said that 'my phone can draw pictures on the screen while yours can't'. I flipped the screen around and used the handwriting function with the touch screen. He was left speechless.

[SabreStrike]

is it the first time softbank has not released a cycloid?

I see this one, 002sh aqous shot http://www.youtube.com/user/SoftBank.../7/mWNT6styfwM

The back looks weird though. I like the SH-06A's back more.