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Sharp Showcases A Unique Clamshell Style Foldable Smartphone

The biggest and the most prevalent trend for this year is expected to be the advent of foldable smartphones. Smartphone OEMs like Samsung and Huawei have already showcased their devices with the technology. Japanese multinational giant Sharp has also joined the bandwagon and revealed a clamshell style foldable smartphone in a video. This is the first time the technology has been exhibited.

Sharp Clamshell Foldable Smartphone

The clamshell foldable smartphone from Sharp that has been showcased in the video features a similar design to the expected Motorola RAZR foldable smartphone leaked a few days ago. It has a Plastic OLED display which can be folded completely into half to turn the device into a more compact form factor. It has a wide notch on top of the display which is surprising to see in a foldable smartphone. Its mechanism uses strong magnets to keep the display securely shut when in the folded state. To reaffirm the durability claims, Sharp has assured it has tested the folding mechanism for up to 3,00,000 bends. Notably, this number is significantly higher than the durability claims of Samsung Galaxy Fold.

Also read: Renders Of The Google Pixel 3a, 3a XL Leaked On Twitter

Unfortunately, Sharp hasn’t provided any specific launch date for a commercial smartphone featuring a clamshell, foldable design. According to the company, it may take years before a device featuring the technology may be released by it. However, Sharp is also a display manufacturer, so there may be a possibility that it may sell this technology to other OEMs to implement in separate devices. The video also doesn’t clarify if the display when folded time and again, will create a crease in the centre or not. Furthermore, the sound of the folding mechanism is also prevalent throughout the video, which may make the experience of using the smartphone cumbersome.

April 11, 2019
RoboHon is a Tiny Robot Phone That is All Kinds of Adorable

We bring you news straight from Japan, and it’s tech related. So yes, it has something to do with robots. But this time its not just any robot. It’s Japan doing what it does best – making a smartphone that looks like a cute little robot.

Move over, Pepper, there’s a new robot in town and it’s called RoboHon. This tiny robot smartphone is the latest creation announced by Sharp and designed by Tomotaka Takahashi, and it is jammed full of skills and features. If you ever decide to leave your sleek and thin smartphones for a bipedal robot phone with arms and legs and a mouth, then this is what you need. You’d also need to move to Japan for it, but that’s besides the point.

RoboHon is an 8-inch robot with a 2-inch screen on the back and a camera and projector built into its face. This phobot (phone + robot) can walk, talk, dance, raise its arm to get your attention, and can also connect to LTE and WiFi. RoboHon has facial recognition, and voice recognition built-in too. So it can identify people and act accordingly, telling them they have a new message or to smile for the camera. You can also set reminders and RoboHon will respond like Siri, though a lot less creepy. It also promises to be there to cheer you up when you’re feeling blue.

Now, this robot phone is not exactly going to be easy to fit in your pocket, and is the complete opposite of how other smartphones are evolving, but hey, its still an adorable looking robot, so that’s reason enough to bring a smile to your face. Sharp says it will release RoboHan in Japan in the first half of 2016. Watch the video of the multi-purpose, joyful tiny bot below. We’re sure it’s going to be the best thing you’ve seen all day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=55&v=HQtIlxe_ZkY

October 6, 2015
Sharp Launches Bezel-Less Smartphones

Sharp is not a company which people usually associate with Smartphones. But, Japanese electronics giant recently introduced a pair of amazing smartphones that barely have bezels.

Sharp has managed to stock a 5.5-inch screen into a body that stops right at the edge of that display. Not only that, the innards of the phone are also impressive. The 5.5-inch Sharp’s Aquos Crystal X is at 1080p resolution and there’s a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 ticking away inside its 10mm thick chassis.

The less powerful and slightly smaller Aquos Crystal packs a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 400 and a 5-inch 720p display. The phone comes with a Harmon Kardon sound effects engine that delivers “Clari-Fi” to restore quality lost in music compression. There’s also “LiveStage” streaming and native compatibility with the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio Bluetooth speaker.

Sharp is said to enter the US smartphone market with these two phones soon. It has been reported that a invite from US Network Sprint that invites guests to “Take the edge off” has been spotted. It’s also decorated with crystals, suggesting the Sharp Aquos Crystal will be launched on 19th August in the US. The Japanese launch of the Sharp Aquos Crystal and Crystal X has already taken place via Sprint’s parent company SoftBank.

Sprint hasn’t officially confirmed it’ll offer the Crystal, the reports strongly suggest that it will happen. Sprint is holding a press conference in New York tonight, and its invitation is rife with crystalline symbolism and a tagline that associated with the Aquos’ bezel-less screen.

However, there is no word on pricing or availability in India right now but we’re hoping it arrives here soon. That or it inspires other phone manufacturers to create an interesting bezel-free design like this.

August 19, 2014
HTC J Butterfly Launched, First phone with a 5 inch full 1080p Display – Only for Japan

HTC has made it to the worlds first record when it comes to the display matrix with the new HTC J Butterfly. The phone is a Android 4.1 Jelly Bean device and features a 5-inch, 440ppi full-HD “Super LCD 3” panel. The HTC j Butterfly also has a 1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 underneath which is actually a Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC.

The HTC J Butterfly also has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSDHC expansion, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), NFC, LTE and CDMA/GSM/UMTS/GPRS radios which means its perfect for the rest of the world. The phone weighs 140g , and it’s waterproof as well, rated at IPX5. The Battery is marked at 2,020mAh although the specs arn’t final the phone has been launched with thte carrier KDDI in Japan. Users of KDDI network can get this mammoth and powerful phone in early December, in color options of red, white or black.

HTC is a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets. The company initially made smartphones based mostly on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system software, but in 2009 it began to shift its core focus away from Windows Mobile devices to devices based on Android OS, and in 2010 to Windows Phone OS as well.

HTC is also a member of the Open Handset Alliance, a group of handset manufacturers and mobile network operators dedicated to the advancement of the Android mobile device platform. The HTC Dream, marketed by T-Mobile in many countries as the T-Mobile G1 or Era G1 in Poland, was the first phone on the market to use the Android mobile device platform.

October 17, 2012
1080p, 443ppi Smartphone Screens Being Made by Sharp

A lot of the current top-of-the-line Android handsets have screens with a 1280 x 720 resolution on average, but that’s about to change. Sharp is wanting to bring 1080p displays to phablets of all kinds, and has announced that it has started production of its own 5-inch, full 1080p HD smartphone displays

Many of the current top-of-the-range smartphones — iPhone 5 apart — have screens with a 1280 x 768 pixel resolution or similar, which is good enough to be labelled as HD. However, just as it did with flat screen TVs, 720p is about to be replaced by 1080p — as Sharp has announced that it has started production of its own 5-inch, full-HD smartphone displays. The new panel boasts a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a pixel density of 443ppi. As a comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S3’s 4.8-inch display has a resolution of 1280 x 720 and a pixel density of 306ppi, while the 4-inch iPhone 5 has 1136 x 640 pixels and 326ppi.

Production begins this month, and will likely hit consumers in mid-to-late 2013.

October 1, 2012
Sharp loves its waterproof phones, the Aquos Phone 102SH has 3D qHD display, 12 megapixel sensor (PR)
Sharp has released a waterproof phone called the Aquos 102SH, this comes just days after we saw news of the Fujitsu ISW11F. The Sharp Aquos has a decent spec sheet :
- 1GHz TI OMAP 4430 CPU
- Gingerbread
- 4.5-inch glasses-free 3D display
- 720 x 1280
- 1GB of RAM and a 32GB microSDHC
- 12 megapixel CMOS sensor
- DLNA, infrared connections, e-wallet functionality
- 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 3.0 capabilities
The device is set to release in December in Japan,

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AQUOS PHONE SoftBank 102SH (by Sharp) Overview

1. Main features (planned)

Display beautifully detailed, with a 4.5-inch LCD high-definition large-screen HD
The display, with a 4.5 inches HD LCD high-definition big screen. Color gradients or licking a resolution of 1,280 × 720 dots (color display 16.77 million) in the corresponding pictures and videos, and vivid the detail and character, to read comfortably and small characters in the website the more information possible. Also, to realize to adjust the contrast display for easy viewing even outdoors in bright places such as “outdoor view” and the effect of preventing prying eyes up “color veil view”, and ability to view 3D. Furthermore, 9.7mm thinness about forma yet slim body, IPX5/IPX7 an equivalent waterproof performance and Ip5X 2 dustproof performance has been considerable.

Up to 21Mbps downstream 3 The “ULTRA SPEED” corresponds to a dual-core CPU with To achieve maximum 21Mbps downstream “ULTRA SPEED” in response to high-speed communication is possible. In addition, dual-core CPU with a faster performance “OMAP4430 (1GHz)” by built-in, a large amount of web browsing and watching streaming video information, including operations such as running multiple applications at the same time, a variety of actions comfortably done without stress.

Battery consumption is simply smart technology “eco” function
Power saving and backlight control and image processing technology to keep the image quality is always high, power consumption by automatically controlling the unconscious more than one application at startup, you can extend your battery has. “Eco Tech” feature allows up to approximately 50% of power consumed by the backlight 4 reduction, approximately 40% more power consumption during standby (mode waza-ari) five energy savings may be reduced.

With 12.10 megapixel camera that supports the optical Image Stabilizer, the main camera is equipped with a megapixel camera effective pixel count of approximately 1,210. Because it uses an optical anti-shake that can be taken easily prone to camera shake scene, you can take in situations such as for taking beautiful photography and zoom in at night. In addition, the Full HD (1,920 × 1,080 pixels) and can also shoot video, it is possible to record the scenes footage of powerful memories.

Note:
1 IPX5 and uses a 6.3mm diameter water injection nozzles, jets from any direction can rely on the condition that a minimum of irrigation water for 3 minutes 12.5 minutes liters / about 3m away about the functions of a phone means that you have.
IPX7 and the tap water at room temperature, the phone gently sunk away and still water depth of 1m, which means having a function as a phone when taken out after about 30 minutes left.
2 IP5X and refers to the degree of protection, less than 75?m in diameter dust (dust) were stirred for 8 hours to put the device containing the phone has a function of the phone when taken to maintain safe means. Dust the performance of this unit is warranted to protect the substantial degree IP5X, do not guarantee against such usage is not placed directly on the beach.
3 available in some areas, the maximum transmission rate is different. Also, for a best effort, due to line congestion and communication environment, communication slows down, or may be unable to communicate.
4 provisional value. Numbers will be different depending on the model.
5 Numeric Eco Tech “normal” mode “with skill” is by comparison with the preliminary mode. Your environment by energy savings may vary.

Release Date

Since early December, 2011

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September 30, 2011
Sharp Galapagos A01SH tablet goes on sale in Japan

Want a tablet for INR 50. ? Well the Sharp Galapagos tablet has gone on sale in Japan on contract for a mere 100 ¥, which is roughly Rs 50.

The Device is one of the first tablets to show instances of Honeycomb 3.2 in person, But don’t fall easy for the cheap price tag, you will need to tie yourself in a deal with the ISP for a long and problematic contract. The device is also available outright for ¥44,800 or INR. 28,000, which is still cheaper than the Galaxy 750 / tab 10.1s asking price.

The Device is a WiFi only 7 inch device with Android 3.2 Honeycomb and a Unibody shell.

August 31, 2011
Xiaomi Phone with MIUI Launched, 1.5 GHz Dual core beast at a mere US$ 310
Xiaomi Phone with android 2.3.5 was launched last night in China. The device promises the worlds first 1.5 GHz processor in the form of Qualcomm MSM8260 SoC, along with pretty awesome specifications if you ask me.
- 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 SoC
- 266MHz Adreno 220 graphics processor
- 1GB RAM
- 4GB ROM
- Unlocked bootloader!
- Android 2.3.5
- 8 Mp Autofocus Camera with F2.4 lens + LED
- 2MP Front Camera
- Rubberized Back Panel
- MIUI OS (earlier custom rom from XDA)
- Price is ¥1,999 ($310) which translates to a MSRP : 13,000/-
- Huge 1930mAh Battery pack
- GPS (with A-GPS) and GLONASS
- 4-inch 480 x 854 LCD made by Sharp
- 125mm x 63mm x 11.9mm
- Noise-cancelling microphone
- 149gms
- Dual antenna design
- Seven bright color cases
Looks like the competition just got something to worry about, at that price the device is a sure hit in India. The device goes on preorder on AUG 27, and will be available in OCT.

Watch out for more on this device, and hopefully a hands on with Bharat!
August 17, 2011
The Machine That Prints Gadgets

This monstrous machine has been dubbed the MBE and its named after the process that it uses to assemble objects at the molecular level. The process, called molecular beam epitaxy, is the method by which tiny crystalline structures are layered together to form objects. The process is similar to 3D printing, but works on a molecular level.

With this particular MBE, Sharp researchers at the company’s Oxford Labs in England use a plethora of sensors and magnetic arrays to piece together molecular sized Lego blocks to assemble electronics. The machine works in an environment that is similar to the vacuum of outer space.

As crazy as it sounds, these machines have been around since the 1960s and this particular MBE is one of the smallest to date. Check out the researchers detailing the machine in the video below.

July 13, 2011
Sharp Releases First Android Clamshell – Aquos Phone Hybrid 007SH

Right out of your clamshell dreams, the Sharp Aquos Phone Hybrid 007SH, is a hybrid traditional clamshell design which packs a 180 degree flipity-flopity touch-screen. Whats more the Old-School looking phone, also packs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, A 6 MegaPixel Camera and 3D capable display. This device will be available to SOFTBANK in Japan.

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May 21, 2011
Who needs 1080p when you get 7680x4320p in a TV with Sharp’s Prototype

Sharp managed to force a whole lot of pixels in their laters 85 inch prototype television. 33,177,600 pixels to be precise, Giving a total Resolution of 7680x4320p with 103ppi. Sharp calls it SUPER HI-VISION. In comparison the average LCD / LED TV has a density of 35ppi – 55ppi.

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Press Release

Sharp and NHK Successfully Develop 85-Inch Direct-View LCD
Compatible with Super Hi-Vision, a World First*1

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Matsumoto) and Sharp Corporation (Abeno Ward, Osaka; President: Mikio Katayama) have jointly developed an 85-inch LCD compatible with Super Hi-Vision, a next-generation television broadcast format. This is a world first for a direct-view display.

NHK began R&D into Super Hi-Vision, which has dramatically higher resolution than current HDTV, in 1995 and aims to begin trial broadcasts in 2020. With approximately 33 megapixels (7,680 [H] x 4,320 [V] pixels), or 16 times the resolution of HDTV, Super Hi-Vision will offer powerful, life-like image reproduction.

Under the joint development, Sharp’s UV2A*2 LCD technology was used to create for the first time in the world a direct-view LCD compatible with the unprecedentedly high display performance of Super Hi-Vision. The combination of the Sharp technology and NHK’s expertise and know-how in Super Hi-Vision will make possible ultra-detailed, super-high-quality images. The incredibly detailed images on the giant screen will immerse the viewer in a virtual-reality-like experience.

Super Hi-Vision-Compatible LCD
Screen size 85 inches (approx. 1.9 x 1.05 m)
Pixel count 7,680 (H) x 4,320 (V) pixels
Brightness 300 cd/m2
Gradation 10 bits for each RGB color
*1 As of May 19, 2011, for direct-view displays compatible with Super Hi-Vision.
*2 UV2A: Ultraviolet induced multi-domain Vertical Alignment. A photo-alignment technology for precisely controlling the alignment of liquid crystal molecules in a simple LCD panel structure.

This LCD will be shown to the public at NHK’s Science & Technology Research Laboratories in Tokyo from May 26 to 29, 2011

May 20, 2011