Filed under: Handsets, Others, Samsung, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Softbank Mobile, HSUPA, Toshiba
As you might expect, Japanese carrier SoftBank’s summer 2009 lineup contains the usual science-fiction array of ridiculously well-equipped handsets — plus 3G photo frames and a Lenovo IdeaPad S10 with embedded WWAN — but the real news here might be a pair of lovelies from Sharp. The mirumo 934SH (pictured left) features a 3-inch external display that can display time, date, weather, news, and other information without consuming any power between changes; sounds like E-Ink, though Sharp describes it simply as a “memory LCD.” You’ve also got an 8 megapixel camera, a waterproof shell, and a UV sensor that can help you determine just how quickly you need to slather on the SPF 30. Next up is the Solar Hybrid 936SH, a phone suspiciously similar in concept to the device Sharp is working on for SoftBank competitor KDDI au. Clearly the big draw here is the big solar array up front that’ll give you one minute of call time or two hours of standby per 10 minutes of charging, but you’ve still got IPX7 water resistance, an 8 megapixel camera, and a full wide VGA display at your disposal. Look for the 934SH in June and the 936SH in August — if you happen to be in Japan, anyhow.
Gallery: Sharp 934SH for SoftBank
Sharp’s solar 936SH and 934SH with “memory LCD” headline latest SoftBank lineup originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 19 May 2009 02:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Original post by Chris Ziegler
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