Softbank introduces Sharp Aquos Fulltouch slider with quasi-XGA resolution

by Nilay Patel, posted Oct 30th 2008 at 12:04PM

Just when we thought the Touch HD really packed the pixels in, Softbank and Sharp have announced the Aquos Fulltouch 931SH slider, which sports a wild 1024 x 480 3.8-inch touchscreen. That's almost the same res as most netbooks, for comparison -- we're not sure what all that pixel density is good for at this size, but we know we want it. Apart from the screen it's also a pretty solid Softbank 3G featurephone: browser, Bluetooth with A2DP, 5.2 megapixel camera with image stabilizer, accelerometer, 1seg TV tuner, and a media player with microSD expansion. Sure, sure -- but look at that screen, people. That's the stuff dreams are made of. Anyone up for a trip to Japan?

[Thanks, Paul]

Filed under: Handsets, Sharp, Softbank Mobile

Tags: 931sh, aquos, aquos fulltouch, AquosFulltouch, fulltouch, sharp, softbank, xga

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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tigertown @ Oct 30th 2008 1:19PM

Okay, I'm probably going to get burned for this, but I swear the top portion of that phone looks just like my iPhone...except for the home button. Even the speaker grille is pretty similar.

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TheBasslineFiend @ Oct 30th 2008 1:42PM

No, that's about right... it really does look like a long iPhone until you slide it open. If you look closely at the left picture, it even seems to have a long slim button on the top right that looks just like the button on the top of the iPhone.

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youngcalihottie @ Nov 1st 2008 8:06PM

i usually hate "it looks like an iphone" posts but i kinda have to agree with u here. its the first thing i thought too. but it slides open! omg this is exactly what i have wanted since the iphone1 came out! as long as i could reprogram that useless yahoo button, i would soooooooooooooooooooo get this phone!

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carcomptoy @ Oct 30th 2008 2:37PM

Yeah I thought it was a disproportionate picture of an iPhone too!

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Gymo @ Oct 30th 2008 7:52PM

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That screen has got to be the most gorgeous thing to ever set your eyes one. I want ONE!!!! Where where where

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