NTT DoCoMo just announced its Spring 2013 Collection of Android smartphones for the Japanese market. The upcoming lineup consists of nine noteworthy devices from various manufacturers like Sharp, NEC, Sony, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Huawei and LG. We’ve got handsets equipped with large 720p & 1080p displays, Snapdragon S4 Pro & Tegra 3 chipsets, 16 megapixel...
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This is a first look at the Sharp 10.1-inch IGZO tablet display with ultra high sensitivity for pen input. Although it’s still classified as a prototype, I imagine we’ll be seeing this 10″ screen on select Android and Windows 8 RT/Pro tablets later in 2013. After all, what other capacitive display can recognize such...
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Sharp displayed its 6.1-inch WQXGA (2560×1600) IGZO mobile display prototype at CES 2013. That’s the same resolution found on the 10-inch Nexus 10 Android tablet, but in a much smaller display size, which translates to a pixel density of nearly 500ppi. Keep in mind, Sharp showed off its 5-inch 1080p “prototype” display just months...
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This is a quick rundown from CES 2013 of Sharp’s two Android smartphones with IGZO display technology. IGZO screens promise ultra low power consumption and high sensitivity. The first phone in the demo is called the Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E and it recently became available in Japan on carrier NTT Docomo. The second, the...
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Sharp’s upcoming Aquos Phone SH930W was previously announced for the Russian market and now it also appears to be heading to Hong Kong soon. A source on ePrice has leaked the company’s internal slides for the device, confirming specs and other details we’ve heard through unofficial means before. The SH930W, as you may know...
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Samsung is planning to begin mass-producing flexible mobile OLED displays for use in smartphones soon. According to a source close to the situation, the Samsung Display team is currently in the final phase of development of the bendable displays and they should go into production in the first half of 2013. Unsurprisingly, the screens...
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Sharp showcased its upcoming 5-inch 1080p FHD (1920×1080) prototype display with 443ppi (pixel density) at CEATEC 2012 in Chiba, Japan. Release information is currently lacking, but Sharp claims it’s already mass-producing this full HD mobile display, so early 2013 seems like a good launch point for consumer devices. We imagine Android smartphones or phablets...
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NTT Docomo and KDDI may have been first, but it’s now SoftBank’s turn to announce their 2012 smartphone lineup for the Japanese market. Four new Android handsets were announced earlier today: the Sharp Aquos Phone Xx 106SH, Sharp Pantone 5 107SH, Sharp Aquos Phone 102SHII and Fujitsu Arrows A 101F. Aside from the usual...
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Video streaming by Ustream Want to see NTT Docomo announce 16 Android smartphones and 1 Android tablet? The Japanese carrier has posted a video of their recent keynote, in which they announced the Samsung Galaxy S III (apparently with 2GB of RAM!), Sharp AQUOS PHONE ZETA SH-09D, Sharp AQUOS PHONE sv SH-10D, Sharp AQUOS...
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NTT Docomo may have announced a massive arsenal for their summer 2012 lineup, but KDDI has also unveiled a handful of Android-powered smartphones of their own, including handsets from Sharp, Fujitsu, HTC and Kyocera. Read on for specs, pics and videos of all six devices, which will hit the Japanese market beginning in late...
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Today, in Tokyo, Japan, NTT Docomo announced their summer 2012 lineup, which includes 16 Android-powered smartphones and a tablet. We’re looking at handsets from Samsung, Panasonic, Sharp, Fujitsu, LG, Toshiba, Sony and more. Much of them feature top of the line specs, like a Snapdragon S4 dual-core or Tegra 3 quad-core processor, and they...
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Japanese smartphone manufacturers continue to impress with camera components. Sharp has developed a 12.1 megapixel, 1/3.2-inch CMOS camera module with optical image stabilization that features the industry’s thinnest profile at 5.47mm. The new RJ63YC100 model is said to be less susceptible to blurring that’s typically caused by camera shake or shooting swift-moving objects. It’s...
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We’ve taken a look at the Verizon HTC Rezound and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was recently released in the UK – both sporting 720p HD displays. Well, the Japanese market is about to get an Android smartphone with an HD screen of their own, but it will also support glasses-free 3D technology. NTT DoCoMo...
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KDDI au recently announced several new Android handsets for the Japanese market. Now, it’s SoftBank’s turn to reveal a handful of enticing smartphones. These include the Sharp AQUOS PHONE 104SH, Sharp AQUOS PHONE 102SH, Sharp AQUOS PHONE 103SH, Panasonic LUMIX Phone 101P, and DELL Streak Pro 101DL. Read on for specifications, photos, and release...
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KDDI au announced six new Android smartphones for the Japanese market today, some of which have already made landfall in other regions. These devices include the Fujitsu-Toshiba ARROWS Z ISW11F, HTC EVO 3D ISW12HT, MOTOROLA PHOTON ISW11M, Kyocera DIGNO ISW11K, Sharp AQUOS PHONE IS13SH, and NEC MEDIAS BR-IS11N. Read on for specs, release dates...
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