Last updated: 10 May 2018 – 21:26
Alongside the high-end Aquos R2, Softbank have also announced the next iteration of their smartphone targeted at the elderly, the Simple Smartphone 4. As the name suggests, this is a low-end simplified smartphone whose idea is to facilitate use, not impress with cutting-edge specs.
The Simple Smartphone 4 comes with a 5.0-inch screen with a resolution of 1280...
Last updated: 11 October 2018 – 08:59
Softbank are the first to have officially announced the Aquos R2 – just two days after Sharp did. The model name is 706SH.
The Softbank Aquos R2 is be offered in rose red, premium black, and platinum white. The release date was 8th June 2018.
Perhaps not surprisingly – the Aquos R2 has been selling quite well, placing Sharp as the No....
Last updated: 6 November 2019 – 07:39
Alongside the Aquos R2, Sharp have also announced the SIM-free Aquos Sense Plus – the next iteration in their mid-range series that was renamed Aquos Sense in 2017. The model name is SH-M07.
The Aquos Sense Plus has an IGZO dipslay measuring 5.5 inches with a resolution of 2160...
Last updated: 16 May 2018 – 06:30
Docomo announced the Aquos R2 (SH-03K) for their Summer 2018 collection on 16 May. They will be offering it in premium black, platinum white, and coral pink.
The Aquos R2 greatest novelty is the cameras – but unlike in other manufacturers where the two sensors work together, the rear cameras on the Aquos R2 are independent – one is for movies...
Last updated: 21 March 2018 – 06:45
The Aquos Mobile SH-02K is part of the Winter 2017/2018 collection and is a business-class mobile phone (quite the opposite of "exciting" as in flagships). Like its predecessor, the SH-03H, it has no camera and no entertainment functions (e.g. OneSeg TV, social networking apps).
What the SH-02K has is security and durability...
Last updated: 10 July 2019 – 09:42
Following the launch of the Aquos R Compact on the AU and the SoftBank networks, Japan's first smartphone to utilise a free-form display was also announced as a SIM-free device under the model name SH-M06 and will be available in late January 2018.
Advertised as "the most powerful premium compact model in Aquos history", the Aquos...
Last updated: 17 April 2018 – 07:30
The Aquos sense series was also launched by MVNO operator UQ Mobile (a 100% owned subsidiary of KDDI Corporation) – on 22 November 2017. The phone does not have a model name of its own, like it has for AU, SoftBank, Docomo, and even the SIM-free SH-M05, which is why we'll refer to is as the Aquos sense UQ.
There are almost no differences...
Last updated: 9 December 2017 – 12:50
To be released in mid-February 2018 is a new member of the Aquos sense series: the Aquos sense basic (702SH). This is advertised as a business-oriented smartphone.
The "basic" tag in the name signals two substantial changes from the other Aquos sense devices. First,...
Last updated: 11 December 2018 – 11:08
With sales scheduled to begin in mid-January 2018, here is a new Android One device by Sharp for both Softbank and the Softbank-owned carrier Y!Mobile, codenamed S3-SH.
The Android One S3 (S3-SH) is, as expected for the series, an entry-level smartphone that should meet the needs of those looking for a convenient and sturdy device that...
Last updated: 21 June 2019 – 09:18
The Aquos R compact is also to launch on the AU network, sales starting in late-December.
Advertised as "the most powerful premium compact model in Aquos history", this is the first smartphone for the Japanese market to utilise Sharp's free-form displays (that were showcased as early as mid-2014), beaten by at least three months by...
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