Created: 15 May 2013 · Last edited: 14 September 2026

This Summer 2013 collection Sharp and Docomo have more than smartphones to show — behold the AQUOS PAD SH-08E tablet.

This is a significant upgrade from the first AQUOS PAD, the SHT21, released by AU KDDI last year: the SH-08E too has a 7-inch screen built using Sharp's revolutionary IGZO LCD technology. But the resolution is now 1920 × 1200 pixels, and the processor powering it is Qualcomm's latest, the quad-core Snapdragon 600 (APQ8064T) clocked at 1.7 GHz. The operating memory has also been doubled — to 2 GB, and so has built-in storage space — to 32 GB, naturally expandable by microSDXC cards.

The AQUOS PAD SH-08E has an 8.1-megapixel main camera with a quick-start time of 0.4 seconds and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera.

Connectivity-wise, the SH-08E comes fully fledged: LTE, 3G and GSM networks are supported, unlike the AU KDDI model, which only supports LTE and AU's WIN CDMA. Onboard we also find Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Infrared, NOTTV with a time-shift function, and FullSeg terrestrial digital TV with recording capabilities, as well as GPS + A-GPS.

The IGZO panel also allows convenient pen input, made easier by the device's lightweight body of just 285 grams. The tablet measures 106 × 190 × 8.9 mm, with a maximum thickness of 9.9 mm.

Like many other phones and tablets released in Japan lately, the AQUOS PAD SH-08E is water- and dust-resistant. The battery has a capacity of 4200 mAh. For the time being, it will only be available in white.

The SH-08E runs Android 4.2 and has Sharp's Feel UX user interface.