Created: 5 February 2014 · Last edited: 16 September 2026

Spring 2014 is coming and Sharp and Willcom are releasing a new "simple smartphone", the Aquos Phone ef WX05SH.

And simple it is! The Aquos Phone ef WX05SH comes with a dual-core MSM8260A processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, and 8 GB built-in storage; microSDHC cards are supported. These specs make the phone look like it came from Summer 2012.

The WX05SH has a 4-inch display with FWVGA (854 × 480 pixels) resolution. The main camera is 4.9 megapixels (backside-illuminated sensor with autofocus) and the front camera is 0.3 MP.

This simple smartphone supports two network technologies: 3G (W-CDMA at 900/1500/2100 MHz) and Willcom's PHS (1900 MHz), allowing for two different phone numbers. Maximum downlink is 42 Mbit/s for 3G, 65 Mbit/s for Wi-Fi (b/g/n) and 400 Kbit/s for PHS.

The WX05SH is equipped with Bluetooth 3.0, Infrared, One Seg, FeLiCa, GPS and supports Wi-Fi tethering. It is waterproof but not dust-proof.

To make it easy to use, Sharp have designed a special UI called "Simple Line Home", have added a quick zoom button and a shortcut to change text size.

The Aquos Phone ef WX05SH runs on Android 4.1 (never received an upgrade), measures 60 × 122 × 11.9 mm and weighs just 120 grams (including the built-in battery).

It is available in Grace Silver and Pink.