Created: 14 May 2015 · Last edited: 17 September 2026

au are releasing a flip Android in their Summer 2015 collection, the Aquos K SHF32 – a much higher-range phone than Docomo's offering, the SH-06G, but still somewhat crippled — Sharp removed the touchscreen!

To still try and make navigation convenient, Sharp have developed the so-called Touch Cruiser. The Touch Cruiser turns the entire keypad area into a touchpad, allowing you to slide your finger across the surface to move the on-screen cursor and scroll through content. This works alongside the conventional D-pad, giving you a surprisingly touch-like way of navigating the phone despite its non-touchscreen display.

The Aquos K SHF32 has the flip-phone-standard 3.4-inch display with a QHD (960 x 540 px) resolution resulting in a 328 ppi display density, and Pure-LED backlight for a more natural colour representation.

Like last year's SHF31, it features a very decent camera: the SHF32 comes with a 13.1-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor. It has autofocus, shake reduction, and has the low-light NightCatch sensor tech (Sharp's slab smartphones now have NightCatch II). And it can shoot Real-time HDR. The camera also features the Framing Advisor option that assists you in taking better pictures by suggesting various object alignment modes. The Translation Finder feature is also available.

The Aquos K relies on the same processor found in its predecessor, the SHF31: the Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926), which runs at 4 x 1.2 GHz affords using the LTE network (800 MHz and 2 GHz) and offers VoLTE call quality. Also supported are 3G and GSM networks (for roaming, au's GLOBAL PASSPORT). The operating memory is 1 GB, and the phone storage space (ROM) is 8 GB, expandable by microSDHC cards to up to 32 GB.

LINE chat and calls app now comes pre-installed with all feature phones, as well as a full browser. Navigation is, like before, performed using the Touch Cruiser EX as the phone is not touch-screen. Wi-Fi tethering is also supported, as well as Bluetooth 4.0, Infrared, GPS, Mobile Wallet (Osaifu-Keitai), One Seg.

Supported radio frequencies include:
2G Network: GSM GPRS EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G Network: UMTS HSDPA UMTS 850, 2100 MHz
4G Network: FDD-LTE 800, 1500, 1800, 2100 Mhz (Bands 1, 3, 11, 26).

The keypad is designed with half-raised keys for comfortable use. The Aquos K SHF32 is also equipped with speech recognition software that allows voice dialling.

The battery is 1,410 mAh; an energy-saving mode is also available. The SHF32 is waterproof (capless) according to IPX5/IPX7 standards.

The phone measures 113 (H) × 51 (W) × 16.9 (D) mm and weighs about 128 g. It is available in Amber, Clear White, and Bordeaux colours.