Created: 9 August 2026
Sharp engineers must have been very busy back in 1998, initially launching the first colour-display Mobilon (two devices), then the ginormous 9.5-inch TriPad, and finally, in November, the Mobilon Pro PV-5000. Now, this looks like a proper notebook computer.
The Mobilon Pro PV-5000 portable computer has a 129 MHz Toshiba TMPR3912U processor, 16 MiB of SDRAM memory (expandable to 32 Mib), and 16 MiB of ROM.
The touchscreen measures 8.2 inches diagonally with a resolution of 640 x 480 px and now has 4096 colours, a significant improvement over the 256 colours offered by the preceding models. The increased 12-bit colour depth allows for considerably more nuanced colour reproduction.
The PV-5000 has a 65-key QWERTY keyboard. All other features are the same as on the older Mobilons, including the traditional attachable digital camera. The PV-5000 weighs 1231 gr.
Specifications
- Display: 8.2 inches, 640 × 480 px — Colour STN LCD (Dual-Scan)
- CPU: Toshiba TMPR3912U — 129 MHz
- Operating system: Windows CE
- OS version at launch: 2.11
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SHARP Mobilon Pro PV-5000
- Waterproofing: None
- Dustproofing: None
- Operating memory (RAM): 16 MB
- Built-in storage memory: 16 MB
- External storage: PC Card Type II
The Mobilon Pro PV-5000 features an 8.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 640 × 480 px and an exceptional 4096-colour display, unmatched by contemporary handheld PCs.
This portable computer (now 1231 g) is powered by a substantially more powerful processor, a 129 MHz Toshiba TMPR3912U but offers the same RAM and storage: 16 MiB.
A digital camera can be attached to the PV-5000 like in the earlier Mobilons.