Created: 13 March 2010 · Last edited: 17 October 2026

Willcom and Sharp's next device, hitting the market in July 2008, is named WILLCOM 03, model name WS020SH, and marks the end of the W-ZERO3 line-up. Although the W-ZERO3 name no longer appears in the product's official name, it remains part of the device's identity.

The WS020SH is very reminiscent of its predecessor – it comes with a 3-inch WVGA display and has the same form factor but now flaunts a touch-panel front keypad that can switch between a 4-way navigation pad with buttons and a numeric pad. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard is there, too.

The 800 × 480-pixel screen employs Sharp's Mobile ASV (Advanced Super View) LCD technology found on their AQUOS TV series – it has an unprecedented viewing angle of up to 160° in all four directions and contrast ratio of 300:1, making it bright enough for comfortable outdoor use.

The built-in camera is equipped with an OCR scanner that can also recognise business cards and directly add the scan results as a new contact. A QR code scanner is also installed. The camera has a 2.0-megapixel sensor and can also record QVGA (320 × 240 px) videos in WMV format.

In the WS020SH, Sharp have decided to restore the Bluetooth 2.0 and One-Seg TV functionalities that they scrapped on the predecessor, the WS011SH.

Further connectivity methods include, naturally, Willcom's PHS radio, Wi-Fi (b/g) for up to 54 Mbps, and InfraRed.

The micro-USB port also supports host functionality for connecting peripheral devices.

The WILLCOM 03 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic.

The WS020SH measures 50 × 116 × 17.9 mm (W × H × D) and weighs just 135 grams. It is offered in black, pink, lime, and gold.