Created: 5 December 2010 · Last edited: 4 September 2026
In December 2010, Sharp launched two tablets in the GALAPAGOS series: a 5.5-inch "mobile" model and a 10.8-inch "home" model. The tablets provided access to the GALAPAGOS cloud service for e-books and other tailored content, with around 30,000 newspaper, magazine and book titles available at launch.
The EB-WX1GJ is the larger "home" model, featuring a 10.8-inch display and designed primarily for comfortable reading and multimedia use at home. Sharp also planned to launch the GALAPAGOS tablets in the USA and India, but these international releases never materialised.
The EB-WX1GJ has a 10.8-inch screen with a resolution of 1366 × 800 px, an LED-backlit multi-touch display and a weight of 765 grams. Additional storage is available through microSDHC cards with capacities of up to 32 GB.
The GALAPAGOS EB-WX1GJ has a 3.5 mm audio jack and a mono speaker, as well as an accelerometer and an ambient-light sensor.
In terms of connectivity, the EB-WX1GJ offers Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth and USB 2.0 via a mini-USB port.
Specifications
- Display: 10.8 inches, 1366 × 800 px — New Mobile ASV LCD
- Operating system: Proprietary Linux-based
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GALAPAGOS EB-WX1GJ EB-WX1GJ
- Waterproofing: None
- Dustproofing: None
- External storage: microSDHC, 32 GB
- The OS received an upgrade to version 2.3 on 11 August 2011.
The EB-WX1GJ is the larger of the two original GALAPAGOS tablets, with a 10.8-inch 1366 × 800 px display. Its relatively large screen and 765-gram weight made it more suited to use at home than the compact 5.5-inch EB-W51GJ.
The tablet originally ran Sharp's Linux-based GALAPAGOS platform, but in August 2011 it received a system software upgrade to Android 2.3. The upgrade replaced the original GALAPAGOS software platform and also provided access to Google's Android Market.