Created: 13 March 2011 · Last edited: 15 October 2026

For the Spring 2011 line-up, Sharp & AU presented a new Android device, the IS05 (SHL05). The most obvious thing about it is that it is less capable than its predecessor, the IS03: lower resolution display, worse camera.

The IS05 runs on Android 2.2 and has Flash Lite 4.0 support, One Seg TV, Mobile Wallet, FM transmitter, AQUOS link to connect the phone to your Sharp AQUOS TV, the now standard pedometer and sports function. In terms of connectivity, this CDMA WIN x1 "sumaho keitai" has them all – Wi-Fi (b/g), Bluetooth, InfraRed, FM tuner.

Unfortunately, au have decided to strip the tethering function from the phone.

The IS05 is powered by a 1 GHz Snapdragon S2 processor and has a 3.4-inch screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 px. The display is built using Sharp's New Mobile ASV technology, which is capable of reproducing 26 million colours (the IS03 can reproduce 6.5 million colours).

There is an 8 MP CMOS camera on board that can capture HD video (720p), which you can then transfer via the HDMI connector (AQUOS Link) to your Sharp HDTV. Also equipped with a 3.5-mm audio jack, the IS05 comes in three colours: white, pink and green+black, and is advertised as a girl's keitai.

The IS05 measures 112 × 55 × 14.1 mm and weighs 130 grams.