Created: 2 July 2011 · Last edited: 7 September 2026
Sharp China are releasing a new Android device, the SH8188U, and a quite unremarkable one.
The SH8188U has a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 and 512 MB of RAM and 2 GB of ROM.
The display size is 4.1 inches and the resolution is 800 x 480 pixels, capacitive multi-touch. The technology used to build it is not announced but I doubt it employs Sharp's cutting edge New Mobile ASV.
The SH8188U has a rear camera with a humble 5 MP CMOS sensor. What is unusual about this phone is that it has a front-facing camera (0.3 MP), which isn't very common these days.
The SH8188U is equipped with Wi-Fi (b/g/n) and supports the Chinese WAPI protocol. There's also Bluetooth 2.1 and a microHDMI connector.
Specifications
- Display: 4.1 inches, 800 × 480 px — TN-TFT LCD
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 (MSM8255) — 1.0 GHz
- Rear camera:
- 5 MP CMOS, AF
- 720p @ 30 fps
- Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 MP
- unknown
- Battery: 1320 mAh (removable)
- Operating system: Android
- OS version at launch: 2.2.2
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- Waterproofing: None
- Dustproofing: None
- Operating memory (RAM): 512 MB
- Built-in storage memory: 2 GB
- External storage: microSDHC, 32 GB
The following bands are supported 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and 3G: WCDMA 900/2100 MHz. There's also GPS and A-GPS.
The SH8188U is offered in black or white and it would have made a fairly decent smartphone in June 2010. But, hey, it's June 2011 now!
You can find an in-depth review of the phone here: https://m.eprice.com.tw/mobile/talk/103/4639393/1