Created: 24 February 2012 · Last edited: 7 September 2026
Two flagships in the same collection? Why not, says SoftBank, and launches the 104SH a couple of months after the 102SH.
Although at first look the 104SH resembles the 102SH a lot, there are some substantial differences. The first is the removal of the 3D display – looks like buyers in Japan are starting to get tired of it. The display is the next revolution in LCD technology, introduced with the 102SH/SH-01D: now capable of reproducing 16.77 million colours (24-bit) (65,536 colours in its previous iteration). Add 176-degree viewing angles on all sides and a 300:1 contrast ratio and you get a screen that truly deserves all the bragging.
The 104SH gets a faster processor than the 102SH: again a Texas Instruments dual-core CPU but now the OMAP4460, clocking at 1.5 GHz. The amount of RAM is still 1 GB, but the built-in storage has quadrupled – to 16 GB!
Being a flagship phone, it too has the revolutionary 12.1-megapixel CMOS camera that uses the world's first optical image stabilisation CMOS sensor! It can also shoot Full HD movies. A 0.3 MP front-facing camera is also available.
The 104SH launched with Android 4.0 unlike the 102SH, which had to wait until September 2012 to get it. Indeed, it was the second smartphone in the world to launch with ICS, after the Galaxy Nexus. This, however, seems to have forced Sharp developers to make certain sacrifices to get ICS quickly. Thus, the 104SH broke with Sharp's traditional “everything included” Japanese smartphones, omitting Japan-specific features such as NFC, FeliCa/Osaifu-Keitai, infrared and 1seg TV.
Specifications
- Display: 4.5 inches, 1280 × 720 px — New Mobile ASV LCD
- CPU: Texas Instruments OMAP4460 — 2 × 1.5 GHz
- Rear camera:
- 12.1 MP CMOS, AF, OIS
- 1080p @ 30 fps
- Front-facing camera:
- 0.31 MP
- unknown
- Battery: 1520 mAh (removable)
- Operating system: Android
- OS version at launch: 4.0
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104SH
- Waterproofing: IPX5/IPX7
- Dustproofing: IP5X
- Operating memory (RAM): 1 GB
- Built-in storage memory: 16 GB
- External storage: microSDHC, 32 GB
The 104SH now supports the 1.5 GHz frequency offering 21 Mbps download and 5.7 Mbps upload speeds, in addition to the standard 2.1 GHz. The standard GSM frequencies are also included: 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz. Additional connectivity options include: Wi-Fi (b/g/n) and Bluetooth 3.0.
The phone is waterproof and dust-proof, now becoming standard protection features.
The 104SH measures 65 × 129 × 9.0 mm (8.9 mm at thinnest point) and weighs 126 grams, which is about 11 grams lighter than the 102SH. Upon release, it was offered in Rising Sun (dark navy blue with bright orange edges), Deep Ocean (blue/black); Shining Pearl was added later.