Created: 17 February 2012 · Last edited: 9 September 2026
The AQUOS Phone SH-06D by DoCoMo was announced on 16 February 2012 and released on 23 March. It sits somewhere between an upgrade to the SH-01D and a downgrade to it, depending on which way you look at it.
What stays the same: the 4.5-inch, HD (1280 x 720 px) 3D-capable display; the amount of available RAM: 1 GB; the water- and dust-proofing.
What is different:
- An upgraded processor: an OMAP 4460 (2 x 1.2 GHz) instead of SH-01D's OMAP 4430 processor (2 x 1 GHz)
- Onboard storage (ROM) has been increased to 8 GB
- The 12.1 MP optical stabilisation camera on the SH-01D has been downgraded to an 8 MP CMOS shooter on the SH-06D
- The main new feature of the SH-06D is the addition of the new Japanese standard in mobile television, NOTTV. The SH-06D, together with a NEC Casio tablet, is the first device to feature NOTTV. Sharp also supplied the SH-06D with the SH38 desktop holder, which charged the phone while incorporating built-in One-Seg and NOTTV antennas to improve reception.
Specifications
- Display: 4.5 inches, 1280 × 720 px — New Mobile ASV LCD
- CPU: Texas Instruments OMAP4460 — 2 × 1.2 GHz
- Rear camera:
- 8.04 MP CMOS, AF, SR
- 720p @ 30 fps
- Front-facing camera:
- 0.32 MP
- unknown
- Battery: 1520 mAh (removable)
- Operating system: Android
- OS version at launch: 2.3
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AQUOS Phone
SH-06D
- Waterproofing: IPX5/IPX7
- Dustproofing: IP5X
- Operating memory (RAM): 1 GB
- Built-in storage memory: 8 GB
- External storage: microSDHC, 32 GB
- The OS received an upgrade to version 4.0 on 25 September 2012.
The SH-06D rolled out with Android 2.3 but was later upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0).
Other standard features include Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, Infrared, One Seg, Mobile Wallet, DLNA and AQUOS LINK.
Both W-CDMA (800 / 850 / 1700 / 2100 MHz) and GSM frequencies are supported.
The SH-06D measures 66 × 11.8 x 128 mm (W x D x H) and weighs 145 grams, which is a bit more than the SH-01D's 137 g.
It is available in Magenta Red, Blue Black, or White colour.
AQUOS Phone
Evangelion
SH-06D NERV
- Waterproofing: IPX5/IPX7
- Dustproofing: IP5X
- Operating memory (RAM): 1 GB
- Built-in storage memory: 8 GB
- External storage: microSDHC, 32 GB
- The OS received an upgrade to version 4.0 on 23 October 2012.
The SH-06D NERV was a special-edition version of the AQUOS PHONE SH-06D, created as a collaboration with Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. Released on 29 June 2012 in a limited run of 30,000 units, it adopted the design and visual identity of the fictional NERV organisation, with two interchangeable rear covers and a heavily customised user interface inspired by the series' MAGI supercomputer. It also included exclusive 3D Evangelion content and a specially designed desktop charging cradle. The collaboration extended beyond the exterior, with the device, packaging and built-in software all receiving supervision from Studio Khara.