Sharp announces Aquos mini for Japan, flip-phone in tow
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- Anonymous
- ICM
- 07 Apr 2015
Snow_King, 03 Mar 2015I want to buy that flip-phone! Can anyone tell me how to bu... moreCheck out the "Kyoto exports" on ebay,the seller sells phones directly out of japan and the phones are unlocked. The seller will answer any question you have.
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- Snow_King
- yy}
- 03 Mar 2015
I want to buy that flip-phone! Can anyone tell me how to buy an Unlocked phone from Japan??
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- Eske Rahn
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- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2015303SH Cellular Networks:
GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900... moreInteresting, thanks!
They seem to disagree with Sharps own page (linked earlier) on the 303SH, Without understanding the Japanese chars, I still see FDD-LTE here:
W-CDMA方式（900MHz／2.1GHz）、GSM方式（900MHz／1800MHz／1900MHz）、 FDD-LTE方式（1.7GHz／2.1GHz）
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- Anonymous
- Ms0
- 20 Jan 2015
Eske Rahn, 20 Jan 2015The problem is that they usually does not support all the c... more303SH Cellular Networks:
GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900 (B8), UMTS2100 (B1)
SHV31 Cellular Networks:
GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, CDMA800 (BC0), UMTS850 (B5), UMTS2100 (B1), LTE2100 (B1), LTE700 (B17), LTE1800 (B3), LTE800 (B26), TD-LTE2500 (B41)
Source:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=5111&c=softbank_sharp_aquos_phone_xx_mini_303sh
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=7577&view=1&c=kddi_sharp_aquos_phone_serie_mini_shv31
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- Eske Rahn
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- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2015That's what I said. It makes the bottom bezel big they shou... moreFor a symmetric phone of almost same specs, see this news:
http://www.gsmarena.com/infobar_a03_is_a_japanonly_designer_smartphone-news-10831.php
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- Eske Rahn
- 3ii
- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2015That's what I said. It makes the bottom bezel big they shou... moreSure it is unconventional with the front camera at the bottom, but when you hold a phone with one hand in a firm grip, it is quite hard for the thumb to reach the lower corner at the side you are holding. So actually some 'inactive' area=bottom bezel is a good thing. And better to move the camera down in that area, and thus reduce the total phone size.
Actually the asymmetry is a plus when you grab for the phone, as you are unlikely to grab it up-side-down. I have done that SO many times with more symmetrical devices.
But on the symmetry, it would be nicer looking if they had moved what I assume is a speaker grill top right to the middle, and if what I assume is the microphone hole bottom right, has some 'bezel' so it looked more like the camera to the left.
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- AnonD-106979
- vfx
- 20 Jan 2015
AdamBoy64, 20 Jan 2015I think the interesting one of the duo is the flip-phone, t... moreYeah, but I heard that the Android OS is heavily customized. Just like Nokia X. You can't access Google Play since it's essentially a feature phone, only it comes with a forked version of Android OS and LTE network.
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- AnonD-106979
- vfx
- 20 Jan 2015
for the blue one, its full name: sharp aquos serie mini shv31.
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- AdamBoy64
- Fv4
- 20 Jan 2015
I think the interesting one of the duo is the flip-phone, to be honest.
It's an amazing form factor.
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- Dave
- njJ
- 20 Jan 2015
I LOVE the assymetrical bezels, they allow for as much more compact phone. I wish Sharp would start selling their awesome phones worldwide!
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- Anonymous
- gxN
- 20 Jan 2015
Eske Rahn, 20 Jan 2015PS
Actually it already got a 1.2Mp front camera. I guess t... moreThat's what I said. It makes the bottom bezel big they should move it in the upper bezel. The whole thing is asymmetrical, ugly and bigger than it needs to be.
A camera has no place into the bottom bezel, making it even thicker.
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- Anonymous
- Ibx
- 20 Jan 2015
AnonD-354094, 20 Jan 2015I miss flip phones.Flip phone to USA PLEASE in 2015!
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- AnonD-354094
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- 20 Jan 2015
I miss flip phones.
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- Eske Rahn
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- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 19 Jan 2015Only problem is the assymmetrical bezels. They should use t... morePS
Actually it already got a 1.2Mp front camera. I guess that is what you see bottom left
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- Eske Rahn
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- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 19 Jan 2015Only problem is the assymmetrical bezels. They should use t... moreI disagree, I never use the front camera anyway - I'm not THAT narcissistic- so I would much prefer the usage of the device area for display than for a camera.
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- Eske Rahn
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- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2015Send an email or tweet to sharp accounts. But then again, w... moreThe problem is that they usually does not support all the common European bands, the 303SH did not, otherwise I would have bought it.
I can not see from the link what bands the SHV31 supports. (I now absolutely no Japanese characters, so navigating the pages is a bit difficult, though Google Translate can help somewhat)
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- Eske Rahn
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- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 20 Jan 2015Send an email or tweet to sharp accounts. But then again, w... moreThe problem is that they usually does not support all the common European bands, the 303SH did not, otherwise I would have bought it.
I can not see from the link what bands the SHV31 supports. (I now absolutely no Japanese characters, so navigating the pages is a bit difficult, though Google Translate can help somewhat)
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- felix
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- 20 Jan 2015
I want that flip phone !
as for asymmetric bezel, gaming & watching video on landscape mode would be painful.
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- Anonymous
- v0q
- 20 Jan 2015
Anonymous, 19 Jan 2015Only problem is the assymmetrical bezels. They should use t... moreI read that the aquos crystal's screen functions as speaker(?) for calls.
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- Anonymous
- v0q
- 20 Jan 2015
Send an email or tweet to sharp accounts. But then again, we are a minority.
There are people who sell unlocked japanese phones but because there's only a few of them, they sell their phones at a high price.