Sharp announces Aquos mini for Japan, flip-phone in tow
Sharp is starting the new year early with a couple of Japan-exclusive phones. The interesting one in the duo is the Aquos mini - an Android 4.4 KitKat smartphone with a 4.5" IGZO 1080p screen with Sharp's EDGEST minimal bezel design.
It has a Snapdragon 801 chipset with a quad-core 2.3GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB storage expandable through a microSD card slot, LTE and a 13MP main camera. Built inside is a 2,120mAh battery rated at540 hours of stand-by.

The Sharp Aquos mini is water proof and comes in four color options - Cyan, Magenta, White and Black.
The other announcement is the Sharp Aquos K - a flip-phone with a 13MP camera with auto HDR, LTE, a touch-sensitive trackpad and quad-core 1.2GHz processor.
The Sharp Aquos K is also water proof, has a 1,410mAh battery and is offered in three colors - Red, White and Black.

Reader comments
- Anonymous
- 07 Apr 2015
- ICM
Check 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.
- Snow_King
- 03 Mar 2015
- yy}
I want to buy that flip-phone! Can anyone tell me how to buy an Unlocked phone from Japan??
- Eske Rahn
- 20 Jan 2015
- 3ii
Interesting, 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/2.1GH...