Hands-on with the Sharp 922SH Internet Machine
- May 19th, 2008
- 6 Comments
I had the opportunity to test Sharp’s newest mobile phone today (sold by Japanese telecom giant Softbank). The Nippon-only 922SH features an Aquos/ASV display, a One-Seg Digital TV tuner, a 2.0 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and a QWERTY key board.
I was blown away by the quality of the screen (3.5 inch, 480×584 resolution, contrast ratio 2,000:1!). It’s great to watch One-Seg or play Tekken 2 on this thing.
The Japanese hate Nokia but lately, more and more telecom companies over here are trying to duplicate the Nokia Communicator design. It’s the right choice to display PC style web sites on mobile phones in the way they look on your monitor.
And the so-called 922SH “Internet Machine” does deserve its name. It takes a little time to get used to the browser but surfing the web with this phone IS fun. The key board worked perfect even when typing longer emails, connection speed was high and absolutely no mistakes occurred during my test.
Overall, the 922SH is possibly the best cell phone on the Japanese market at the moment. The iPhone can bite me.
Azazello (Who am I?)
3 months ago
Is this page translated by Google language tools from Japanese? What is the correct idiomatic translation of the Japanese phrase: The iPhone can bite me?
Also, how does a Japanese reviewer compare the local cro(a)p to devices not available on the restrictive (Machiavellian) Japanese market?
Cheers
John Biggs (Who am I?)
3 months ago
Interestingly, that last line was a bit of editorial insertion by yours truly. I made it sound better than it did before.
Justin Ried (Who am I?)
3 months ago
Do want. Except it’s the color of something powdery in my sister’s makeup bag.
Serkan (Who am I?)
3 months ago
@Azazello
I was able to “test” the iPhone both here in Japan and also during a recent visit to Europe. And I like it!
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Justin
The phone in pink is even worse. The color you see on the screen shots is “bronze gold”. However, versions in black and in white are also available.
Azazello (Who am I?)
3 months ago
oh, a love-bite by the iPhone? As in: come iPhone, here I am, bite me…
Sweet. The next iteration of the iPhone will be even sweater.
Cheers!
Constable Odo (Who am I?)
3 months ago
What’s this I hear. Use 1-SEG and in a half-hour your phone battery is dead. Tsk, tsk.
Does anyone know what the price of this handset is?