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*doesn't sound like a bad little unit. seems to have (almost) everything*
Sharp recently submitted an application for approval by the FCC for the GX-30, its latest GSM handset. Not only does it feature an upgrade to the GX-20's amazing 65K color screen – this time it's 262K colors – but it also features an SD slot for storing photos, videos, and music files. Did I mention it has Bluetooth? And a 1 megapixel camera? It looks like we are finally getting phones that will, in some ways, compete with the latest Japanese offerings.
The GX-30 also features 40 voice polyphonics, a 7 color light which can be used as a camera flash or torch (already seen in the GX-20), along with the ability to record short video clips. A generous 8MB of memory is included for multimedia storage and Java games. Finally, we can confirm that the GX-30 has received approval from the Bluetooth SIG for Headset and Serial Port support.
It looks like Sharp has really listened to what its users wanted – I’ve heard many a prospective GX-20 buyer complain "if only it had Bluetooth"! Sharp will be offering the GX-30 through the Vodafone network, as it has done with the GX-10 and GX-20. No official release date has been confirmed.
Specifications for the Sharp GX-30
Band - Quadband GSM (900/1800/1900Mhz)
Data - GPRS Class 10
Size - 95mm x 49mm x 26mm
Weight - 100g
Battery Life - ? hours standby time, ? hours talk time
Main Display - 262k color TFT with CGS, 240x320 resolution
Sub-Display - 64K CSTN, 64x96 pixels
Camera - 1 Megapixel camera (858x1144 pixels) with flash, Video recording with sound
Text Messaging - MMS/SMS
Email - Yes
Browser - WAP
SyncML - Yes
Bluetooth - yes
Infrared - Yes
Java - Yes
Polyphonics - Yes (16 voices)
Radio - No
Memory - 8MB (user expandable with SD/MMC card)
Other - MP3 player, 7 light flash/torch
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Posted: 2004-02-03 00:48:24
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have to say, this is a sweet sounding mobile.
of course, now that people will be able to take 1meg photos, how are they going to send them...?
at least this phone has a screen which can show of decent photos. I don't know of a gsm phone with a screen that will come close to this
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Posted: 2004-02-03 11:48:20
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I think the Sharp GX series phones have been quite underrated as they have had fantastic screen long before most other companies, just a shame that they seem to be limited to Vodafone live!
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Posted: 2004-02-03 11:52:45
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Its not bad at all. I like it a lot!
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http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=21865[ This Message was edited by: energetic on 2004-02-03 11:39 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-03 12:21:14
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It sounds good. But im not about to get exited. Most new handsets will have all these features.
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Posted: 2004-02-03 13:43:55
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Does anyone know what platform are Sharp built on? Are they developed in-house or do they buy them as, for example, Siemens does?
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Posted: 2004-02-03 13:46:03
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i
think they're in-house.
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Posted: 2004-02-03 23:55:05
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@judge: from what i've seen it's original manufacture, not bought or developed from some1 else.
I think it'll be one great phone and i agree with the above poster saying they have been underrated...but that`s cuz europe is not Sharp's playground...this has smtng to do with their marketing.As we all can see, they r not taking any chances of releasing the phone onto the market 'as is" but under Voda's branding.this has got to tell us something...chicken, eh?
Neah, just stiff competition
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Posted: 2004-02-04 02:11:05
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Could this be the UK version?Rumour has it,It is!
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Posted: 2004-02-08 16:33:48
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@axxxr,i cut the pic down for ya cus the page is huuuuuuuuuuuuge with that other pic
Picture originally posted by axxxr
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Posted: 2004-02-09 00:10:06
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