Sharp GX25
Discontinued 22nd September 2004
The Sharp GX25 is a lightweight Bluetooth-capable
handset, exclusive to the Vodafone network, weighing
just 90 grams but features Sharp's highly regarded 240x320
pixel 262,000 colour TFT display.
In
many ways the GX25 is an upgrade to the GX20 and GX10i
models. At the time of going to press, we believe that
the GX25 has a VGA-resolution camera with a flash and
night mode, like the GX20, and it also features tri-band
GSM, GPRS, video capture, Java, polyphonic ringtones,
infra-red and USM connectivity, MMS messaging PC synchronisation
and pretty much all of the other GX20 features - in
fact, the only thing missing is the GX20's 80x60 pixel
external colour display, as the GX25 has a small
72x12 pixel monochrome display.. but the plus point
is that this helps bring the GX25's weight down to 90
grams from 102 grams.
OK, from that description you might
think that the GX25 is actually a cut-down GX20, but
the GX25 also has Bluetooth (at the time of press believed
to be an unrestricted implementation), an email client
and enhanced XHTML web browser.
Physically, the GX25 measures 92x46x23.5mm
and weighs just 90 grams, making it one of the smallest
Bluetooth handsets on the market. Talk time is up to
3.5 hours with around 10 days standby. The black and
silver casing is a departure from Sharp's all silver
design, and the overall look and feel reminds us of
some of the Japanese Sharp handsets we've seen recently.
Sharp are busy expanding their range
in Europe at the moment, with the GX15
being recently released, and the anticipated GX40 phone
(thought to be the first 2 megapixel GSM handset) along
with the rumoured GX50 3G phone (possibly based on the
Japanese Sharp 802SH or 902SH handsets), and also the
rumoured GX30i enhancement to the existing class-leading
Sharp GX30. Sharp handsets are highly regarded by their
owners, and with good reason.
Perhaps the GX25 isn't a groundbreaking
phone in terms of features, but it's significantly better
than most of the competition, and should be a boost
to both Sharp and Vodafone.
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Sharp
GX25 Provisional Specifications
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Available:
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Q4
2004
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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240x320
pixels, 262,000 colours
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Camera:
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640x480
pixels (awaiting confirmation)
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Size:
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Compact
clamshell 92x46x23.5mm
/ 90 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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3.5 hours talk / 10 days standby
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