Sharp Mobile
The Sharp Corporation is a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer, established in 1912. The first Mobile phone with camera was made by Sharp Mobile Corporation for the Japanese market in 2000. Other noticeable achievements includes the world's first all-transistor desktop calculator and using the LCD technology Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) calculator was developed. In 1953 Sharp has started production of the first television sets in Japan. Main competitors for the Sharp corporation are Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Pioneer, Hitachi and LG. Sharp is developing 3G(UMTS)GSM/GPRS Mobile Phones with latest technology and also giving smart solutions to the mobile world.
Some products of Sharp Mobile are:
- Mobile Phones,
- Audio-Visual and communication equipments,
- LCD panels and projectors,
- Home appliances,
- Flash memory and
- Other electronic components.
Sharp has opened their new digital consumer electronics markets like Mobile Phones and notebook PCs. The company has produced different Cell Phones into the market. Some of its Sharp Mobile Phone models are like Sharp 903, Sharp v801, Sharp TM100, Sharp GX10, GX10i, GX15, GX30, GX32 and many more. Sharp GX15 is having a great look and big clear screen. It is easy-to-use and it supports MMS and GPRS. It has the latest features like bluetooth and java enabled services. Sharp gx30 is the model looking simple stylish body. Other features are like mp3 player, camera with built-in flash and which supports for the extended memory. Sharp 812SH mobile phone is offering 20 colors and it has a 2.4 inch display. It has a 2 mega pixel camera with video recording facility. The sharp 903 has the improved functionality with 3.2 Mega pixel camera, built-in music player and the ability to download the video clips. It has 3D sound and video call facility. The lens resolution of the Sharp 903 is improved with the use of five glass-lenses. The improved mobile light is twice as bright as that of Sharp's previous models and it has different shooting scenes.
Sharp's variety of hand held Personal Organizers meets the demands of today's on-the-go lifestyles. The latest Mobile Phone technologies such as high definition small-size LCD and VGA, switchable viewing-angle LCD and along with 5 mega pixels camera for mobile device. It also provides optical 3 times zoom, auto focusing and digital image. Sharp’s infrared data transmission technology will improve the transmission of data with high speed compared to conventional technology. Display of digital TV broadcasting using Mobile Phone with cycloid display will propose new life-style of mobile phone.
Sharp has received a lot of awards and some of those are in 2002 it has received AVC LCD Group and Mobile LCD Group, Japan Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Promotion Achievement Award. In 2004 Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister's Prize. In 2005 Best Technology Award, and in 2006 Sharp Corporation Industrial Technology Awards are received.