Sharp transforms 816SH into 880SH for Europe

It isn't terribly often that true, unfiltered Japanese mobile tech finds its way into foreign markets, so we're delighted to see that Sharp has seen fit to offer one of its domestic handsets in the European market. The 880SH is the Euro-spec version of its 816SH, an HSDPA equipped model offered through Softbank. The slider features a QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, integrated FM radio, and NetFront for web browsing with minimum agony. Look for it to launch on Vodafone in Germany, though we're not sure exactly when.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2007 11:51PM]

am I wrong or something?
it looks like typical Samsung slider.....

[danielsloan Posted Sep 6th 2007 2:45AM]

very similar but i think the buttons are different.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 6th 2007 11:25AM]

Definitely a Samsung D807 (as it's called in the North American Market) knockoff.

The number pad is more typically Japanese style, but the rest of the phone screams Samsung inspired.

It's also not at all rare for Japanese model phones from Sharp to get released on the European market. It's been going on for years, where have you guys been?

Softbank mobile used to be Vodafone KK, and back in those days, nearly every Sharp phone that got released on Vodafone KK also saw release in Europe on Vodafone networks.

Now it's Softbank mobile, but Sharp wants to keep up it's market share in Europe, nothing surprising or unusual there since Softbank Mobile uses Euro-compatable UMTS/HSDPA.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 6th 2007 12:37AM]

looks like an E65

[Mark Larson Posted Sep 6th 2007 11:44AM]

This phone is nothing compared to the WVGA monsters the Japanese domestic market sees.