Softbank introduces Sharp Aquos Fulltouch slider with quasi-XGA resolution

Just when we thought the Touch HD really packed the pixels in, Softbank and Sharp have announced the Aquos Fulltouch 931SH slider, which sports a wild 1024 x 480 3.8-inch touchscreen. That's almost the same res as most netbooks, for comparison -- we're not sure what all that pixel density is good for at this size, but we know we want it. Apart from the screen it's also a pretty solid Softbank 3G featurephone: browser, Bluetooth with A2DP, 5.2 megapixel camera with image stabilizer, accelerometer, 1seg TV tuner, and a media player with microSD expansion. Sure, sure -- but look at that screen, people. That's the stuff dreams are made of. Anyone up for a trip to Japan?

[Thanks, Paul]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 1:19PM]

Okay, I'm probably going to get burned for this, but I swear the top portion of that phone looks just like my iPhone...except for the home button. Even the speaker grille is pretty similar.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 1:42PM]

No, that's about right... it really does look like a long iPhone until you slide it open. If you look closely at the left picture, it even seems to have a long slim button on the top right that looks just like the button on the top of the iPhone.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 1st 2008 8:06PM]

i usually hate "it looks like an iphone" posts but i kinda have to agree with u here. its the first thing i thought too. but it slides open! omg this is exactly what i have wanted since the iphone1 came out! as long as i could reprogram that useless yahoo button, i would soooooooooooooooooooo get this phone!

[carcomptoy Posted Oct 30th 2008 2:37PM]

Yeah I thought it was a disproportionate picture of an iPhone too!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 7:52PM]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That screen has got to be the most gorgeous thing to ever set your eyes one. I want ONE!!!! Where where where

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 10:46PM]

Wow. Some simple (and possibly incorrect) math says that's about 270 dpi. 300 is considered a relatively decent resolution for printed media. That's insane.

[SoCoolCurt Posted Oct 31st 2008 10:44AM]

that is amazing. i like the iPhone, but i also like a physical keyboard. something like this could eventually be the answer to my problems. well as long as it uses the same type of touchscreen as the iPhone (capacative?).

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 31st 2008 2:12PM]

i thought tht was an iphone concept until i read the top