Vodafone V604SH cellphone with analog TV tuner and 3.2 megapixel shooter

Starting Saturday, Vodafone Japan will sell the new Sharp  (2G) entertainment handset with integrated analog TV tuner and recorder. This sleek looking flip hosts a 3.2 megapixel shooter with 2x optical zoom and autofocus, and also features a 2.4-inch 240x320 pixel rotating LCD display, minSD slot (32MB included), music player with AAC and SD-Audio MP3 support, and a "Motion Control Sensor" translating your convulsions into mobile gaming commands to the amusement of those around you. So chin up, now you don't have to be a MobaHo, kid. [Read link warning: PDF file]

[Via Wireless Watch Japan]

[Echilon @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Damn, what an ugly phone. It looks like it beamed in from the 80s...

[Vince @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Not just ugly. but too long for any head other than Mr. Ed...or maybe Bob Sapp's.

But what I don't understand is why Vodafone JP is getting these "great" or at least new handsets from Sharp and Toshiba, but are just releasing the Nokia 6680 later this year. The N70 is the successor to the 6680 line and it's already been released.

[Deluxe @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

The last Nokia Vodafone Japan tried to sell sold like a wet sack of potatoes, the Japanese expect more than Nokia :P.

[Kris @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

TV? I can't even get connected half of the time to make a simple call with the VF phone I use for content testing....

[aelso @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

I'd buy one. I think the design is cool. Not only is the 3.2 MP camera a suprise, Analogue TV? It also records from TV too! I wonder what format, though...