Want to know how to make an impressive and a memorable entrance into the quickly congesting Android market? Well Sharp may have answered the question for you as it has unveiled its first Android Phone which they are calling it IS03. The most interesting thing about the Sharp's Android high end phone is it possesses a Retina Display like screen resolution , a term which was introduced by Steve Jobs when announcing the sizzling iPhone 4.
To make matters more interesting the phone becomes equipped with a 9.6 megapixel camera and does HD quality video recording which has become a norm for Android phones. The screen is 3.5 inch in size and supports a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels which will definitely capture the attention of the smartphone consumer base. GPS, TV Tuner are the notable specs of this phone
The downside to this phone is that it is powered by Android 2.1 or Eclair as some of you like to call it. But I won't be surprised if the Retina Display covers up for an older Android firmware.
If I am not wrong, this makes IS03 the first Android phone to have an iPhone 4 like screen resolution and also the first one to have a 9.6 MP camera. Unfortunately, Sharp's introductory Android device is a Japan specific handset which will not go down well with Android users around the globe.
[via IntoMobile]