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Sharp SX862

Although Sharp mobile phones are a familiar sight in Japan, elsewhere in the world have become a kind of "forgotten brand" with a series of unexciting phones that are nothing like the high-tech devices sold in the Japanese market. A few years ago, Sharp was virtually the market leader in terms of technical wizardry. Sharp introduced QVGA screens with the GX20 in 2003, 1.3 and 2.0 megapixel camera phones with Sharp GX30 and 902, followed by a 3.2-megapixel Sharp 903 in 2005. In fact, the specifications of the three-year-old Sharp 903 are still competitive today. You could say that Sharp was ahead of its time, and maybe that was part of the problem .. the 902 and 903 were 3G Trailblazers at a time when consumers were simply not interested in 3G devices. So, instead of producing high-end phones, Sharp began to arrive with cheaper phones, as the GX25. These are sold moderately well, but there's little benefit in this type of phone. The question becomes more complicated when V...