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NTT docomo launches the SH-08A: 8 megapixel camera, waterproof and solar powered

Categories: DoCoMo, Japan
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 at 8:31 AM

Devices that are announced by NTT docomo, that mobile phone fanbois like yourselves read about, are like mythical unicorns. People talk about them, but no one really sees them. Today another unicorn left the factory, the SH-08A. The clamshell measures 109 x 50 x 17.3 mm (21 mm at the thickest point) and weighs 140 grams. It has a 3 inch screen with a 480 x 854 pixel resolution that can render 16.7 million colors. It also has an 8 megapixel CCD camera, can be submerged in up to 1 meter of water, and a large solar panel on top gives it 1 minute of talk time for every 10 minutes in the sun. We’re never going to see this unicorn, but dreaming about it is OK.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • MyDik

    You mean, in the sUn.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    thank you for spotting that typo!