CELL PHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
SMARTPHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
CAMERAS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
REVIEWS
» Cell phones
» Cameras
» Camcorders
» Archive » Product Guide
» Compare » Expert guides
» RSS & Alerts » Ask The Editors
Home / Cell phones
Sharp GX30 to break Europe megapixel barrierBy Jørgen Sundgot, Thursday 19 February 2004
Come March, Vodafone will kick off sales of its latest live! model, the Sharp GX30, featuring a one megapixel camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth - and much more.

Vodafone today announced the latest addition to its range of Vodafone live! exclusive handsets and the first megapixel camera phone for GSM networks - the quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Sharp GX30. The new phone follows the Sharp GX10, GX10i and the GX20, some of the best-selling handsets in the Vodafone live! range.

The Sharp GX30 will be the first handset in Europe to feature a one megapixel camera
The state-of-the-art Sharp GX30 comes with a built-in CCD camera capable of taking pictures at a previously unheard resolution of 858 x 1,144 pixels, a first for European networks - and in fact, for GSM networks as well. The camera comes complete with Flash, and users will also be able to control shutter speed, do multi-shots and set a self timer for those all-important vanity shots.

Additional new features include an internal, 18-bit colour display capable of showing up to 262,144 colours - four times the quality of the GX20, an SD/MMC Card expansion slot, as well as an MP3 player. There's also an external, 16-bit colour display for Caller ID and reception/battery indicators, which shows the time when idle.

Other features include support for Bluetooth and Infrared, as well as polyphonic ringtones and GPRS, joined by picture ID functionality and video recording capabilities.

Measuring 95 x 49 x 26 mm and weighing in at 100 g, the Sharp GX30 is listed as offering a talk time of up to 200 minutes and up to 220 hours of standby time. According to Vodafone, the Sharp GX30 will be available in retail stores from March 2004, however no details concerning its pricing were announced.

An additional hi-res picture of the Sharp GX30 is available on the following page.
Best Cell phones
Name Score Price Carrier
C
Nokia N95 8GB NAM 83% $450Unlocked
Apple iPhone 3GS 83% $200AT&T
Nokia N86 82% $500Unlocked
Sprint Hero 81% $100Sprint
Motorola Droid 81% $200Verizon Wireless
HTC Droid Eris 81% $100Verizon Wireless
HTC HD2 79% $800Unlocked
Samsung Moment 78% $100Sprint
Apple iPhone 3G 77% $100AT&T
RIM BlackBerry Tour 77% $200Verizon Wireless
Click here to see full and advanced chart »
 
 
HOTTEST
Smartphones
 
Cell Phones
 
Upcoming Smartphones
TOP STORIES
Hottest Upcoming Smartphones
 
Symbian OS: The Road Ahead
 
Apple iPad Release Date: April 2010
Hottest AT&T Phones in 2009
 
Hottest T-Mobile Phones in 2009
 
Hottest Verizon Wireless Phones in 2009
Hottest BlackBerry Phones in 2009
 
Hottest Samsung Phones in 2009
 
Hottest Nokia Phones in 2009
NEW CELL PHONE RELEASES
Palm Pre Plus
Google Nexus One
HP iPaq Glisten
Samsung Omnia 2
HTC HD2
Samsung Behold II
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
Nokia N900
Motorola Droid
CELL PHONE RESOURCE CENTER
Expert Guides
 
Advanced Search
 
Side-by-Side
IN-DEPTH REVIEWS
Cell Phones & Smartphones
 
Digital Cameras
 
Camcorders
NOW IN PHONES
Android Increasingly Attracts Smartphone Buyers
 
Samsung, LG Unveil New Social Networking Phones
 
HTC Incredible: Verizon's New All-Touch Phone Runs Android 2.1
 
TechCrunch intern speaks out in video interview
 
Symbian CEO: Tablet-style form factors within 1-2 years
Motorola Droid Gets Pinch-to-Zoom Gesture in Google Maps 3.4
TechCrunch Ditches Young Intern Learning From "Interns"?
54.5 Million Smartphones Shipped in Q4 2009
Next 25 stories
MUST READ
CELL PHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
SMARTPHONES
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
LAPTOPS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
CAMERAS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
INTERNET TABLETS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
GPS NAVIGATORS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
HDTVs
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
CAMCORDERS
» Coming soon
» Top 15
» Best-rated
About us | Site map | How to advertise | Feedback | RSS Feeds | | Archive
Copyright 1999-2010 © infoSync World