ASIA Japan : Vodafone K.K. announced that after early April it will market the V801SH by Sharp, a new Vodafone Global Standard (VGS) 3G handset compatible with Vodafone live! for use both in Japan and abroad.

The V801SH is a dual mode handset capable of operating on Vodafone K.K.’s 3GPP-based W-CDMA network in Japan and roaming on GSM networks worldwide. In addition to voice roaming, V801SH customers can enjoy Vodafone live! contents like Sha-mail picture messaging, Movie Sha-mail video messaging and web browsing in the same way abroad as in Japan. Furthermore, since the V801SH is capable of sending and receiving mails of up to 200KB, customers can easily send off pictures taken with the built-in Megapixel CCD Mobile Camera. V801SH customers can also enjoy 3G-exclusive content like Chaku-uta™ CD-quality ringsongs, high-resolution wallpapers and video clip downloads.

The main features of the handsets are as follows:

V801SH
W-CDMA/Triband GSM
Integrated Megapixel CCD Mobile Camera
SD Memory Card slot for saving large amounts of data and viewing e-books (16MB card included)
Compatible with Vodafone live! for VGS

As of February 2, 2004, VGS customers can roam in 84 countries and regions for voice communications and 29 countries and regions for Vodafone live! mobile internet services (a separate handset is required for voice roaming in South Korea).

• The V801SH is available for purchase in Japan only.
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• V-appli compatible Vodafone K.K. handsets are powered by JBlend®, developed by Aplix Corporation, to speed up the execution of Java™ applications.
• Chaku-uta™ is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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• Vodafone Group is the world’s leading mobile carrier and as of the end of December 2003, had equity interests in 26 countries and 327.1m venture customers, with a further eleven partner networks.

Overview of V801SH (by Sharp)

W-CDMA + Triband-GSM compatible handset
The V801SH is compatible with 3GPP-based W-CDMA in Japan and the three main GSM frequencies (900/1800/1900MHz) abroad, allowing customers to communicate in many countries and areas located in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America as if they were in Japan.

Integrated Megapixel CCD Mobile Camera
The V801SH’s integrated Megapixel CCD Mobile Camera can take high-quality pictures in resolutions of up to 858 x 1144 pixels. Since the handset is 3G compatible, pictures taken in megapixel mode can be sent off easily as Sha-mails, thereby further enriching
communication options.

SD Memory Card Support
The SD Memory Card slot allows for much more than saving contact data and pictures taken with the Megapixel CCD Mobile Camera. The V801SH also comes with a Multimedia Player capable of voice recording, playing back music and video and an e-book function for viewing electronic dictionary and e-book content.

Compatible with Vodafone live! for VGS

V801SH customers can send and receive Sha-mails or Movie Sha-mails up to maximum 200 sizes as well as download high-resolution wallpapers, video clips and Chaku-uta™ CD-quality ringsongs. Customers can also enjoy Sha-mail, Movie Sha-mail and web browsing both in Japan and abroad.
Vodafone live! use requires a 300 yen monthly subscription.

Main specifications
Size (Width x Height x Thickness) Approx. 50 x 102 x 26mm (when folded, excluding antenna protrusion)
Weight Approx. 126g

WCDMA Continuous talktime/standby time 120 minutes/approx. 200 hours (when folded)
GSM Approx. 180 minutes/approx. 220 hours (when folded)
Display Main 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) System LCD (maximum 260,000 colors)
Sub-display 1.2-inch (96 x 64 pixels) GF Color LCD (65, 536 colors)
Pixels/camera type 1,000,000 effective pixels/CCD
Mobile camera Zoom 20 steps/7x (still pictures)
Maximum photo size 858 x 1144 dots
Maximum no. of displayable characters
(full size)
72 characters (12 characters by 6 lines)
156 characters (12 characters by 13 lines)
400 characters (20 characters by 20 lines)
Maximum mail capacity (received/sent) 2,000/600 mails
Still picture storage capability 3MB, shared (maximum 600) *160 x 120 dots at normal resolutions
Ring tone voices 40
Other features 100K V-applis, world clock, currency converter, international number call assist function, infrared communications (IrDA), bilingual menus, bar code reading/creation
Color variations Noble White (pictured below), Precious Black

Retail price (standard set): open price
The standard set consists of the mobile handset, a battery pack, rapid charger, desktop cradle, stereo headphones, analog conversion cable, optical digital conversion plug, SD Memory Card (16 MB) and USB HOST driver.
Availability After early April 2004