Comments on: Sharp 9225H- phone with a MID keyboard

By: Jenniffer

Jenniffer — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:12:52 +0000

SoftBank doesn't designate its phones with 4 numeric digits. It's always 3, followed by one or two letters (of the manufacturer), as seen in their lineup page: http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/product/lineup/3g/index.html Basically this "9225H" or "9225SH" is a complete mistake. The correct designation should be the 922SH, which is definitely an internet oriented device. It's been out for a few months now. If SoftBank were to upgrade this or any other model, they would use a slightly different 3 number ID, not bumping the digit count to 4. Not to nitpick, but even Engadget was foolish enough to post this same news and they have a good sense of Japanese phone naming schemes. Otherwise the device itself is very interesting =) The form factor resembles the enV/2 on VZW, which is probably a first in the Japanese market (the majority of phones are flip/clamshells). Such a shame internet functions on their phones are only usable in Japan. All their phones have amazing 3 inch screens with WVGA resolution in nice sleek clamshell phones, which would be great for web browsing =(

By: Frustrated Consumer

Frustrated Consumer — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:41:28 +0000

I don’t know why, but to me it looks like something Casio would have made in the 80s.

And that’s a good thing!

By: Maarten Hammega

Maarten Hammega — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:04:41 +0000

If I recall correctly this is just a "normal" Japanese CellPhone such as the 922SH sold by SoftBank in Japan. The 922SH sold by SoftBank is actually a Sharp handset a little bit like the Nokia E90/Communicators. The 9225SH seems like an upgraded/renewed 922SH from Sharp. Links: http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=15433 And: http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/en/product/3g/922sh/ Still a nice phone, although the 1-Seg, internet and other nice goodies only work in japan combined with a SoftBank contract.