It’s only been a little time since the announcement of the first smartphone with a display IGZO, debuted in Japan yet another device with a screen, made by the same technology. They became the tablet Aquos Pad SHT21 manufactured by Sharp.
As noted, the use of the LCD panel on the basis of indium, gallium, and zinc (InGaZnO), which is characterized by high brightness and low power consumption, allowed to increase the battery life of the finished device by 2.5 times compared to the previous model. Diagonal screen tablet is 7 inches and a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels (pixel density – 215 per inch).
Dimensions and weight Aquos Pad SHT21 is 190 x 106 x 8.9 mm and 280 grams – a very good result of the engineers. For comparison, the weight and dimensions of the Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 with a screen similar to the diagonal – 193,7 x 122,4 x 10,5 mm and 345 grams respectively. Of course, the 7-inch tablet PC NEC Medias Tab UL N08-D thinner and lighter products Sharp, but unlike him, Aquos Pad SHT21 made in emergency housing – protects against the ingress of dust and moisture in accordance with the requirements of the rating IPX5 and IPX7 .
At the core of the tablet hardware platform is a single-chip system Qualcomm MSM8960, the central element of which is a dual-core CPU at 1.5 GHz. The amount of RAM is 1 GB, the amount of built-in flash memory – 16 GB. The list of specifications Aquos Pad SHT21 also listed as wireless modules Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE and NFC, two cameras (rear resolution – 8 MP, front – 0.3 megapixel) digital TV tuner, a slot for memory cards microSD and receiver GPS. The role of the operating system is running Android 4.0, and the battery capacity is 3460 mAh.
Sharp Aquos Pad SHT21 created for Japanese mobile operator KDDI. Buy a tablet in the domestic market will be from mid-December, but now at what price – until the matter.
Note that if you search well in the web, you can get a tablet Sharp only a few dozen dollars. For example, on eBay you can find an offer to sell “vintage Sharp Expert Pad Model 7000”. The current rate for a tablet, is a clone of the infamous Apple Newton, is only $ 25.
