Sharp Galapagos
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- Posted: 04 Aug 2011
- Market Status: Released
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The Sharp Galapagos A01SH is a 7" tablet running on Android Gingerbread. It has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, and a NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset at 1GHz. Apart from the 5MP rear shooter it offers a 2MP front-facing camera for video-chat.
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Sharp Galapagos specifications
also known as Sharp A01SH
Pros
- Dual core processor
- Fast processor (1000 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (1000 MB RAM)
- HDMI connector for TV-out (Micro HDMI (Type D))
Cons
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (170 ppi)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Design
- Device type:
- Tablet
- OS:
- Android (3.2)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
- 7.68 x 4.80 x 0.50 (195 x 122 x 12.6 mm)
- Weight:
- 13.72 oz (389 g)
the average is 17.3 oz (494 g)
- 13.72 oz (389 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 7.00 inches
- Resolution:
- 1024 x 600 pixels
- Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 170 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
- Features:
- Light sensor
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 7.50 hours
the average is 0 h (0 min)
- 7.50 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
the average is 61 days (1470 h)
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
Hardware
- System chip:
System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.
- NVIDIA Tegra 2
- Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Dual core, 1000 MHz
- System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 1000 MB RAM / 8000 MB ROM
- Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
- microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added
- 32 GB
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
- 5 megapixels
- Flash:
- LED
- Features:
- Auto focus
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Front-facing camera:
- 2 megapixels
Multimedia
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, Flash
- Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, YouTube (upload)
Phone features
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
- 2.1, EDR
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g, n
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device, USB charging
- HDMI:
- Micro HDMI (Type D)
Other features
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope
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