Softbank Demonstrates Waterproof Sharp 824SH and Panasonic Tropical 823p Phones

Written by Kenson on June 4th, 2008
Filed under Japanese Cell Phones, Panasonic, Sharp

Panasonic Tropical 823p

June, 4 – Softbank showed off the latest waterproof Sharp 824SH and Panasonic Tropical 823p phones at an official launch party in Japan yesterday. Softbank demonstrates the operation of Panasonic Tropical 823p phone in water, as captured in the photo above.

Sharp Waterproof 824SH is only 15.3mm thick, which makes it the world’s slimmest waterproof 1seg cellular phone. Surprisingly, Softbank spokesman said that the waterproof phones are designed to target women.

Sharp 824SH

“Many of our customers started subscribing to our service because they were attracted by the advanced capabilities of our handsets and our reasonable fee system,” President Masayoshi Son said. “Therefore, the ratio of female users has been slightly lower compared with our rivals.”

As a result, SoftBank Mobile launched a project to develop handsets targeting women about a year ago. When the company conducted a survey on functions that women are seeking, the request for “waterproof function” was higher than any other functions including 1seg and GPS, it said. That is because many women said they “wanted to write email while bathing.

via TechOn

8 Responses to “Softbank Demonstrates Waterproof Sharp 824SH and Panasonic Tropical 823p Phones”

Edie Perez Says:

November 18th, 2009 at 10:59 am

I am looking for a waterproof cell phone that will work with T-Mobile.
What phone can you recommend.

Thank you for all your help.

Edie Perez
Kenson Says:

November 18th, 2009 at 11:33 am

You could get Motorola Tundra. It resists to rain and humidity. The Tundra phone is currently available for AT&T customers. T-Mobile currently doesn’t have any rugged phone, so you are out of luck as a T-Mobile customer.

http://www.handcellphone.com/free-cell-phone/motorola-tundra-rugged-phone-att-wireless/
tinashe Says:

November 25th, 2009 at 6:39 pm

may you please link me with a dealer or where i can get this phone. trjambo@hotmail.com
abby Says:

December 17th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

is there any info about the pricing?is it available in the Philippines? thank you
abby Says:

December 17th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

please reply in my e-mail address ai_mixhue_syshi@yahoo.com
Anakarina Perez Says:

January 11th, 2010 at 9:37 pm

i would also like to know if there is a reliable website that i could purchase this phone from.
Panda Says:

February 16th, 2010 at 6:29 pm

Is there any way to get this phone from the US?
Duygu Says:

March 16th, 2010 at 3:10 pm

Hi. I want to get some information about this phone. When did the phone on sell(in UK, in the USA, or other country)? I live in Turkey and I want to get this phone.