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Check out Sharp Mobile's awesome Star Wars-themed smartphones

By James Lu - on 18 Dec 2016, 12:25pm

Check out Sharp Mobile's awesome Star Wars-themed smartphones

Sharp Mobile recently returned to the Singapore market with two mid-range models, but back in its home country it has a bunch of high-end phones not available here. The latest are these SoftBank exclusive Star Wars themed phones that ties into the upcoming release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Available in Light or Dark Side models, each phone has a corresponding blue/white or red/black backplate that changes color depending on the viewing angle. You also get matching power buttons, and an Imperial and Rebel logo at the bottom. The phones are also IP58 dust and water protected.

Inside, both phones are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB RAM, with 32GB of storage and a microSD slot. The phones have a 5.3-inch IGZO Full HD panel. On the back you get a 22.6-megapixel rear camera, while on the front there's a 5-megapixel selfie cam. There's a non-removable 3,000mAh battery.

The customization doesn't stop with the exterior, both phones are running a highly skinned Star Wars-themed version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow. A live wallpaper replicates the cockpit of an X-Wing or TIE Fighter. The home button has also been replaced by icons of the spaceships, and various apps including the weather, calendar, and clock are Star Wars skinned. You also get custom Star Wars ringtones and emojis to use.

Weirdly enough, both phones also come with a custom movie player app that seems to only play Star Wars: The Force Awakens, giving you unlimited viewing of the movie until December 2019. There is also a Star Wars game, and some figurines included in the box.

All of this customization isn't cheap though, the phones go on sale on 2nd December for 97,920 Yen (~S$1,245).

Source: Softbank via GSM Arena and 9to5Google

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