A few years ago, Sharp was pretty much the market leader when it came to technical wizardry. Sharp introduced QVGA displays with the GX20 back in 2003, 1.3 and 2.0 megapixel camera phones with the Sharp GX30 and 902, followed by the 3.2 megapixel Sharp 903 in 2005. Indeed, the specifications of the three year old Sharp 903 are still competitive today. You could say that Sharp were ahead of their time, and that perhaps was part of the problem.. the 902 and 903 were 3G trailblazers at a time when consumers were simply not interested in 3G devices.

So, instead of producing high-end phones, Sharp started to come up with cheaper handsets like the GX25. These sold moderately well, but there isn't much profit in this kind of phone. The issue was compounded when Vodafone sold off its Japanese operation to SoftBank, which effectively stopped the flow of Japanese handsets into Vodafone's line-up.
As a result, the Sharp SX862 is a rare thing - an advanced Sharp phone that is being sold in markets other than Japan. Admittedly, the SX862 is only available in Hong Kong, although the closely related WX-T92 is available in Taiwan and both these phones are based on the Japanese Sharp 920SH. So even if the SX862 is never officially sold outside of Hong Kong, it might still be possible for Sharp fans to get their hands on one. Sharp SX862 What makes the Sharp GX862 special is the display - this is a rotating 3.2″ panel with a very impressive 854 x 480 pixel resolution. That's a smaller screen than the 3.5″ on the iPhone 3G, and much smaller than the 4″ display on the Nokia E90, but it is much higher resolution. This means that the Sharp SX862 can display web pages pretty much the same way that they would appear on a PC, and it can also effectively play back widescreen video. The screen uses elements from Sharp's Aquos display technology to ensure high contrast ratios and good colour reproduction.. of course, flat panel technologies are something that Sharp is very, very good at. There's a tiny 60 x 32 pixel display on the outside too.Source [mobilegazette]