Softbank brings a Radiation Detecting Phone to Japan

Japan has witnessed quite a few weird and unique devices in the past but given Japan’s recent history, the new phone from Sharp makes a lot of sense. The Pantone 5 107SH from Sharp is an Android device that can detect radiation level (up to 9.99 uSv/h).

A dedicated button on the phone triggers the radiation reader app and gives a reading in few seconds.

Apart from that, the phone is fairly usual when it comes to specs. Coming in choices of eight colors, the phone runs Android 4.0 and comes with a 3.7-inch WVGA display, 1.4GHz CPU, 4.9MP camera, 1Seg TV Tuner, Wi-Fi and is dust and water proof.

Softbank will start selling the phone from mid-July at an unspecified price.

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[Via Slashgear]

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