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With its 3.7-inch VGA (640x480 pixels) high resolution LCD screen and WLAN connectivity, Sharp’s W-ZERO3 looks like the ideal device for Web browsing on-the-go. And along with Opera’s unique rendering technology which dynamically adapts Web pages to fit the width of the screen, the Internet experience promises to be almost identical to that on a larger PC screen.

Opera Software enjoys a great reputation in Japan and so its Opera Mobile 8.5 Web browser should be a popular choice on Sharp’s new flagship device. In addition to the large VGA screen, the Sharp W-ZERO3 has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, comes with Windows Media Player 10, supports all Microsoft Office formats and can display PowerPoint presentations and PDF documents.

The PDA phone runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, meaning you can take advantage of Pocket Internet Explorer (which supports xHTML, CSS, and Flash), as well as your standard PC applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player. The device also integrates a 1.3-Megapixel digital camera.

In terms of processing power, the W-ZERO3 is no slouch. You can expect a 416MHz Intel PXA270, 64MB of SDRAM and 128MB of flash memory. If you’re looking for more storage space (and you will), the W-Zero3 supports mini-SD cards. All the expected features are also included, such as 802.11b Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB connectivity.

Unfortunately, like all other PDA phones, the W-Zero3 isn’t exactly the smallest thing in the world, weighing in at 220g and measuring 70x130x26mm. Sharp’s W-ZERO3 official Web site can be found here.

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