A tri-band GSM phone, the Sharp GX40 sports a 1.3 megapixel cam (at which I'm surprised - I was expecting at least 2 MP this time from Sharp) and a 2" 240 x 320 pixel resolution display. An external display is included which is sort of minimal - but good enough to use the GX40 as a media player thanks to the integrated MP3 player.

Kudos to Sharp for including media controls on the front of the phone - which means you don't have to flip open the phone to start playing music, which can be stored conveniently on a miniSD memory card. The maximum capacity supported, however, is a disappointing 512MB. Oh, and did I mention it's got Bluetooth as well?

The phone's keyboard is plain - no weirdo keyboards here, thank goodness. Priced around €350, it may be available in early Q1 2006. For more details, visit Vodafone or Sharp.