VIDEO: Sharp’s RoBoHon, the robot smartphone, goes on sale in Japan

RoBoHon, a concept smartphone by Sharp, which looks like a robot has gone on sale in Japan at a starting price of 198,000 yen ($1,800).

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RoBoHon is a smartphone from Sharp in the shape of a Robot.

RoBoHon, a concept smartphone by Sharp, which looks like a robot has gone on sale in Japan at a starting price of 198,000 yen ($1,800).

Sharp says it is a “phone you have never seen before… a phone in human shape.” The smartphone which looks like a Robot toy lets users check emails and other text on a screen at its back.

But it can also walk up to you when there is an incoming call, it can remind you of an important event, can be a standalone camera, project videos for you to watch and just be fun to have around.

Watch our video of the RoBoHon from MWC 2016

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Standing 19.5cm tall and weighing all of 390 grams, RoBoHoN supports LTE and Wi-Fi thanks to a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. Despite its large size, the display is a tiny 2-inch QVGA.

It also offers a wide range of applications based on conversation with the android.

RoBoHon can also recognise faces of people using its front camera and then address them by their name.

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Also read: RoBoHoN: Sharp’s new concept phone is quirky, but not particularly sharp

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