Sharp unveils advanced "garakei" to be sold via KDDI

Sharp unveils advanced "garakei" to be sold via KDDI

Sharp Corp. takes the wraps off advanced "garakei" mobile phones in Osaka, Japan, on Jan. 21, 2015, which it will sell through KDDI Corp., operator of au mobile communication services. Garakei is a Japanese word coinage combining Galapagos Islands, where evolution unique to the islands is believed to have taken place due to their isolation, and "keitai" for mobile phones.

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