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Filed under: Handsets , Features , Panasonic , Samsung , Sharp , GSM , HSDPA , UMTS , Softbank Mobile , Toshiba Alongside KDDI , Softbank and NTT DoCoMo have both announced their autumn / winter '07 handset lineups as well. More on the NTT DoCoMo goodies shortly, but for now, let's take a closer look at just what Softbank has to offer our friends on the other side of the Pacific, shall we? [Thanks, Chris N.] Sharp 820SH Sharp plays a huge role in this particular collection with six models; the "Premium" 820SH isn't the most exciting, but it just might be the most attractive. Available in eight colors ranging from white to black and pretty much everything in between, the 13.4mm clamshell is fashioned of stainless steel and includes one-seg mobile TV. Look for it in early December. Sharp 821SH Just a hair upmarket from the 820SH, the 821SH -- also branded as part of the Premium line -- comes in seven colors and features stainless steel construction. At 12.9mm thick, it's being marketed as the world's thinnest one-seg phone. Like the 820SH, it'll be available early next month. Panasonic 821P This one's definitely for the form-over-function crowd. Its full name, technically, is the "Mirror 821P," a name given by a mirrored surface that apparently causes the phone's color to vary slightly depending on the angle. It also features a push-to-open button, making for a fabulous weapon should the need arise (slapping opponents with your display as it opens can be really demoralizing, don't ya know). This one should come knocking mid-November in five colors. Sharp 920SH Here's where things start to get interesting. Like the 912SH (and others ) before it, the 920SH gets slapped with AQUOS branding -- this time on account of its lovely 3.2 inch WVGA display. At 18mm, it's not the thinnest of the lineup by a long shot, but with international roaming (an AQUOS first) and one-seg on that huge, 16:9 screen, we're willing...