SoftBank, the owner and operator of Yahoo! in Japan, launches the world’s first Yahoo! Phone in partnership with Sharp. So how exactly does the Yahoo Aquos 009SH differentiate itself from the hundreds of other Android smartphones on the market? It starts with 13 pre-installed applications from Yahoo! Japan covering everything from Yahoo! Calendar to Yahoo! Dictionary.

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The Yahoo! Phone goes on sale next month in Japan. Two years of Yahoo! Premium Membership is included when purchased with a SoftBank contract.