AT&T & Sharp have joined hands together to bring out a new messaging phone – Sharp FX. Despite being fully touchscreen, the Sharp FX features a slide-out form factor along with QWERTY keypad for the message lovers.

The QWERTY keypad also allows for e-mail, instant messaging and trouble-free access to popular social networking sites with a lot of ease. On the multi-media front, the handset features 2MP camera and an integrated Mp3 player. Besides, connectivity is taken care of by the Bluetooth 2.1.

Besides multiple features, Sharp FX integrates in it the Address Book feature by AT&T. With the help of this, users can store contacts to an online account. This will also enable them to manage the contacts directly from the phone itself. You can too prepare a backup of your contact details alongside the process of syncing.

Meeting with the current demand of quick access to social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and more, the Sharp FX allows access to Social Net. This single application, with the strong support of AT&T, lets you update your profiles in multiple social networking sites. Moreover, the Online Locker is yet another benefit that the users of Sharp FX will derive. The Online Locker gives ample space for storing your images or videos.

The incorporated web browser allows for full-HTML browsing. Users can also customize the home page of your cell phone. Also, popular content and local info will always be at your fingertips. As in the case of each phone supported by AT&T network, the Sharp FX too supports the AT&T Navigator.

So, accurate directions, one-touch rerouting and traffic alerts via this application will make traffic congestion a history for you. Also, the AT&T network supports apps such as 3D moving maps so that finding the exact place is fast and easy. The incorporated speech recognition capability ensures security of your device.

The Sharp FX comes with a number of enticing offering such as the price tag of $99.99. You will have to pay $149.99 and then you will get an AT&T Promotion Card worth $50. Along with a service agreement of two years, the phone comes with message pack worth $20, in lieu of the message pack, you can also opt for combos of message and data plans. AT&T deducts the sales tax on the basis of inactivated equipments’ price.