These 'Star Wars' phones are the Androids you're looking for
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... there were no smartphones. But if there were, they probably would've looked something like this.
SoftBank, a Japanese telecom, debuted a slick duo of Star Wars-themed Android phones Friday. They come in "Dark Side" and "Light Side" flavors (of course)...
... with Imperial and Rebel icons emblazoned on the back of each device:
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They're loaded with Star Wars wallpapers referencing the original trilogy, with a nifty starship overlay depending on the phone (the black "Dark Side" version shows the lock screen through a TIE fighter window, while the white "Light Side" variant goes with an X-Wing cockpit):
And some of the pre-loaded apps also have that Star Wars vibe, with different looks for the Weather and Calculator apps, for example:
There's even a special alarm clock app and Star Wars emoji packed in:
The phones also come loaded with a special app for viewing The Force Awakens and the game Star Wars Force Collection. They have a 5.3-inch full-HD screen, 32GB of storage and run Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
They'll be available to buy online on Dec. 2 for 97,920¥ — or about $867.72, roughly the price of a rusted over T-16 skyhopper. Of course, if you don't use SoftBank and live outside of Japan, you won't get much out of them, though we certainly won't judge anyone who wants them as a nifty collector's item — even if this vintage Motorola R2D2 Star Wars Droid 2 is much cooler:
Damon Beres is an Executive Editor at Mashable, overseeing tech and science coverage. Previously, he was Senior Tech Editor at The Huffington Post. His work has appeared in Reader's Digest, Esquire.com, the New York Daily News and other fine outlets.
