Sharp, a Japan-based company that makes electronics products has launched a few smartphones under its own brand. Today, the company has launched a new phone in Taiwan, dubbed as Sharp AQUOS V. The phone had been making rounds in leaks and rumours since the past couple of months.
The company is touting the newly launched smartphone as a “national flagship”, even though the device is powered by years old Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor based on 10nm processor which was released in 2017.
The Sharp AQUOS V features a 5.93-inch Full HD+ display with 2160 x 1080 pixels screen resolution. Coupled with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SOC is 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity up to 256GB.
As for the camera setup, the back side of the phone comes with a dual-camera setup with two 13-megapixel sensors. On the front side, the device comes equipped with an 8-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
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The device, which comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack, has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and has support for Bluetooth 5.0 for connectivity along with the usual set of connectivity options.
The smartphone is running Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box and is powered by a 3,126mAh battery which can be charged through USB Type-C port. The company has not yet confirmed if the device comes with fast charging support.
The Sharp AQUOS V is priced at NT$6,990 in Taiwan, which roughly converts to $230. While the phone has now been launched in Taiwan, it is expected to be available in the Europe market pretty soon but no specific launch date is known yet.
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