90 Points is Xiaomi’ line for lifestyle products. Some of the products released under the line include suitcases, smart running shoes, backpacks, and t-shirts. Next week it plans to add a jacket to its list of products.
The jacket is the down and feather variety, specially made to keep you warm when the weather is cold. They are also the choice of jackets for skiing and snowboarding. Skiing is actually one of Lei Jun’s hobby, so we won’t be wrong to presume he thought of this during his last skiing trip.
The Nokia 8 flagship is expected to be unveiled in London on August 18 and as usual, we expect the leaks to keep coming out in droves. The latest leak about the Nokia 8 centres on its real picture and it comes out from Nokia itself. In what could be seen as a teaser, Nokia revealed the Nokia 8 real life looks by featuring the flagship in a video meant to commemorate the International Cat Day held on Tuesday.
The video which we have added after this post did not specifically identify the Nokia smartphone featured as the Nokia 8 but the look is aptly consistent with the ones we have seen lately in leaks (see photo below). This goes to confirm that the Nokia 8 will come with a display that has very thin bezels at the sides while we get big bezels at the top and bottom. The photo only shows the front of the device but the rear will likely be as captured in the photo below since the front is similar.
As a reminder, the Nokia 8 is expected with a 5.7-inch 2K display with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor powering it up as well as up to 4GB / 6GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable internal storage. The device is also expected with a dual rear camera setup which is made up of a 12MP main sensor with the module manufactured by renowned German optics company Carl Zeiss. The device is also expected to pack a 3000mAh battery and will run Android 7.1 out of the box. See the video below.
Xiaomi has disclosed that the Mi AI Speaker will be going up for beta testing on August 10 via Mi Mall. The company also revealed that Beta testers who are successfully accepted into the programme will only need to pay just 1 Yuan to get the smart gadget. That is like getting it for FREE and the application is open to everyone provided you are in China. All that is needed is to apply via the Mi Mall app and then use the password “small love students” to get access to the application.
The Xiaomi Mi Ai Speaker was launched along side the Mi 5X on July 26 and comes with a design that looks very much like the Mi Air Purifier. The smart speaker has 6 omnidirectional microphones that are capable of picking up sounds up to 16 meters away. The device also comes with three speakers in all. One is a 360° speaker at the base and there is a speaker on two of the four sides. You can connect to the speaker via Bluetooth, DLNA, or WiFi. Among the functions of the Smart speaker is the ability to play music, get traffic/weather report, listen to entertaining stories and jokes, work as an alarm and also, it can be used to remotely control other smart gadgets in the home. The smart assistant is also built to be used by every member of the household, including kids.
The Mi AI Speaker has a price tag of 299 Yuan (~$44) and we don’t know when the sales will start. But as stated earlier, application for the Beta testing programme will open on Thursday, August 10 and will end on August 16. So, if you’re interested, download the Mi Mall app now. Xiaomi doesn’t ship outside China presently so, that means this application is only open to those in China.
Smartisan Technology Co. LTD is a Chinese smartphone company known for its uniquely designed phones. Founded in 2012, the company has launched about 7 phones so far including the Smartisan Nut Pro released this year.
Smartisan CTO Wu De Zhou (L), and Smartisan Founder, Luo Yonghao (R)
The Nut Pro might have been the last smartphone from the manufacturer as the company was fighting collapse. But thanks to fresh funding, Smartisan will remain in the market.
The co-founder and CEO, Luo Yonghao revealed at the Geek Park’s Rebuild 2017 conference that they have raised ¥1 billion (∼$150 million) from investors. The money according to the CEO will be used to ramp up production, resulting in it releasing five to six smartphones that cover every category instead of the usual two per year.
Last year, Smartisan was at the verge of collapse and rumors were floating round that Xiaomi was going to acquire them. While no details about the investors were made public, it won’t come as a surprise to learn Xiaomi is one of them.
Meizu has unexpectedly started sending out press invites for a launch event scheduled to take place on August 23. The launch event will take place at the Beijing Performing Arts Centre by 11 AM and it comes with the theme- “Stay True” which is already the subject of series of memes on Weibo. The posters and launch invite clearly reveal that the Meizu M6 Note is the model that would be unveiled during the conference.
The Meizu M6 Note only popped up online recently in a couple of leaked photos showing some of its specifications. The leak reveals M6 Note will sport a 5.5-inch IPS LCD Full HD display and will be powered by MediaTek’s latest mid-range Helio P25 (MT6757T) chip with the Mali-T880 GPU firing up the graphics. The processor will be backed by 3GB of RAM on some models while others will have 4GB of RAM while there will either be a 32GB and 64GB storage variant respectively. The M6 Note will also come with a dual camera setup which is tipped to be like the Xiaomi Redmi Pro’s setup, that is a Sony IMX 258 main sensor. One of the posters shows the rear view of a smartphone which is likely the M6 Note and it packs a dual camera setup.battery.
In addition, the M6 Note is tipped as coming with an all metal unibody and it will get its juice from a 4,000mAh battery. The leak also pitches the 4GB RAM variant of the M6 Note as coming with a 1,599 Yuan price tag (around $237) which is a decent price for a mid-range Helio P25 packing smartphone.
After the launch of a smartphone, one aspect which elicits a lot of attention here on Gizmochina is the teardown aspect. Although we don’t carry out the tear down ourselves in most cases, whenever one is spotted online, it is served pronto and they usually are attention grabbing topics. That is perhaps because our curious nature is always at play, wanting to find out what lies inside those beautiful models that get launched every now and then. Looks like in the near future we won’t have to wait for a practical teardown session to pop up online but instead, you can do it yourself (DIY). This is because Xiaomi is likely launching a smartphone teardown kit today August 9.
The tech giant recently shared a post on the MIJIA Weibo page pointing at a launch on August 9 by 10 AM. The product that will be launched wasn’t disclosed but the poster contains a photo of a completely ripped out Mi smartphone which looks like the Mi 1, with all the components well-arranged side by side each other.
There is no doubt the product will be a teardown kit or tool set which we believe will contain the necessary tools needed to rip apart any smartphone model. Of course, the procedure for opening up phones differ, while some are only held with screws, other are glued together in some parts just like the Honor 9 whose teardown revealed a lot of double-sided adhesives. In most cases, theses adhesives need to be removed before such models can be opened. In addition, some parts are so tiny they require special tools to be dismantled and we believe Xiaomi will put all that into consideration when setting up the tool kit. We expect the product to come with a cheap price tag in Xiaomi’s usual style.
Xiaomi‘s CEO Lei Jun may have accidentally shared a key detail of the company’s upcoming flagship. The CEO recently shared the news that the Mi Powerbank 10,000mAh currently priced at 79 Yuan ($12) in China was being sold for as high as 1,500 Yuan ($224) in New Zealand and thus emphasized the need for the company to spread its tentacles outside China. The thing is, Lei Jun shared a photo of the Mi Mall sales page for the Mi Power band and that is where lies the juice.
The photo was supposed to be a screenshot of the Mi Powerbank sales page on Mi Mall and it captures the entire screen of the device being used by Lei Jun.Surprisingly, the photo comes with an unusually large size especially the length. Now, the proportion of the screenshot is usually consistent with the size of the display on the smartphone and in this case, the device comes with an unusually long aspect ratio that looks like an 18: 9 aspect ratio. Even though Weibo may have compressed the resolution of the photo, the dimension will still be retained thus fueling speculations that this may be a new Xiaomi phone. Also, the phone in use isn’t revealed by Weibo meaning it is an unannounced Xiaomi model.
The only Xiaomi model which is expected with an 18:9 aspect ratio is the Mi Mix 2. The Mi Mix 2 display may not really be larger in size but the screen-to-body ratio is expected to be increased to 93% as well as the aspect ratio as indicated in previous leaks. The Mi Mix featured a virtual navigation key and also uses a Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic technology which replaces the traditional earpiece. On the Mix 2, Xiaomi is said to partner with AAC technologies who will develop a better, new generation technology known as AAC actuator which would be used for the ear piece sound output. The AAC actuator is said to achieve a better screen sound, especially at low frequency. It also works better with the 3GPP standard. So, is this revelation an indication that Xiaomi will soon launch the Mi Mix2? That the CEO is testing the model? We’ll find out about that soon.
Xiaomi has released four dual camera smartphones so far. There is the Redmi Pro, the Mi 5S Plus, the Mi 6 and the newly announced Mi 5X. One of these four devices will be launching in India next month according to the Managing Director of Xiaomi India.
From the looks of it, the Mi 5X is the most likely choice seeing as the Redmi Pro is no longer in production; the Mi 5S is “old”; and Xiaomi already said the Mi 6 won’t be released in India. The Mi 5X will also be a good compensation for the Xiaomi fans in India since it has the same camera sensors as the Mi 6.
Can't wait for you guys to check out Xiaomi's first dual-camera phone in India! Coming next month! ☺️
Everyone already knows that the LG V30 will be released at a pre-IFA Berlin event on August 31st. A teaser image that was released back in July showed a phone with the date on the screen.
Yesterday, report reached us that LG began sending out official invites to members of the press. The invite confirms the launch will hold on August at 9 AM at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin.
There are just a few details we do not know about the LG V30. We already know what it looks like and that it will feature a single 6-inch Quad HD+ POLED display and a Snapdragon 835 processor. The display will be curved on both edges and feature thin bezels at the top and bottom.
Xiaomi released the Mi Power 2 portable battery last year for ¥79 ($12). The power bank has a 10,000mAh Li-po battery, an upgrade from the original’s 18650 type cells. It also brings two-way fast charge allowing users quickly recharge their supported devices and also rapidly recharge the power bank.
Although Xiaomi sells it for ¥79, third party resellers have it for more but not exceeding $20, unless you live in New Zealand where you may have to shell out NZ$299.95 (∼$219/¥1470) for it!
Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun, yesterday shared an image sent to him by a friend who lives in New Zealand who saw a store list the power bank for that price. There is no possible explanation has to why the power bank has such a high price tag.
Although Xiaomi doesn’t have an official presence in the country, import duties and taxes incurred by a reseller should not translate to that high a price. Mr. Lei Jun’s reply to the photo roughly translates into “need to accelerate penetration into international markets”.
More manufacturers are jumping on the 18:9 aspect ratio display and bezel-less screen trains and UMIDIGI isn’t left out. They already have a contender in the bezel-less category, the UMIDIGI Crystal, and an insider has revealed to us that they are working on an 18:9 full-screen device called the UMIDIGI S2.
In a situation where everyone seems to be doing the same thing, you have to find a way to stand out of the crowd. For the UMIDIGI S2, its advantage over the others will be its massive 6000mAh battery, making it the first 18:9 full-screen smartphone to have such a large capacity battery.
Since the best way to enjoy phones with such displays is via media consumption, a big battery is a sure bet to uninterrupted entertainment. We learnt that even with the big battery, the UMIDIGI S2 will have a thickness of about 7.8mm. That makes it thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S8 which is 8mm thin and packs a 3000mAh battery.
UMIDIGI isn’t new to making smartphones with large batteries while still maintaining a thin body. Its Z1 Pro flagship has a 4000mAh battery and is just 6.95mm thick.
Other details of the UMIDIGI S2 provided include a 5.99-inch display-size, NFC, wireless charging support, and dual Sony cameras on the back. Images provided show a red unit with the rear cameras, LED flash and fingerprint scanner stacked on top of one another.
Release date is set for October but expect more details to be revealed before then.
The phone ships with all the usual stuff, no extras included.
DESIGN and DISPLAY
The design is one of the key selling points of the Maze Blade. We have glass on the front and rear, metal chassis, metal buttons and the phone looks more expensive than it is.
Obviously, the glass back attracts smudges quickly but that is a case with all glass-made phones.
However, I found that the volume rocker rattles just a bit. Also, there is a programmable key, which can be mapped to almost any app you want and it will open it from the standby mode. Also, this button works as a shutter key in the camera app.
I found the 5.5” 1080p display to be pretty sharp and vibrant for everyday use.
Also, we have a notification LED light, which sits next to the 8MP selfie shooter and nicely backlit capacitive keys. The fingerprint scanner is accurate and it unlocks the phone straight from the standby mode.
As for optics, we have a 13MP shooter with a dual LED flash.
The loudspeaker quality does not really impress like on most of the budget phones.
HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE
The Maze Blade has pretty good specs for the price that includes an octa-core MTK6753 chip, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.
These specs assure a smooth user interface performance but when it comes to gaming, you should expect some skipped frames and stutter in some games. However, Asphalt 8 runs quite ok on medium graphics but the phone gets warm very quickly.
BENCHMARKS
USER INTERFACE
The Maze Blade ships with a pretty much stock-looking Android 6.0 out of the box but there are some added features and customization options.
There are quite a few gesture and motion controls that work quite well but some of them are quite slow to respond.You can also change the colors of the LED notification light, use a one-hand operation mode that works quite well or use the fingerprint app lock feature to lock certain apps. Most importantly, the user interface performance has been smooth and fluid, no complaints here.
IMAGE QUALITY
Maze Blade can take decent daylight images considering this is a cheap phone. Sure, the level of detail could be higher, the dynamic range adjustment could be more accurate but in general, you can take some decent-looking daylight images.
The low-light camera performance does not impress like on most of the cheap phones.
Selfie pictures will definitely do the trick for social media needs but there could slightly more detail.
The 1080p video quality is above average. Surprisingly, the sound recording quality is decent for a cheap phone. Selfie video quality is again, kind of mediocre but it is possible to use the camera for video chats or other stuff.
What surprised me most was a really good call quality. Other features like Wifi, Bluetooth work fine and even GPS is quite accurate for a cheap phone.
BATTERY LIFE
The 3000mAh battery performs quite well. I was able to get almost 5 hours of screen-on time, which is a good result considering the fact that the phone has a 5.5” display.
CONCLUSIONS
The Maze Blade is one of the better-looking budget phones out there. It has decent specs, it is fast on the daily basis and cameras can take decent-looking daylight pictures.
Obviously, you should consider some caveats like rattling volume rocker, mediocre gaming, and low-light camera performance but in general, the Maze Blade is a decent offering for the price.
Looks like the Honor 9 will be getting a whole new set of colour options soon and they are going to be attractive. That is if the leaked photos of the Honor flagship in different colour options which have appeared severally on Weibo are real. The Honor 9 was launched about a month ago and was officially available in four colour variants – Sea Blue, Amber Gold, Black and Seagull Gray colour, with the Black variant only becoming available a couple of weeks back.
The Honor 9 proved to be a popular smartphone and reportedly sold more than one million units in just 28 days globally. which is a record for the Honor brand. Huawei is perhaps trying to consolidate on the strong outing the device is enjoying in the market with the addition of three more variants. The colours are likely shades of green, orange and pink and obviously, they are targeted at the female folks who are more attracted to bright colours.
As far as the specs go, the Honor 9 features a 5.15-inch 1080p display and is powered by a Krin 960 chip. The processor is backed by either a 4GB RAM or 6 GB RAM. It also comes with a 64GB or 128GB storage variant. On the camera end, the Huawei Honor 9 comes with a 20MP + 12MP dual camera setup at the rear while there is an 8MP shooter up front. The device gets its power from a 3200mAh battery and runs EMUI 5.1 based on Android Nougat
OPPO has officially unveiled the R11 FC Barcelona Edition in line with the several teasers which had been making the rounds before now. The OPPO R11 FC Barcelona Edition was launched in Shanghai China today with a number of premium features which made the company peg the price of this version at 3,499 Yuan (~$522). The new edition will go on sale as from August 18 at 10 AM.
OPPO’s romance with FC Barcelona dates back to the days of the OPPO R7 Plus which featured a special FC Barcelona edition. Thereafter, the OPPO R9 also featured a premium FC Barca edition and now the OPPO R11 is getting a similar treatment. One common feature of all three models is the FC Barcelona logo and official colour which they feature but the depth of customization is said to have evolved to a more intense level.However, the OPPO R9 FC Barcelona edition came with a higher price tag of 3999 Yuan ($607) and was available in Red, Blue, and Gray colours.
The OPPO R11 FC Barcelona Edition features an 18K gold-plated Barca logo at the back which is usually handcrafted in previous models. The device is coloured in a dominant Blue colour at the upper part and Red at the bottom aspect at the rear while the front part is just plain black. The two colours of Blue and Red are the official home colour of FC Barcelona and also the device uses an all-metal body. There is also a few texts at the red coloured part at the rear which indicates that OPPO is an official partner of the Catalan giant. The border between the red and blue coloured part adorns a strip of Gold coloured line which is 0.4mm wide and 0.1mm thick.
The OPPO R11 Barca edition still retains the Snapdragon 660 chipset which OPPO used on the earlier version. The new version ships with 4GB RAM onboard and as a reminder, the rest of the specs include a 20MP + 16MP dual rear camera setup, a 20 MP selfie shooter, a 5.5-inch display, a 3,000mAh battery with VOOC fast charging technology and the Color OS 3.1 UI. More pictures coming your way below.
ASUS will announce two or more Zenfone 4 devices come August 17, which is a little over a week from today. It already released the Zenfone 4 Max last month and the guess is that the flagship Zenfone 4 Pro and the mid-range Zenfone 4 will be two of the devices revealed next week.
Roland Quandt has revealed some of the specification details of both devices as well as their possible pricing. According to him, the Zenfone 4 Pro (ZE551KL) will have 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and feature the Snapdragon 835 mobile platform.
The mid-range Zenfone 4 (ZE554KL) will be powered by the Snapdragon 630 which appeared first in Sharp’s Aquos S2. It will have 4GB of RAM and 64GB fof storage.
The Zenfone 4 Pro is expected to sell for about ∼$650/€550 while the Zenfone 4 will be priced around ∼$400/€339. Do note that the final price may veer slightly off the above stated ones.
Just like the Zenfone 4 Max (ZC554KL), the Zenfone 4 and Zenfone Pro will also have dual rear cameras with the latter having 2X optical zoom. ASUS has also switched to a front-mounted fingerprint scanner for the Zenfone 4 series, so you may want to take note of that.
Xiaomi announced a short-throw laser projector a few weeks ago. This week it is back with another one, called the iNovel Me2 Smart Split Projector. Though it isn’t a short-throw one this time, it packs some pretty interesting features.
The iNovel Me2 is a smart projector with a split design. The split design means you can separate the projector into two: the main projecting unit and the HiFi speaker. The speaker has Bluetooth allowing you pair it with other devices. It has a 20W driver and a playtime of 6 hours.
The iNovel Me2 can project images between 40 to 300-inches at a resolution of 1080p. When you turn it on, it automatically adjusts focus, so you don’t have to worry about manually tuning it.
There is an OSRAM Ostar RGB semi-conductor light source with a brightness of 1000 lumens and a life span of 30,000 hrs. If you use it for 4 hour a day, that is a life span of 20 years. It also has support for HDR10.
The iNovel Me 2 smart features is as a result of Xiaomi’s Mi TV feature built into it. It is powered by an Amlogic T986 processor paired with a Mali T830 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB of built-in storage.
So apart from serving as a regular projector, you can also use it like you would use a smart TV. Fire it up and you can stream your favorite TV shows or pair it with a compatible Bluetooth controller and play your favorite games. It also has support for 4K video playback at 60fps.
For connectivity, there is a USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port and a HDMI port. It also has an auxiliary port in case you want to hook it up to a sound system. Power is supplied via a DC jack. In addition to that, there is a wireless charger built into it for charging the speaker which can also be used for charging supported devices.
If you are interested in joining the MIUI 9 Closed Beta programme, there’s good news for you. Xiaomi has disclosed that registration for beta testers who would help test run the new Custom ROM version on their models has opened on MIUI Forum. The next set of models that would get the Developer ROM update include the Mi MIX, Mi Note 2, Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus, Mi 5c, Mi Max 2, Mi Max, Mi 4S, Mi 4c, Mi Note Pro, and Redmi 4X.
Xiaomi later hinted that the Mi 5 would get its own taste of MIUI 9 this week and indeed, registered beta testers using the Mi 5 models have got OTA update on their models. MIUI 9 Developer ROM for the twelve Xiaomi models is scheduled to start rolling in mid-August which is very close by. Owners of the listed Xiaomi models can head over to MIUI Forum to register but they’ll need to download the MIUI Forum app on their phones first.
Do note that you’ll need to have some knowledge about rooting your device in order to attempt becoming a beta test if you are using the MIUI 8 Global ROM. The Developer ROM is the China version so, models running the Global ROM needs to be rooted so as to be able to run the China ROM. MIUI 9 comes with upgrades such as a split-screen feature which would allow users run two separate apps on the same screen. There is also a picture-in-picture mode, a redesigned dock bar, a Smart advert filter, Smart Assistant, Smart App launcher, System optimization and other features.
The full-screen Sharp Aquos S2 was unveiled today at an event in China. The event also marked the manufacturer’s official return to the world’s most populous nation.
The Aquos line is known for its bezel-less design and the S2 doesn’t deviate from it. However, it takes it up a notch with a familiar design. The bezel-less display of the Aquos S2 is 5.5-inch in size but it has a cut-out at the top, just like the Essential PH-1, for a front facing camera and sensors. The top corners are also diagonals instead of rounded or squared-corners.
The S2 does not only look attractive from the front, the rear is a stunner too. The back features a 5-surface single-piece 3D glass that wraps around the cameras, entire back and edges. This means there are no gaps and seams on the back of the device.
Aquos S2 Specs
The Aquos S2 sports a 5.5-inch display but the bezel-less design gives it a 4.9-inch look and a screen-to-body ratio of 87.5%. The S2 comes in two versions:
Snapdragon 660 model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage
Snapdragon 630 model with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage.
The S2 is the first smartphone to feature the Snapdragon 630 processor. The 14nm processor features 8 cortex-A53 cores and is clocked at 2.2GHz. It has support for Bluetooth 5.0, dual cameras and Cat. 12 LTE. The Snapdragon 630 is expected to be the successor to the Snapdragon 625.
Sharp has put two cameras on the rear of the S2 and have settled for a vertical design similar to the one seen in the iPhone 8 leaks. The cameras are a combination of an 8MP sensor and a 12MP sensor with dual-pixel technology and ability to shoot photos with the bokeh effect. The front camera is an 8MP sensor.
The S2 has a fingerprint scanner embedded underneath a home button up front. It also has NFC, so it should support Android Pay. There is a dual SIM slot that fits 2 nano SIM cards or one SIM and a microSD card (128GB max). A USB type-C port sits in the middle of two speaker grilles at the bottom. Battery capacity is 3020mAh.
Sadly the Aquos S2 doesn’t have an audio jack but it there is a Type-C audio cable adapter in the box along with a case.
The Aquos S2 will ship with a new UI called Smile UX which has a smart assistant built into it.
Aquos S2 Price
The Aquos S2 will be available in crystal black, glazed white, blue, and mint green. The Snapdragon 660 model will sell for ¥3499 ($522) and the Snapdragon 630 version will be priced at ¥2799 ($418). However, buying the SD630 model on Jingdong will see you save ¥300 ($45). Sales will begin on August 14 at exactly 10:00 AM.
The Sharp Aquos S2 has just been launched and it came out as the first smartphone to feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 630 processor. If you think the SD 630 isn’t a chip to reckon with, you better think again. AnTuTu has released the benchmark score of the Snapdragon 630 SoC and it shows the processor has the potential of being a powerful mid-range chip.
AnTuTu didn’t share the details of the phone on which the chip ran but in its Weibo post, it revealed that the Qualcomm chip scored an average of 69,000 points. Strikingly, this figure dwarfs the score of MediaTek’s latest mid-range Helio P25 chip which averages around 66,500 points on AnTuTu as seen on the Ulefone T1’s benchmark score.
Specs wise, the Snapdragon 630 is a 14nm chipset has four cores of Cortex A53 working at 2.2 GHz whereas the remaining four cores of Cortex A53 function at 1.8 GHz. Its Adreno 508 graphics support Vulkan API. The Snapdragon 630 carries support for a maximum screen resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels. It offers features like Hexagon 680 DSP All-Ways Aware Hub, dual 14-bit Spectra 160 ISP with support for up 24-megapixel camera, 4K UHD video recording at 30 fps and full HD video shooting at 120 fps, 8 GB LPDDR4 RAM, memory speeds of 1333 MHz, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C 3.1, Snapdragon X12 LTE modem with 600 Mbps downlink speeds and 150 Mbps and enhanced chips for machine learning, and Quick Charge 4.0.
Sharp is all set to release the Sharp Aquos S2 flagship in China today, but before its official launch, the phone has passed through TENAA certification confirming its specs. TENAA certified a brand new Sharp smartphone yesterday evening with the code name: FS8010. Judging from the specifications, design, as well as the timing of the listing, it’s safe to assume that this phone is the Sharp Aquos S2 that’s going to be announced today.
TENAA reveals that the Aquos S2 will come with a 2.2GHz octa-core processor, which should be the Snapdragon 660 chipset along with 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB storage options. At the back, the phone will feature a 12MP primary sensor along with an 8MP secondary sensor in a vertical arrangement. This should enable special features such as bokeh photos on the device. There will be a 2930mAh battery on board. The screen size is still the standard 5.5-inches, but owing to the larger screen to body ratio, the resolution is a bit weird — 2040 × 1080p instead of the traditional 1920 x 1080p. The phone is thin at 7.9mm and will be light weight at just 140 grams.
The back of the Sharp Aquos S2 has a peculiar finish and we can expect different color options to highlight this back texture at launch. However, in the TENAA listing, there’s just one color listed — white.
Given that TENAA revealed most of the details about the phone, we just have to wait for a few more hours to get its price.
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