Last August, Sharp Announced the Aquos S2 – a full-screen phone with a notch like that of the Essential PH-1. Seven months later, Sharp has launched a successor, the Aquos S3, with a notch like that of the iPhone X.

Design

The Aquos S3 is a mixture of new features and some design elements from its predecessor. The bottom bezel that is home to the fingerprint scanner on the S2 is now smaller to make way for the bigger 6.0” display. This gives the S3 a screen-to-body ratio of 91%.

The circular notch has also been replaced with a larger cut-out that houses a front camera, earpiece, notification LED, and sensor. And on the rear, the brushed metal back has been replaced with 3D curved glass. It keeps the dual camera design and is the new position for the fingerprint scanner.

Specs

The 6” display has a 2160 x 1080 resolution with up to 550 nits of brightness. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 630 makes a comeback and it is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

The dual cameras are a F/1.75 12MP wide angle lens and a 13MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. Beneath the camera setup is the LED flash and to the right is a fingerprint scanner with gold accent.

There is also a 16MP 1.4μm camera in front for selfies and features like AI selfie for portrait images and AI beauty mode. Sharp also throws in face unlock.

Under the glass back is a 3200mAh battery with support for QC 3.0 18W fast charging via a USB-C port. There is MicroSD card support for storage expansion (128GB) via a hybrid dual SIM slot (nano only). The Aquos S3 also has support for 14 LTE bands, VoLTE, and VoWiFi. It doesn’t have a 3.5mm audio jack.

The phone runs Android 8.0 with Sharp’s Smile UX on top. Smile UX has features like app lock, private space, game mode, and a simple desktop mode for older users.

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Price and Availability

It is surprising that Sharp has only released the Aquos S3 in a single color – Black Gold, unlike the S2 that comes in four color variants.

The Aquos S3 will sell for NTD 11,990 when it goes on sale on April 1.

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Sharp has confirmed that it will be launching the Sharp Aquos S3 smartphone on March 28 through an unveil event in Vietnam. Today, several images of the Aquos S3 have surfaced on official Facebook Sharp Mobile Vietnam page and some of the Vietnamese publication before its official announcement to reveal its entire design.

The company has claimed that the Aquos S3 will be the world’s first 6-inch smartphone to feature a display with the highest screen-to-body ratio of 91 percent. As it can be seen in the images, the handset features a notch that houses a selfie camera, an earpiece and couple of sensors. The sides bezels are quite narrow, and the company’s branding can be seen on the slightly thicker bottom bezel.

The backside of the phone is equipped with dual rear cameras and the top-left corner. Below the dual camera is its dual-tone LED flash. Sharp’s logo is also present on the bottom side of the phone. The rear panel of the Aquos S3 is also equipped with a fingerprint scanner. The bottom edge of the phone features a USB-C port and an external speaker grille. The left edge of the phone features a SIM card slot while the right side is fitted with a volume rocker and a Power key.

Sharp claims that the Face ID of the Aquos S3 is very reliable as it can scan 1,024 facial features of the phone to unlock the device. The rear shell of the phone features four-sided 3D curved glass coupled with a metallic frame gives a premium appeal to it.

Here are some hands-on photos of the Sharp Aquos S3:

Here is an official teaser video of the Aquos S3:

https://www.facebook.com/sharpmobilevietnam/videos/810790172450869/

Here are some more images of the Aquos S3 available on the official Facebook page of Sharp Mobile Vietnam:

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The TENAA listing of the Aquos S3 has already revealed its entire specs. It is equipped with a 5.99-inch display and it could be powered by the Snapdragon 660 or Snapdragon 630 chipset. The S3 may arrive in 64 GB and 128 GB storage options that are likely to feature 4 GB and 6 GB of RAM. The 13-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual camera with f/1.75 aperture and 2x optical zoom is present on the backside of the phone. The front panel of the phone is pegged to feature AI driven 16-megapixel that will be able to impressive portrait shots. It is expected to arrive with a 3,100mAh battery.

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Sharp has recently launched the Aquos S3 Mini in China and Zhongsheng Luo, the Global CEO of Sharp and InFocus Mobiles has today confirmed through his Weibo account that Sharp will be launching the Aquos S3 on March 28 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is the very same handset that was expected to launch in January this year. The handset has already been certified by regulatory bodies like Taiwan’s NCC and China’s TENAA.

Sharp is one of the first companies to launch full screen design smartphones. The Aquos S3 will be arriving as a successor phone for the Aquos S2 smartphone that was launched last year in August. The S2 was launched as the world’s smallest 5.5-inch mobile phone.

According to Luo, the upcoming Aquos S3 will be arriving as the world’s smallest 6-inch smartphone. He added that the S3 is also the world’s first notch-enabled full-screen phone using TF COF technology. The handset will be deliver a stunning screen-to-body ratio of 91 percent. After getting announced on March 28, the handset will be also debut in Taiwan on April 1.

The above shown launch invitation of the Sharp Aquos S3 shows that the handset will be equipped with a notch like the iPhone X. The leaked photos of the Aquos S3 that have appeared in the past have already revealed that it will be also equipped with vertically arranged dual rear cameras.

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The TENAA listing of the smartphone has revealed that it will be arriving with 5.99-inch display. Because of the notch, it may support an aspect ratio of 19:9. The Snapdragon 630 or Snapdragon 660 would be powering the phone. The 64 GB and 128 GB storage models of the phone may respectively feature 4 GB and 6 GB of RAM. For photography, it will be equipped with 13-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual rear cameras and a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel. The handset will be running on Android Nougat OS and it will be arriving with a 3,100mAh battery.

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The Sharp Aquos S2 shares a striking resemblance to the Essential PH-1, thanks to the notch in the display. The similarity in the design even prompted a statement from Andy Rubin who expressed his disappointment in Foxconn’s CEO. Foxconn owns Sharp and is also owns a stake in Essential. For the Aquos S3, Sharp has ditched the design of the Essential Phone and embraced that of the iPhone X.

Live images of the unreleased phone has surfaced again, giving us a look at the successor to the Aquos S2 which by the way is just six months old.

These live photos of the Sharp Aquos S3 correspond to previous leaks. Within the notch is a camera on the left and a grille for the earpiece in the middle. There is a sensor too but it is not visible.

Unlike last year’s model which has its fingerprint scanner buried beneath the home button, the Aquos S3 has its own on the rear. The dual rear cameras are still vertically positioned and there is a secondary mic above it and a LED flash below.

It appears the back is made of glass but it could also be a NCVM coating like that of the 360 N6 Pro. Whichever one it is, we are sure it is not brushed metal like that of the Aquos S2, though this will be a fingerprint magnet.

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The Aquos S3 was supposed to launch on January 16 but unfortunately didn’t. No explanation was given and there is no new release date yet either. Whenever it does launch, the phone is expected to come with a 5.99” FHD+ display, a Snapdragon 660 processor, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It should also have a 3100mAh battery.

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It appears that Sharp’s next phone, the Aquos S3 will also feature a notch. However, this time it will be different from that of the Aquos S2 or rather the Essential Phone.

A blurred image of the Sharp S3’s front shows a notch not dissimilar to that of the iPhone X. We can make out the front camera which is in the same position as the images on TENAA. There is also a faint outline of some sensors positioned on the left.

Sharp yesterday revealed that the Aquos S3 will launch on January 16 but we expect it to come along with a second phone, the Sharp FS8018. The latter shares a front design similar to the Aquos S2 but a different rear. There is a chance it also has a notch in the display.

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According to TENAA, the Aquos S3 has a 5.99” 2160 x 1080 display, a 2.2GHz octa-core processor which may be the Snapdragon 660 and up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It will also come with dual rear cameras and a 3100mAh battery.

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Sharp had unveiled the Aquos S2 smartphone in August 2017. It appears that the company will be soon announcing the Aquos S3 as its successor phone as it has been certified by NCC, Taiwan’s certification body.

The original Aquos S2 features 5.5-inch display that offers an aspect ratio of 17:9. It is driven by Snapdragon 630 chipset and 3,020mAh battery. It comes in 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage models.

The above image that has surfaced through NCC certification shows that the Aquos S3 has a model number of FS8032. It also reveals that it is equipped with a vertically dual camera and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. This handset has also appeared on Geekbench benchmarking site with specs like Snapdragon 630 chipset, 4 GB of RAM and Android 8.0 Oreo. In single-core test, it has scored 880 and in multi-core test, it has scored 4237.

In the previous month, the Sharp FS8015 had received TENAA certification in China. Not only he specs, but also the images of the phone had surfaced on TENAA. The design of the back panel shown above and the rear appearance of the FS8015 are same. This indicates that the FS8015 could be the upcoming Sharp Aquos S3.

Read More: Sharp FS8018 Visits TENAA After Geekbench, Bezel-less Notch Design Likely To Continue

According to the TENAA listing, the handset features a 5.99-inch display that produces 18:9 aspect ratio. It features either Snapdragon 630 or Snapdragon 660 chipset. It will be also coming in models like 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. It is packed with a 3,100mAh battery. For photography, it features 12-megapixel + 13-megapixel dual camera setup on its back panel whereas it is equipped with a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel.

There is no confirmation on the launch date of the Sharp Aquos S3. It is speculated that the Japanese firm would be debuting the smartphone later this month.

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