Sharp has just announced a new smartphone in Japan. The brand unveiled the AQUOS sense8 model which features some notable specs and features. It features a tough and durable body and some capable hardware. So here are all the details.

Sharp AQUOS sense8 Specs

The company’s new AQUOS sense9 sports a 6.1-inch OLED display that offers Full HD+ resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and 180Hz touch sampling rate. Its body is also quite impressive considering that it features MIL-STD-810H standard for better durability. But despite this toughness, the Sharp AQUOS sense8 offers an ultralight weight of just 159 grams. This makes it one of the lightest devices in the smartphone market.

Under the hood, the smartphone is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC that is paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. A massive 5,000mAh battery pack powers this device, which is surprising considering its 159 grams heft. For optics, the AQUOS sense8 packs a 50-megapixel camera on the rear, which has a 1/1.55-inch sensor size and a 2μm sensor that also supports OIS (Optical Image Stabilization).

Other notable features include a memory card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and three color options (Pink, Green, and Black). It is a mid range smartphone model but the company has yet to officially reveal its pricing. Although, the device is expected to be a sub-400 US Dollar device and may launch in Japan for around 50,000 Yen (roughly 333 US Dollars).

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Sharp, the Foxconn-owned company known for making electronic products, has a smartphone lineup. Today, along with the Sharp Aquos R7 flagship smartphone, it also launched the Sharp Aquos Wish 2 budget smartphone.

Both smartphones have been launched in the Japanese market. As the name itself indicates, the Sharp Aquos Wish 2 is a successor to the Aquos Wish, which was launched in December last year.

The smartphone features a 5.7-inch HD+ display with a 1520 x 720 pixels screen resolution. There are also thick bezels around the screen, especially the bottom bezel.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor, coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of UFS 2.1 internal storage. There’s also support for expanding the storage capacity up to 1TB using a microSD card.

In the camera department, the phone has a 13-megapixel camera sensor on the back panel and an 8-megapixel snapper on the front side for taking selfies and video calling.

It runs the Android operating system out of the box with the company’s own custom user interface on top. The device is powered by a 3,730mAh battery and comes with support for PD 3.0 for fast charging.

The company has added that it has been considerate about environmental protection, and the Sharp Aquos Wish 2 smartphone is made using recycled materials. It says that 35 percent recycled plastic has been used for the shell.

The phone is rated to be waterproof and dustproof and is being offered in four color options — White, Gray, Blue, and Coral. It will be available for purchase in Japan from next month, but the pricing details remain unknown.

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After visiting Geekbench a few days back, the Sharp FS8018 model has just surfaced on TENAA. So now we have an official look at the phone’s design, which reminds a lot of the Aquos S2 that was launched in China back in August. Like the S2, the phone has the front camera at the center and a fingerprint sensor equipped oblong home button below the display. While we can’t see the bezels around the display, it’s likely that Sharp continues the design of the recently launched Aquos family into the new model.

So, what’s the big difference between the Aquos S2 and this FS8018 model? 

The Sharp FS8018 comes with a single camera at the back, instead of dual cameras. The primary camera is of 16MP while on the front, you get a 20MP selfie shooter. Inside, there’s a 2.2GHz processor, which is likely going to be the Snapdragon 630. If you remember, the Sharp Aquos S2 was the first smartphone to feature the SD630 chipset (on the cheaper variant), so it’s likely the same 2.2GHz processor is carried forward into the new model. Further, there are two RAM variants: 4GB and 6GB with 64GB and 128GB of storage options.

The screen continues the odd resolution found on the Aquos S2 — 5.5-inch 2040 x 1080p. It’s a pretty lightweight phone as well, weighing 140 grams (again same as the S2) and measuring 142.7 x 73 x 7.8mm.

Given the single camera setup on the FS8018, it’s possible that this is a cheaper model in the Aquos family. Still 6GB + 128GB and 4GB + 64GB options place it in the upper mid-range segment. The battery is kind of disappointing, measuring just 2930mAh in capacity.

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Renders of Sharp phones usually adorning a bezel-less design is turning to be a regular in leak land. We have seen a number of renders and despite the release of the bezel-less Aquos S2 mid-range smartphone, the renders keep coming out. This is yet another concept render of the Sharp Aquos 2017, also tagged Sharp S3, showing an even thinner bezel than the Aquos S2. 

Sharp first released the Aquos smartphone in 2014 with a slim bezel design and since then we have seen a number of Sharp Aquos models. The Japanese tech giant is rumored to be working on yet another Aquos model and that model is what has been featured in this concept video. The design is the Aquos S3 through the eyes of Concept Creators and it was posted on its YouTube channel recently. The device appears to wear a metal body and talking about the front camera, there isn’t any cut-out from the display to accommodate the front camera as was done on the Aquos S2 but the camera is embedded on the bottom bezels at the right side. Notably, the Xiaomi Mi Mix used this design and the Mix 2 is said to retain the design.

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 The design indeed reflects Sharp’s design language and rumors of even slimmer bezels on the Aquos 2017. The Aquos models are known to come with a tri-bezel-less design where there are bezels only on the bottom edge and in this case, the bezels are even further slimmer than that of the Aquos S2. Among the features on the phone is a USB Type-C connector, dual speakers at the bottom with nice speaker grills that add to the beauty. The design obviously looks more premium than the Aquos S2 and perhaps, if indeed Sharp is working on a new Aquos smartphone, it may be a flagship model. But then, there is no indication from the Foxconn-controlled company to that effect presently. Meanwhile, you can check out the concept video from below.

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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.

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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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When Xiaomi released its Mi Mix flagship with a near bezel-less display, it labelled it a concept device due to the limited quantity that can actually be produced. But the difficulty in mass producing a bezel-less smartphone isn’t deterring other companies from attempting similar ventures.

Recently, a set of leaked images of a Sharp smartphone revealed the company is working on its own bezel-less smartphone. We really won’t get too excited about this because, despite the innovative display style, we may end up not seeing the smartphone to buy. Sharp is a Japanese company and almost all its sales are in Japan.This isn’t Sharp’s first bezel-less smartphone, though, the company had launched the Sharp Aquos Crystal in 2014 without bezels at all the sides of the display.

The Sharp Aquos Crystal is said to have inspired the Xiaomi Mi Mix’s design which also came without bezels and has received lots of positive reviews and appraisals since it was unveiled last year. Sharp’s own leaked bezel-less smartphone features a high screen-to-body ratio but there is a physical home button which is rather weirdly tilted to the right edge of the screen and would possibly function as a fingerprint scanner. The smartphone is obviously a Sharp Aquos model as the name is written just under the display.

What looks like a selfie camera is located at the side of the fingerprint scanner and there is a notification strip around the display which would be cool if real. The rear view of the device reveals a single round camera with the LED flash circling the camera. There is also a laser autofocus at the side of the camera.

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It is not clear if this is just a concept render which it looks like, or a real smartphone but either way we can only wish Sharp starts shipping its smartphones outside of Japan. Until that happens, don’t dream of buying this one if you don’t live in Japan.

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MWC 2017 is just by the corner and one of the smartphones expected is the new Nokia flagship powered by a Snapdragon 835 chip. Earlier rumors had tipped the expected smartphone as Nokia 8 and later on, renders of a Qualcomm smartphone exhibited at CES 2017 was identified as the expected Nokia 8 until Qualcomm debunked that assertion. Now, it is rumored that the expected Nokia flagship smartphone is actually called Nokia P1 and it packs way more features than we thought.

The rumor seem to have emanated from Russia and it tips the Nokia P1 as packing the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. Other key features of note is that the flagship would sport a 5.3-inch IGZO display with a refresh rate of 1 to 120Hz. The display is further protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

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According to the rumor, the Nokia P1 is based on Sharp Aquos Xx3 and packs some features found on the Aquos Xx3. Recall that Foxconn now owns Sharp and Foxconn is the manufacturer of the Nokia phones for HMD Global, so the rumors carry some weight. Apart from that, the device is rumored to come with 6GB of RAM and two memory versions of 128GB and 256GB of storage respectively. There is also said to be a 22.6MP main camera at the rear identical to that of the Sharp Aquos Xx3 but the Nokia P1 comes with ZEISS optics certified by Carl. Other features include a 3,500mAh battery with Quick charge, ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and Android 7.0 Nougat OS out of the box.

The Nokia P1 will also come in two versions based on the material used to manufacture the body. The high-end version with 256GB storage is said to come with a ceramic body, while the other version with 128GB storage will feature a metal frame. Both versions will have IP55/ IP 57 protection standard. Expect the 256GB version to come in with a hefty $950 price tag, while the 128GB version is said to be price around $800.

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Xiaomi surprised everyone today, not with the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, but with a new concept smartphone, the Xiaomi Mix. While initially, we thought that this was just a concept device that we may never get to see in real life, the company soon revealed that the phone is real and will be up for sale as well.

Till now, we have seen a few amazing renders of this full screen (except for a small portion at the bottom) smartphone, but the company also seems to have showcased the device at the event location. We have got some hands on images of the Xiaomi Mix, and it looks like a great smartphone.

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We have already mentioned all of the specs and features of the Mix in detail, which you can check out from our launch article. To recap, the Mix comes with Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM, a huge 6.4-inch display and a 16MP rear camera.

Below, you can check out the Xiaomi Mix hands on images.

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Reports have emerged that Taiwanese company Foxconn is planning its own line of smartphones and it is going to sell it in one of Apple’s hottest market, Japan. If you don’t know, this isn’t Foxconn’s first foray outside contract manufacturing, as the company has a entry-level/mid-range phone line known as InFocus which it manufactures and sells mainly in the Asian market.

Foxconn which employs over one million persons in its numerous plants, is probably better known as the company that manufactures the Apple iPhones along side a host of contract manufacturing it does. But the company is making a bold move in trying to introduce entry-level and mid-range smartphones in Japan with a heavier market push. The report carried by DigiTimes didn’t mention any detail regarding the description or features of the smartphones but disclosed that the release will be done through Foxconn’s sudsidiary Sharp and would commence in the first quarter of 2017.

Foxconn acquired Sharp around March this year for 389 billion yen ($3.5 billion) and it is believed the company will likely sell the smartphone using the Sharp brand which is quite popular in Japan. The move could offset Sharp’s Aquos line of devices which covers the high-end market in Japan with a space left open for entry-level and mid-range consumer devices.

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 Foxconn’s other subsidiary FIH Mobile purchased Microsoft’s feature phone business earlier this year for $350 million and looks set to release its first Android phone under the Nokia brand name.

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Sharp isn’t a well known brand when it comes to smartphones, but we have seen some impressive models from the company like the Aquos Crystal with a true edgeless display. Now, the company has announced a new generation model in the Aquos family which will be called as the Sharp Aquos Zeta SH-04H. Specifications of the new model have been listed on the company website, revealing powerful hardware especially the camera at the back.

According to the latest information, the Sharp Aquos Zeta will come with the Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset under the hood with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The storage comes with up to 200GB MicroSD card expansion slot. Given that display is one of Sharp’s speciality, the phone will come with a 5.3-inch IGZO high-definition full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution LCD screen. The display features 2.5D glass on top and is protected by Gorilla Glass 4.

While these are capable specs, what’s really going to be the speciality of the new Aquos Zeta SH-04H is the camera at the back. The new model will come with a large 22.6MP sensor with Ricoh GR lens certification. This setup can focus in just 0.4 seconds and comes with f/1.9 aperture. It is GR certified by Ricoh Imaging which ensures high quality images. The camera can shoot 4K videos, 240 fps videos and even time lapse at 120 fps. Further, there’s OIS and real-time HDR as well. Up front, there is a 5MP camera with wide angle lens ideal for selfies.

What’s more, the new Zeta SH-04H will be will be waterproof and dust proof as well. Inside its 7.6mm body, the new Aquos Zeta model features a 3000mAh battery. The phone weighs just 155 grams. As for software, it will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. There will be Sharp’s new AI emopa 4.0 which adds more health oriented features. Finally, there will be a fingerprint sensor as well, located on the side just below the power button.

No word on the pricing or availability yet, but don’t expect it to be released outside of Japan. There will be three colour options, green, black and white.

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Sharp has been unveiled their Sharp Aquos 302SH smartphone last month, and now the company is unveieled the new series that’s called as Sharp Aquos 304SH.

This phone uses 5.2 inch screen size with 1080p resolution with metal frame and has 135 x 72 x 9mm body dimension, the phone is supported for IPX5/IPX7 certified, it’s mean that the phone has dust-proof and water-proof capability.

Sharp is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974AB) chipset with four Krait processor 400 2.3 GHz in it, supported by Adreno 330 GPU and 2GB of RAM. Available for 32GB of internal memory which can be expanded via a microSD slot up to 128GB.

The phone has Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and infrared. There is a 13 megapixel camera on the back with an LED flash light and 2.1 megapixels front-facing camera. Its performance is also supported by a 2600 mAh battery capacity.

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Sharp is one of the Japanese electronic manufacturer is now release the new smartphone, after releasing the Sharp Aquos Mini SHL24 smartphone, is now they release the Sharp Aquos Xx 302Sh smartphone.

The Sharp Aquos Xx 302Sh is packs with 5.2 inch screen size (1080 x 1920), the phone has 132 x 70 x 9.9 mm, or 5.19 x 2.75 x 0.38 inches body dimension, so smaller than Galaxy S4. The interesting is this phone is has IP57-certified, it’s mean the phone is water-ressistant and dust-resistant.

The phone is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 800 and sports with 2GB of RAM, this phone is also comes with 32GB of internal storage, and an option for expansion through a microSD card. The screen is built from Sharp’s very own IGZO make. The battery, is pwered by 2600 mAh capacity, and offers with $607 USD price tag.

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A new smart phone from Sharp has just introduced. The mobile phone is the Sharp Aquos 206SH which features a 5-inch Full HD and a battery that can last a long time.

Powered by 3080 mAh battery capacity that can last a long time is an attractive feature that can be obtained from this phone. This is because the Sharp uses CG Silicon TFT LCD on the screen technology. The use of this technology is timed with the ‘Eco Tech’ lets use this phone for 2 days continuously.

In addition, this phone comes with a quad-core processor Snapdragon S4 Pro. In addition, it also comes with 13 megapixel camera on the back which has f/1.9 aperture. The rest, the phone is equipped with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system, and also waterproof capability and has 4G LTE and TV feature.

With these features, the phone is also be a very serious competitor to Sony Xperia Z. As is known, the Sony Xperia Z comes with a large screen, quad-core processor plus waterproof features.

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One of the Japanese handset manufacturer, Sharp rumored to be soon expanding its newest line of smartphones market share to Southeast Asia.

Correspondingly, Commtiva Technology as a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics has also formed partnerships with local distributors in Thailand before launching the latest flagship smartphone Sharp in the countries of Southeast Asia. Commtiva Technology alone is responsible for the launch of the smartphone made by Sharp for the Southeast Asian market.

Indeed the new Sharp smartphone is now reaching some Southeast Asian countries are covering the Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. As for the state of China and other southeast Asian countries reportedly will follow soon.

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