#SharpAquosS2 #AquosS2 #Phone #Mobile
The Aquos S2 will retail online from 2,499 yuan, which converts to
roughly $370, AU$470 and £185. That's much cheaper than the $750, £689
or AU$1,199 Samsung Galaxy S8, which is the easiest way for you to get
your hands on a futuristic, all-screen (almost) no-bezel design. Before #Samsung and #Xiaomi dropped phones with tiny bezels, Sharp introduced the world to edge-to-edge phone displays in 2014 with the Aquos Crystal. The Aquos S2, which is the latest device in the line, pushes the concept further, packing a 5.5-inch display into a tiny frame.
Announced in Beijing on Tuesday, the phone has a small chunk of bezel on the bottom, where its fingerprint scanner lives. It's all screen above that, except for a small circular space for the 8MP front camera. The design is similar to the fabled Essential phone. Of course, it's not a completely fair comparison, with the Aquos S2 not packing the same premium specs as Samsung's flagship. But for the midrange price, you'll get a strong processor, plenty of RAM and a dual camera. If you're willing to fork out an extra $150, AU$190 or £110 for the premium edition, you'll get a better CPU and 2GB more RAM. (The cameras and battery are identical, though.)
Key specs
The Aquos S2 will retail online from 2,499 yuan, which converts to
roughly $370, AU$470 and £185. That's much cheaper than the $750, £689
or AU$1,199 Samsung Galaxy S8, which is the easiest way for you to get
your hands on a futuristic, all-screen (almost) no-bezel design. Before #Samsung and #Xiaomi dropped phones with tiny bezels, Sharp introduced the world to edge-to-edge phone displays in 2014 with the Aquos Crystal. The Aquos S2, which is the latest device in the line, pushes the concept further, packing a 5.5-inch display into a tiny frame. Announced in Beijing on Tuesday, the phone has a small chunk of bezel on the bottom, where its fingerprint scanner lives. It's all screen above that, except for a small circular space for the 8MP front camera. The design is similar to the fabled Essential phone. Of course, it's not a completely fair comparison, with the Aquos S2 not packing the same premium specs as Samsung's flagship. But for the midrange price, you'll get a strong processor, plenty of RAM and a dual camera. If you're willing to fork out an extra $150, AU$190 or £110 for the premium edition, you'll get a better CPU and 2GB more RAM. (The cameras and battery are identical, though.)
Key specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 630/660 processor
- 5.5 inch, 2,040x1,080-pixel display
- 4 or 6GB of RAM
- 64 or 128GB on-board storage
- 12 or 8MP rear cameras
- 8MP front camera
- 140g, 141.8x72.04x7.9mm (5.5x2.8x0.31 inches)
- 3,020 mAh battery
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