Sharp is among the companies that most point on the factor ” bezel-less “, or smartphone or almost devoid of frames. AQUOS Crystal arrives at the second edition, and it improves with a larger display.
Bezel-less, with this neologism defining those smartphone almost entirely without frames. It is a term that we must give in mind since it is clearly one of the hottest trends in the Far East as far as the smartphone market. Among the pioneers of the type of devices, we cannot mention Sharp, who has unveiled a new model with the same design features.
Sharp Aquos Crystal 2 is a mid-range device that, against a slightly more noticeable than the category average (about 11 mm), adopts a design very interesting. Unlike many other solutions which reduce to a minimum the thickness of the two side frames, the Aquos Crystal not have frames on three sides, including the calculation also the upper one.
The new model uses the SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.2 GHz supported by Adreno 306 GPU and 2 GB of RAM. Storage integrated, non-expandable is 16 GB while the two cameras respectively from 8 and 2 megapixel camera at the back and the front. On the connectivity side, we find support for 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and NFC. Fueling all there will be instead a battery 2,030 mAh.
The new model offers a slightly larger display than its predecessor: now uses a unit S-PureLED from 5.2″ to HD resolution. They grow slightly also the size of the terminal, with an area of 136 x 71 mm a total weight of 154 g. Let’s talk about numbers very interesting if we compare them to those of example Galaxy S6 (143.4 x 70.5), which has a smaller display and a screen-to-body ratio very interesting (about 70 %).
To Sharp Aquos Crystal 2 it is much more impressive: more than 77%. About a course design bezel-less, even if it is ensured at the expense of the thickness that, inevitably, is considerably more pronounced than the flagship Korean (11 mm versus 6.8). In addition, the sophisticated design is combined with a technical component less exclusive, fills this gap where the model Sharp Aquos Crystal X, which provides superior performance and a sharper display.