Sharp Aquos S2 - a new smartphone with the smallest frames

Sharp Company in 2013 introduced the first frameless smartphone Aquos. It was just one big frame from the bottom, which placed the front-facing camera, which caused inconvenience when taking selfie and video. The smartphone Aquos S2 corrected this defect.

Developers managed to place the camera at the top of the display. But they did not do it first: this decision is at Essential Phone smartphone. Sharp said that the display occupies 87.5% of the area Aquos S2. Ostensibly a record number belongs smartphone Mi MIX - 91,3%. But experts measurements showed that Xiaomi cheated with measurements and the actual ratio of the display area to the panel - no more than 84%. So Aquos S2 became the champion.

The smartphone has a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 2040 × 1080 pixels. It has a non-standard aspect ratio - 17: 9. Under the display were placed the narrowest fingerprint reader among all smartphone - only 3.6 mm. Also in the smartphone is not the usual earpiece. It incorporates a dedicated speaker, the bone conduction. These were installed in the first generation of Aquos smartphones.

Smartphone rear panel is made of a nine plastic. This surface should be better able to cope with scratches. Side from Aquos S2 metal frame. By the size of a smartphone is comparable with the iPhone 6, which display less than about an inch.

The main camera Aquos S2 received double module with a resolution of 12 + 8 megapixels, aperture - f / 1,75. The second camera is intended only for software blurring the background. The front camera has an 8-megapixel sensor.

Aquos S2 provided in two versions with different processors and storage volumes. The younger model costs 2799 yuan (25 thousand), the eldest - 3499 yuan (32 thousand). On sale will Aquos S2 in black, white, blue and blue blocks.

Characteristics Aquos S2:

• Chip - the Snapdragon 630 / Snapdragon 660.
• Memory - 4/6 GB and 64/128 GB constant.
• Battery - 3020 mA · hr.
• System - Android 7.0 Nougat.