Thursday, October 1, 2015
Sharp a smartphone manufacturer from the Land of the Rising Sun, i.e., Japan is known for its displays. The company recently launched Aquos Crystal with bezel-less screen and it was a decent performer with mid-range specifications. It was also the first smartphone from Sharp to land in the US market. Now, the Japanese smartphone maker is set to launch three new devices for Japan’s largest carrier base NTT DoCoMo called AQUOS ZETA, AQUOS Compact and Disney Mobile.
The Aquos ZETA, Aquos Compact and Disney Mobile sports a design similar to the Aquos Crystal and comes with a bezel-less display. The Aquos Compact and Disney Mobile also sports similar specifications, but the only difference is the Disney Mobile comes with a special fit-and-finish in blue and pink, showing off the iconic Cinderella Castle and is packed to the gills with Disney content and features.
The Aquos ZETA is the flagship device of the company. It flaunts a 5.3-inch (1920*1080 pixels) IGZO display with 416ppi as pixel density. It comes powered by 64-bit Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor alongside Adreno 418 GPU, 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage.
It sports a 13.1 MP rear camera with OIS, LED flash and an 8MP front-facing shooter for video calling and selfie clicks. The connectivity options on the 4G capable device includes Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS and microUSB port. The smartphone also features a fingerprint scanner and comes with IP55/58 certification for water and dust proof resistance.
The smartphone comes backed by a 3100mAh battery with fast charging support and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. The dimensions of the handset measure 139 x 74 x 8 mm and weighs 151 grams.
AQUOS COMPACT & DISNEY MOBILE
As earlier said both the smartphones sport similar specifications. Both the devices features a 4.7-inch 1080p IGZO display offering a pixel density of 469ppi. The smartphones come powered by Snapdragon 808 64-bit hexa-core processor accompanied by Adreno 418 GPU, 3GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage.
They sport a 13.1MP rear camera with OIS, LED flash and an 5MP front shooter for selfie lovers. Connectivity options for the dual-sim capable devices include 4G-LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS and microUSB port. The handsets come backed by a 2810mAh battery with quick charge support and also comes with IP65/68 certification for water and dust proof resistance. The smartphones come running on Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box, and their dimensions are 126 x 66 x 9 mm, weighs 120 grams.
The Aquos ZETA will roll out during November, Aquos Compact comes during December with the Disney Mobile scheduled to arrive in January. The pricing details of the devices are not yet revealed by the company.
