Sharp Aquos S3 Specifications, Features and Price
The Sharp Aquos S3 was expected to be announced on March 28 but, the phone went official a few days early, only its maker knows what happened.
According to Sharp, the Aquos S3 is the most compact 6-inch smartphone in the world, measuring 148.2 x 74.2 mm – that’s 3.5mm shorter and 1.2mm narrower than the 6-inch LG V30.
The phone features a 6-inch, 18:9, IPS LCD screen and resolution of 2160 x 1080px with a small notch on the front. It’s good for 1500:1 contrast and 550 nits of brightness. The Aquos S3 is powered by a Snapdragon 630 chip coupled with a 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.
The Aquos S3 boasts of a dual snapper on the back – 12MP+13MP wide and tele setup – and a single 16MP selfie camera inside the notch. The wide sensor on the dual-camera has a large 1.4um pixel pitch and a bright F/1.75 aperture lens. Coupled with AI portrait beauty the tele camera can produce Portrait Mode shots.
It has a 3,200mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging and runs on Android 8.0 covered with Sharp’s Smile UX.
Checkout the full specs of Sharp Aquos S3 below:
Sharp Aquos S3 Specifications
Network
- 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
- 3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
- Data Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
SIM Type and Count
- Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Software (OS)/Skin
- Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Design & Build
- Dimensions: 148.2 x 74.2 x 8 mm
- Weight: 165.4 g
- Colours: Black, Blue, Gold
Display
- Type: IGZO IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (84.5% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (402 PPI)
- Multitouch: Yes
Hardware & Memory
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630
- CPU: Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: Adreno 508
- RAM: 6 GB
- Internal Storage: 64 GB
- External Storage: microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Camera
- Rear: Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 13 MP, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
- Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Front-facing: 16 MP (f/2.0), 1080p
Multimedia
- Music Support: MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Video Support: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: No
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm jack: Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- NFC: Yes
- USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Miscellaneous
- Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- Browser: HTML5
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
Battery
- Charging: Fast battery charging 9V/2A (Quick Charge 3.0)
- Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery
Announcement & Availability Date
- Announced: March, 2018
- Availability: April 1, 2018
Pricing
- Launched Price: €400
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