Sharp Aquos R Compact: A slim Essential Phone with Snapdragon 660

If you’ve been pleasantly impressed with the design of the Essential Phone or Sharp Aquos S2, with their no frame displays and front camera interrupting the upper edge linearity. The Japanese manufacturer (acquired by Foxconn in 2016) returns to new Sharp Aquos R Compact, a top flagship device really in a compact size that shakes the eye on compact smartphone lovers without sacrificing the latest design and excellent technical features.

As you can see in the images, the front panel resumes from its brother Aquos S2, however, the compact design applied by Sharp made this model fit comfortably in the palm of a hand.

Sharp Aquos R Compact Specifications

• Dimensions of 132 x 66 x 9.6 mm
• Weight of 104g
• Sharp IGZO LCD Display of 4.9 inches with 120Hz refresh rate, 17:9 format
• Resolution of 2032 x 1080 pixels
• Rear Camera of 16.4 mega pixels, Hybrid AF (PDAF + Contrast)
• Front Camera of 8 mega pixels
• Android 8.0 Oreo with EMOPA 7.0
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Chip
• 3GB of RAM
• Internal memory of 32GB
• Expandable memory Yes
• Connectivity of 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C
• IP68 certification
• Front fingerprint sensor
• Battery capacity of 2500mAh
• Dual SIM

The Sharp Aquos R Compact price has not been announced yet, it will be sold exclusively in Japan with SoftBank starting from December in four White, Silver, Black, and Gold color options.

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