It has been too long since Sharp last released its smartphone in the United States, and this time Sharp is not ready to quietly re enter the American market. The AQUOS Crystal brought by Sharp this time is the most amazing phone ever, and the contract price of 149 dollars is really not expensive.
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Appearance and hardware:
The appearance of AQUOS Crystal is really beautiful. You can enjoy the eye-catching gift of passers-by when you walk on the street with your hand. The reason why passers-by look at this mobile phone is simple: The 5-inch screen on the front of AQUOS Crystal is almost not wrapped by anything. Only careful observation can reveal the existence of the narrow border that can almost be ignored. This appearance design also makes AQUOS Crystal seem to jump out of science fiction.
The front of AQUOS Crystal is really like a piece of carved crystal. The glass panel edge of the front has a cut edge, and this gem like appearance design extends from the front of the phone to the back. The elegant radian of the back makes it very comfortable to hold. Thanks to the rimless design, the 5-inch AQUOS Crystal is more exquisite and smaller than the Samsung S5 and HTC ONE M8.
AQUOS Crystal Sharp's earpiece is very interesting - because it has no earpiece, at least not the traditional one. Sharp uses a technology called Direct Wave Receiver, which makes the whole front panel vibrate and sound. This technology is not new to be honest. Kyocera's mobile phone and Google Glasses have similar things, and the front 1.2 million pixel lens is placed on the chin, It has a little influence on selfie.
AQUOS Crystal is very mediocre internally: the 8 megapixel camera is equipped with a single LED fill light, and the removable back cover cannot be replaced with a 2040 mAh battery, The nanoSIM card slot and the MicroSD card slot are hidden under the back cover. The 8GB memory is a bit shabby, but fortunately it can support the expansion of the 128GB SD card at most. In terms of performance, the combination of the 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor and 1.5GB RAM supports CDMA and LTE networks. There is nothing new but no problem. Considering the cheap price, Crystal's cost performance is quite good.
Screen and audio:
The screen of AQUOS Crystal is a 5-inch 720p IPS screen. The brightness and color saturation of the screen are very satisfactory. Although the white and black performance of this screen is different from that of flagship mobile phones, the frameless design makes it very interesting for users to view pictures and videos on this screen and even reply to emails.
The problem with this screen will not appear until you look sideways. The problem is not the visual angle, but the screen leaks light, especially at the top of the screen. It is quite obvious indoors, but it does not affect the use. After all, 150 dollars can buy such an amazing phone, and the small problem of the screen is tolerable.
The audio performance of AQUOS Crystal is just so so. Although this machine is equipped with Harman Carton's Clari Fi and LiveStage technologies, which can enhance the performance of mid high frequency and voice, the sound processed in this way does not always have a positive effect on different types of music.
In terms of speakers, AQUOS Crystal only uses a single speaker at the back, so both the volume and the sound quality are average. However, I can bear it when I look at the face and the price.
As for the novel earpiece free design, the call volume is not as good as that of traditional phones with earpieces, but it is also qualified. The volume depends on where the ear is attached to the screen: the call quality is the best when the ear is attached to the top of the body.
System:
For users pursuing pure Android system, AQUOS Crystal system with low customization is absolutely good news, but Sprint The clean and simple Android 4.4.2 system has been loaded with a lot of junk software, which seems that operators all over the world are the same.
Sharp customizes the system on the visual level. The built-in frameless visual setting allows notifications to fly across the entire screen. In addition, Sharp will automatically enable a lock screen to prevent accidental touch when answering and making calls. Although it sounds nothing special, it is still very useful in daily life.
Camera:
The 8 megapixel camera on Crystal is really not good. Most of the samples are soft, with obvious graininess and poor color saturation. This phenomenon is slightly improved when the light is sufficient, and the picture details are slightly improved, but the imaging effect is not commendable.
The front 1.2 megapixel camera is also not good, and the camera is located at the bottom, which means that users have to hold the phone upside down when taking photos. This front camera is enough for video chat, but it is obviously not good for self portrait enthusiasts.
In terms of video recording, both cameras support 1080p and 720p video recording, and video recording has a strong sense of grain, and the focusing speed is not satisfactory.
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Performance and endurance:
AQUOS Crystal's processor is MSM8926, which belongs to the Snapdragon 400 series. Its performance is average, but Crystal's daily operations are smooth. However, when carrying out some slightly heavy tasks, its performance is still under pressure, such as switching between applications or opening a large and long web page with Chrome.
The scores of Crystal are similar to those of Motorola's new G, but lower than HTC's 816 (the main frequency of Snapdragon 400 processor on 816 is slightly higher).
In our regular endurance test (connect WI-FI to play 720p video in a loop, accept social network push, and the brightness is locked at 50%), Crystal has achieved 8 hours and 46 minutes with 2040 mAh battery, and in actual daily use, the endurance of Crystal is also very powerful. Everyday, when you brush, push, call, watch oil pipe videos, receive emails, and play games while you are still in the pit, the total endurance of Crystal has reached 15 hours, which is quite good.
Summary:
This time Sharp and Sprint are worthy of our applause, not only because they have brought us AQUOS Crystal, a new mobile phone, but also because they have put a very reasonable price tag on this new mobile phone, so that the beautiful appearance of AQUOS Crystal can enter the homes of ordinary people.
The beautiful appearance is enough for the function and good endurance. AQUOS Crystal is very destructive to the party with enough+appearance. Yes, Crystal does have shortcomings, but after all, its shortcomings do not cover its flaws.
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