Sharp Aquos Crystal

  • Released 2014, August
    141g, 10mm thickness
    Android 4.4.2
    8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1.5GB RAM
    Snapdragon 400
  • 2040mAh
    Li-Ion

Sharp Aquos Crystal - Specs

Network Technology CDMA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500)
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Launch Announced 2014, August
Status Available. Released 2014, August
Body Dimensions 131 x 67 x 10 mm (5.16 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz)
Build Plastic body
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~78.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1.5GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 1.2 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Tuned by Harman Kardon
Direct Wave Receiver
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2040 mAh battery
Talk time Up to 13 h
Misc Colors Black, White
Models 305SH, 306SH
Price About 180 EUR

Sharp Aquos Crystal - User Reviews

  • The sameas of the iPhone 8.

  • No it's like a non-bezelless iPhone bezel without the top or side bezels. It just looks big because the other bezels are so small.

  • Japan, you have my respect. The most innovative nation in the world. From the Walkman to the Aquos Crystal, never stopping impressing the world with amazing cutting edge tech.

  • wow That's a big bezel over there.

  • Factory reset. You will lost all data. Do it at your own risk. Or go to Find Phone using Google. Pretend your phone is missing. Wipe out data from phone. Maybe that help you log out of Google account for the phone. Reset it to get rid of password lock and log back in after that. Not sure what else you can do. Ask phone vendor. They should know.

  • you can try to recovery and choose wipe data

  • I love this model very much but have to let it go so I sold it. The bezel is REAL bezelless and it is smooth. Battery lasts too compare with other device. What I really like about the specs is the LTE connection because I can easily connect wherever I am without any hesitation because it can offer 150Mbps speed.

  • my sharp aqous 402sh has been lock by screen password i try every method to unlock but fail plzz tell me how can i unlock it

  • Hi, i have the same problem. Internet on my aquos not work. I change SIM card contract to SIM card pre paid ... and he work.. Now get 3g, 4g on my sharp. I from Poland

  • why do people still compare this phone to other phone (i.e. Flagships) this was a mid-low range device at the time of its launch it specs are nothing to talk about however this device was an inspiration to many Flagships

  • The information about the accepted network by this device is wrong; It is also compatible with GSM networks. I can say this because I own of them. What I currently don't know is how to upload my pictures in order to prove my point true. So please add this information to this page.

  • why it does not support 4G in Dhaka, Bangladesh? 😹😭

  • I HAVE one how do you unblock its network cause i cant use it in my country that is kenya

  • No newer phone can compete? Almost every phone since 2014 has had better specs. And if I were to compare it to another phone, I'd compare it to the Xiaomi mi mix. The mix has 32 times the storage. 4 times the RAM. Much better cameras. A bigger, higher resolution, even more bezel less screen. Much better build quality. A bigger battery. A much newer android version. Every aspect is better than the crystal, you were right, it cant even be compared.

  • But it's got a micro sd card slot for cards up to 256 gb... I don't see why you're mentioning that of all things when it's only got 1.5 gigs of ram, a 5 inch 720p display, android 4.4.2, and a 2000 mAH battery. The specs of this are laughable, but you mention the storage.

  • 8GB of storage is not going to get you anywhere in 2017

  • Strongly agree!

  • I love my Sharp Aquos. I've had it since the day it released on August 14th, 2014. Theres not one newer phone that can compete with this device.

  • Hi All, Is there any way to get this Handset in India. I want to purchase the latest version Sharp Aquos Crystal 3

  • My aquos sharp phone was amazing till the power button stopped working now I have a phone I can't use smfh!!!!! Only had a year and had in a phone case never dropped it took good care of it then one morning it worked for 5 minutes and stopped!!!!

  • That's unfortunate for you. I've had my same phone about three (3) years with no problems whatsoever. My phone was a gift. The best gift ever. I see several complaints about the Sharp Aquos Crystal phone, in my own personal opinion things aren't made to last forever. However, when you take care of your things and use them properly according to instruction, they will take care of you. Similar to eating proper foods. Your body will take care of you if you feed it properly. Just my opinion. I bless you. Hope it works out for you.

  • Loving my Sharp Aquos Crystal. It's the envy of some phone retailers. And MOST IMPORTANTLY it's not easily hackable!!!! Hallelujah. You are a blessing to the technology industry. I Bless You.

  • It can be accessed, you just gotta use a file manager app.

  • I'm still using 2 of these... one still doing well, the other set the sim card slot spring died on me, the spring broke and the sim card would no longer sit in place it keep bouncing out, it can still read a sim card but won't hold it in place... to fix this small issue, Softbank/Sharp requested had to sent to Japan, and the cost is as good as buying used set due to postage fees... hated only the cameras, they are actually nonsense...

  • I cannot save to my microsd card. Why ? And don't tell me to download a file manager program. If this phone came equipped with a micro SD card, it should be able to be accessed!

  • Go to settings, backup & reset, erase all data.

  • My phone Id blocked.kndly help

  • the trendsetter of "borderless" smartphone in the world, i wish foxconn will make sharp be sharper than before with real borderless products line up

  • This phone sucks. I am currently on my third phone ( of these! ). It's not just because im clumsy, its because these phones are pieces of crap. The power button will eventually wear out, you'll notice at the top right of the screen that it'll start to fall out, and eventually leading to black screen. I don't recommend. Especially because the camera on the front is located at the bottom, which is a bummer. Sad.

  • sir i can't open my password .........password forgotten (sharp2)

  • Can someone help me with upgrading my Sharp?

  • I need this software please cel is locked for sprint

  • i was trying so moch to hard restore my phon. but can't restore. i have to use the procedure. so tell me how ?

  • Pros: Harmon-Kardon sound with Clari-Fi (makes compressed audio sound more nstural) and Live stage, nice ctips large display, great rear-facing cameta for the price, voice search and dialing, micro SD slot Cons: bad selfie cam, bad speaker, low ROM/RAM, mediocre battery ZTE Warp Elite is a good inexpensive replacememt if you are not an audiophile and want better everything else. Wanna drop $400, get the ZTE Axon 7, best phone out there IMO. Tax refund time, its mine.

  • It's odd, but this is the second phone that I have had which kind of sucks as a phone but excels as a camera when compared to others of it's ilk. I used to have an audiovox virgin mobile flip phone that was so cheap you could snag em for five bucks on ebay, and I bought several because the system on the thing was wont to go wonky out of the blue and just freeze or crash. But the pics that thing took were much better than the popular Moto Razr ones that were so hot at that time. No idea why. Our friend let us have his new Aquos when he got an Iphone instead and even though I don't even have cellular service with Sprint, I still carry that phone with me just for the camera on it alone. It takes much better, sharper, more vibrant pictures with lots of options for low light and adjusting for less optimum circumstances than anything I have used that wasn't a dedicated CAMERA alone. I love the macro focus for taking up close shots of weird bugs I find in the garden, and it is really pretty amazing that some of the shots I got are taken on a smartphone... I don't think I've ever used it as an actual phone, though I did carry it for wifi access/cellular data when our friend had an unlimited data plan for it while I still used my Moto Razr v3xx (which was the best PHONE functionality I've had since flip phones - and I am still missing that with the whole android experience in general). Now that I have my own smartphone though I don't need to bring it for wifi access or cellular data anymore, and yet I do bring that one in my purse too, just in case I might need to take a good photo and the Samsung Core Prime won't cut it. Since it takes much better pics than any of the Sony Xperias we've had, and also beats the Galaxy Note and Ipod touch too, it is the one device I always look for when I need a good vibrant photo. The Aquos is essentially my digital camera - with games and a pretty screen.

  • Earpiece speqker is very very low sound. very low catagoeies speaker system, some times we didn't hear...

  • You should try LG now... Or it could be iphone

  • Just a very unimpressive phone. I have owned two, as one had many glitches and I got a new one on warranty. But both had problems. Screen is impressive, but consistently unreliable, has random restarts, drops calls, and often freezes while attempting to multitask. I say avoid this phone.

  • It's CDMA when do data transfer. So your operator is GSM you can only use voice.

  • I purchased this Sharp Aquos same time you did (May 2015), now is NOTt working, I can get signal only when I'm close to a tower (sprint tower), I called Boost Mobile and they told me everything was fine, had to call Sharp to get a fix or replacement, Sharp did the same, is not the hardware you need to go back with Boost. After two weeks (~8 hours discussion), I opted to re-use my old LG phone. Also as you said it photos are awful and freeze a lot, there is no way you can remove the battery and restart the phone again

  • Hello I bouht an aquos 305SH in Japan(SOFT BANK sim unlocked) market.now i use it in Srilanka on GSM network.my issue is, i can get voice call only.but can not access to the internet if available 2G,3G and 4G.all network settings are correct.i hope instructions from any one to solve this problem Thank you

  • awesome smartphone by sharp corporation.

  • No, it will only work with mobile services which use the CDMA Sprint network.

  • I purchased this phone in May 2015,I loved the silver color and the sleek square look.I was told it's the first and only sharp android phone. My problems with this phone. Are it takes awful pictures and freezes constantly sometimes I can't even shut it off It hangs up when I'm talking to people, it overheats all of the time I hate it and I'm looking to buy a new Android anyone care to advise me on what good android phones to buy

  • I have had this cell phone, giving to me from a friend, on the Sprint network for almost a year now. I find its great. I play A LOT of 1st 2nd and 3rd party player games. I'm surprised how well the battery holds up to my game play. I conduct most my calls via Speaker, Which I have no problems with. From time to time I need to have a private convo, at this time using ear piece. Altho it is such slim phone, I found the perfect cover/protector for the phone and makes it bulky, but perfect for this phone. I LOVE this phone, I play, Candy Crush Saga's. I will have all 3 games open at one time along with FV2 Country Escape but doesn't slow this cell down. I have a 4 yr old, I seem to miss the best facial expressions she does. But with the hold and snap option on this phone, I never miss that perfect shot. I don't care for the front camera. It is a crappy pic. But not into selfies much anyway. If anyone is wondering, I'm in the state of Pennsylvania USA . Grant you I do NOT like Sprint network, and will be taking phone to Straighttalk when contract is over. But I am not paying for the service, nor the phone right now. Thanks for friends. I just don't understand why so many people say they have so many problems with this cell phone. Look, I use my phone 19 out of 24 hours a day sometimes. I think more than anyone. Wouldn't you think I would have problems ? I have NONE. Other than a crappy front camera. LOL

  • Can it work with all carrier e.g Verizon, TMobile because I'm seeing "boost mobile" and get confused

  • excellent smartphone by sharp corporation.

  • I would have to agree with other comments/reviews, this is the most awful cell phone I have ever owned. I am having the same issues that everyone else is having and when I can and will do is replace this one for a flip phone, that is how upset I am at this quality of a phone that I don't even want a smart phone at this time, don't buy it no matter what.

  • Hi BlacK All update and restart not working on Aquos cristal 306SH All time the same soft bank if I loaded from WIFI. European Network is in different carer and branch frequency this is problem for my aquos Thanks for response . Mario

  • This phone is terrible. I've had this phone for over 7 months and have had problems with it since the first day I bought it. It freezes to the point you have to hold the lock screen bottom until it completely turns off. It's a piece of shit. I do not recommend it. Also, every person I have met who also has this phone hate it and have the same problems. Also, the camera is complete crap. In order to take a semi-decent photo, I have to use my Snapchat camera. Also, the front camera is located at the bottom of the screen, so you have to flip your phone upside down just to take a picture of yourself. If I could, I would give it NEGATIVE 5 stars.

  • so I first got the phone in nov after 3months the phone would freeze at least 4 time in one day a few times a week I did a reset and com.android.phone error happened and it would not let the phone see cell towers and it did not go away I took the phone in and they said is a hardware bug so I got a replacement of the same model and it froze up 5 times with in having it for 9 days sad to say the 2nd one is being replaced with an htc good points of this phone is photo and scrn quality and the audio plastic screen does not crack like glass does Down sides of the phone is phone cases ive looked at stores and cant find one but there are plenty on the net. The over heating while charging and use scares me from getting one. plastic screen it scratches easy but dues not crack as easy.

  • Hi again. If it's still not working then connect the device with WiFi and then download windows preview and download and install windows 10. It will surely work.

  • Try to restore the phone and then updates it from wifi. It will work. If not then update then restore and the update again.

  • Thanks John This company can't unloock CDMA phone "You are trying to unlock a CDMA phone . We cannot unlock any Verizon, Sprint, Boost Mobile or Virgin Mobile phone." I need to find other solution Thanks Mario

  • -> see here how to unlock for any carrier.

  • hi I have Sharp AQUOS Cristal SH306 from US Boost mobile maybe someone know how to unlock or root this phone or change software for Europe network GSM DCS LTE or added this frequency, or carier (like have sharp SH305 and SH825) I will be grateful for your for any help or contact .

  • It's 5.06 inches, not 5.0. It's pretty good and has close to stock android 4.4.2. Decent performance for games. Good performance for everything else. The phone looks really small, though. From the back, it looks like a phone with a smaller screen, like the first gen moto g, or the nexus 4. Coming from lollipop, stock kitkat looks pretty ugly so get the google now launcher or nova launcher.

  • I own an AC model SH825wi bought from Indonesia, seems to be the only country that market GSM version. It has full GSM / WCDMA / LTE. I use it in Singapore LTE and Malaysia GSM, no problemo.

  • its single sim or duel

  • d00de.. its CDMA.. not GSM!

  • Hi, can it be used in Malaysia? I mean can is it a free sim card broadcaster?

  • Can you teach me how to unlock my sharp 306sh

  • You can buy it in Indonesia for 290$ USD

  • In indonesia its work with gsm network Model number know as SH825wi What i love abaout screen are fully working with gloves & just swipe tu wake it up (no more knok..knok..) Battery great for me(dont judge the book from its label) Worse thing all about both camera I hove sharp soon release update for better camera

  • the official web

  • if you are in indonesia. here is the official web Sharp Aquos Crystal

  • guys their is a site called ( kyoex ) which sells unlocked phones including sharp smartphones ..... thank me later

  • Hey I'm from the Philippines, where can i buy this phone here?

  • USA Sprint sales this mobile phone with only 4GB storage, not 8GB. Sprint cheated customers. I reported this issue to Sprint, but no any response. Sprint service is very bad!!!!

  • is this phone will be available in the philippines?

  • Can this product be used in Australia?

  • hi im from user indonesia.. how difficult is rooted aquos crystal

  • You can buy this phone with boost mobile, virgin Mobile and Sprint for $150

  • do you know where to buy it offline? because i dont want to buy it online...

  • dude, every single phone is like that. ALL OF THEM. you wonder why? because it is used for the system, dude. you wont find a phone that exactly has a precise internal memory as the specs said. even the 64gb phone wont exactly have 64gb sharp available memory. so its not an issue nor the operator modified it. no.

  • it has the GSM version here: www.sharp-phone.com/indn/products/sh825wi/

  • Can I buy the Sharp Aquos Crystal in Amazon and ship it to Brazil? Will it work? If not why?

  • if secondary camera 5 MP, then every body should chose easily...............

  • I just upgraded my mobile phone with Sharp Aquos Crystal two days ago and was happy to have a new mobile. This smartphone specs indicates to have 8GBROM and 1.5GBRAM on both Google search and Sprint device web site. However, I found this mobile only has 4GB total space through settings -> storage, which means that it has 4GB in the physical capacity, not 8GB. I went to the Sprint store I purchased this mobile , located in Gaithersburg, MD, and indicated this problem. all retailer sales and technical support guys were shocked because all Sharp demo phone showed 4GB. Unfortunately they didn't know how to handle this. this issue could be occurred: 1) from the manufactory 2) Sprint changed ROM card before put them on the market. 3) all information about 8GB ROM is wrong. Sprint guys promised to me that they would report this issue to upper level management and would find out where this issue came from. I ma holding this mobile phone and wait Sprint's solution

  • Yes it's $150

  • Hi im from indonesia and this phone is available now for indonesian market. The price is IDR3999000 or approx USD350. I think this phone is very good with the frameless but the proc is average, not good and not bad

  • in indonesia you can visit for buy this smartphone :)

  • Hi Mic, where are you purchase it in Indonesia?

  • Consider the extra cost as shipping cost and importation taxes.

  • Design and size is awsome. Sharp needs to make a better solution for the speaker, update the CPU and make a GSM version!

  • hi guys, it just arrived as pre-order here in Indonesia (GSM-LTE device), but the price tag is set as high as USD350 approx., meanwhile when I'm googling I find that it's sold for USD149 only abroad, is it really that cheap? Or did I make a mistake?

  • samsung galaxy xcover 3 or this is better?

  • Sharp just needs to make a gsm/umts version of this phone! its awesome and its not fair for the people who live in countries with no CDMA/LTE coverage to be deprived of opportunity to use this phone!

  • why is not available in malaysia..

  • Put your sim card in and see what happens , if the phone qorks , then all you have to do is enter the settings for your carrier

  • Does it work in hungary?

  • If you want this phone to run on gsm antenna, you need to buy or order it from japan, Sharp Aquos Crystall 305sh model... If you have LTE broadband in your country so you may purchase Sharp Aquos Crystall 306sh model from USA (japanese model will also work for US, but for specific providers and in some cases it has several disadvantages, read below), with is even cheaper then japan one (?) with dramatic prize of 128$... deal of the century. Know that japanese 306sh model is for japan only. It is locked so u need to unlock it in order to change to your provider. And Android OS of 305sh is also japanish... configured and changed for there web services, sometimes problems accured with fonts and so, UI is unfriendly (?). In order to fix this u need to change OS to standard Android.. found in google store, and fonts maybe fixed via rooting through system and adding new administrative fonts on it, any Linux guy will help u to do that. But pls before buying this phone look through your countries antenna-band to know witch model is the best to buy. Design is fascinating, cool and soft... u'll like it to keep on your hand, something other then usual mobiles... so TY ;)

  • great phone but doesnt run en DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

  • This phone is fantastic looking cosmetics are great. However the phone sound is very poor even on speaker it sounds muffled and you barely hear it, also the keys on the keyboard are way to sensitive when texting

  • Hey, this phone doesn`t support the bandwith of brasil, only a certain verizon bandwith from the united state, you have to look up the GSM networks before buying a phone

  • This phone does it work to Democratic Repulblic of Congo?

  • I'm in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. I just received the aquos crystal SH306 from USA. I need to know if someone got to unlock this cell phone? the device didn't get to find the network here.

  • I don't understand why the Sharp Aquos isn't going to receive the 5.0 update , new phone running on the old kit Kat.lol why Sharp!

  • Does it works with reliance cdma network in India

  • Hello. I wrote one comment a month ago but unfortunately, was not posted. Sorry. Anyway, I am in ph now, went to greenhills to have it unlocked, or atleast use an xsim but did not succeed. My friend who bought this phone said it is already unlocked, but cannot use overseas somehow. Planning to sell it, or if there is somebody who can help me unlock would be great. Cheers! Great phone indeed. No hang-ups, just enough speed, with very pretty design.

  • best phone

  • Luke, I hope you succeed since a singaporean by the name of benny_hk (seller of JPN and Korean phones) says he managed to unlock all 2g/3g/4gLTE bands on his. But the cost is too high. Also, I can't find any rooting method for this. But then again, I also couldn't find cwm for zte v969 on foreign sites but fellow filipinos managed to have cwm on their v969.

  • I have the exact money for buying this phone at 6500php. I wish sharp could make it into philippines. I dont have a phone rightnow and i think ill be waiting for it to come here. If sharp wont sell it to philippines. I will buy it in japan, but it should be UNLOCKED. I really WISH sharp will give us an UNLOCKED phone.

  • How was your phone? Is it working with globe or smart sims? I'm from ph too :)

  • they do have a bigger one. 402sh

  • Softbank in Tokyo. I have a Japanese friend who purchased it by himself in Japan and will arrive in Philippines this week. As my previous post stated, I will make another comments once I have tested the device. As of the moment, I cannot tell yet if it can work to any location. But I'm sure it is a GSM device, because 305SH supports GSM that is only available in Japan. Thanks.

  • Hi. From where did you bought the device in Japan. I had searched in ebay.jp. But there all its mentioned the phone 305sh is locked and unable to unlock in japan. The user has to unlock the device oversea. Please comment or reply to me at [email protected] when u have the chance to get the device in hand. I am from India and very badly need this device. Trying every possible ways to get the model 305sh the GSM Version.

  • Sharp is missing a trick, Europe release please and watch how people flock to it in millions... one massive demand alot on of other companies dont seem to understand! Sharp has nailed it on design!

  • Mine is coming on 5th of January from Japan with white rom - meaning no sim lock, so I can use anywhere. Model number is 305SH from SoftBank which supports GSM. Ill post more comments once I've tested it my own. I'm from Philippines.

  • great phone hands down. do wish it were bigger

  • i want this gsm device in india.............i really like ever.design great.best of this year locks better than other when in release in india.

  • It is fantastic phone. I want to buy Aquos Crystal 306SH. I come from Serbia (Belgrade). Where I can buy this model near Serbia, because in Serbia have not SHARP store. My e-mail is [email protected] Thank you.

  • It does have a SIM card which means outside USA it can work on a GSM network right?

  • please GSMArena make a full review.

  • You can find it on Boost Mobile for $149.99

  • GPRS and EDGE are type of connectivity both are slower compared to 3G GPRS being the slowest. Location Services pertain to GPS. The reason why this phone has no GPRS/EDGE is because it is a CDMA device as opposed to GSM.

  • i really like this devices but its CDMA not a GSM Devices design 10/10 i want to buy this , When GSM ver. release

  • yeah and literally costs 4 times as much.look it up.not to mention you WILL NOT find it unlocked.it will be locked to a Japanese carrier.

  • I really like the phone, it is locked to "Sprint Prepaid" and I would really like to know how long I have to wait before Sprint Prepaid (no airtime purchased yet) allows me to use it elsewhere, like perhaps Page Plus?

  • This being my 9th Android phone or tablet & as an XDA Senior Member, I concur that may be the best $150 smartphone today with 2 exceptions: Boost Mobile failed to honor the "One Month of FREE service" offer I accepted on 10/14/2014 and Sharp has failed to provide ANY assistance to unlock the bootloader so that like 99.99999% of smartphones, we can have custom recovery and customer ROMS.

  • I concur with 2 exceptions: BoostMobile has not honored the "one month of free service offer" I accepted on 11/14/2014 and Sharp has offered ZERO help in unlocking the bootloader so custom ROMs can be created and installed.

  • Ive had this phone for almost 2months. The rear camera is pretty damn good (for 8mp) and the front is less quality like every other phone. Maybe you should try playing with the camera settings. This is by far the best $150 prepaid phone you can get. The best thing is it doesn't looj like all the other cookie cutter phones.

  • To users just a question.. It says no Edge and no Gprs on specs..so that means users cant use apps that need gprs like maps..etc? Salamat

  • To be honest, thats a very stupid question. Yes, you can, with a file explorer. Its the same way with all amdroid phones with file exploring capabilities.

  • Will this get the lollipop update?

  • Does anyone know if we can move movies onto the SD card?

  • looks like the phone of future

  • So if u want to use it like an ear piece u have to hold the phone to it ear?

  • obviously note 3 got like waay higher specs and its waay more expensive

  • I own this phone, used on Boost Mobile USA. Battery life is decent, screen is really nice, call quality is decent enough, only 2 problems are the loud speaker is very very weak, and both cameras are horrible. But for $150 what can one expect.

  • wammy note 3 nd asus zenfone 5 is better thn dis

  • Will this phone work in Australia.

  • hi all, i have 2 questions. 1. is this work with 3g or 4g lte with republic wireless? 2. what do i need to look for buying phones work with republic wireless. thanks advance.

  • I've had the phone about a month and love it. I checked out about every You Tube video review of the phone and they're all consistent. Not the best phone but certainly not the worst. Love the looks, speed, the unique screen "speaker" and battery life. Phone is so-so but I downloaded the Camera MX app and the stock 8mp phone now works better. But for $150 on Boost, it's hard to beat!

  • Why not?

  • I really like it and it is worth buying

  • Make your own phone then.....

  • I e had a lot of Galaxy's n the aquos is a lot better and faster

  • We whant it on GSM!!!!!!!! Please :P

  • Yeah bit id guess its kinda crowded below the screen as its holding the display driver, the selfie camera, the speaker and who knows what else.

  • And should have home, back and window tab keys below the screen like samsung ;)

  • Is the Sharp Aquos Crystal getting lollipop (5.0)update

  • It actually costs 150 american dollars

  • yeah,but it costs 750 American Dollars!!or more!

  • Do not panic, there is a way to buy any Sharp smart phone from kyoex(dot)com. Ntt Docomo has unlocked all of their mobile devices. Next year Softbank and KDDI will do the same.

  • Sharp for first time need to do new 2K QHD smartphone how to be thinner for new generation smartphones and contained this basic specs: 1.Display.- 5.2"inches 2K QHD - IGZO + Retina (for first time display screen) - 580~ppi 2.Memory.- 3 GB RAM 3.Chipset.- Snapdragon 810 or Tegra K1 4.OS.- Android 5.0 5.Battery.- 3000 mAh

  • This phone has no ear piece, The whole display works as an ear piece, digital vibration technology.

  • You can buy the phone fit boost and sprint from best buy.

  • Sharp has another aquos crystal model: sharp 305sh with GSM support.

  • i will forward this to sharp thanks!!

  • not a GSM device? well eff that then

  • Released yesterday in boost mobile stores in U.S. Really like this device. Wish it had GPRS though. .

  • brilliant design

  • Sharp need to do new 14 inches tablet with this specs 1.Display.- 14"inches QHD+ - IGZO 2.Memory.- 4 GB RAM 3.Chipset.- Tegra K1 (64-bit)

  • the japaneese version 305SH is compatible GSM ant UMTS but it is sim-locked by softbank, and the us version 306SH is not compatible GSM and UMTS....

  • I like it.and I want to purchase when it is launched.how can I purchase.tell me a site for purchasing.

  • i like this cell phone,,,,,,,,an i purchasing after by lauching ......thanks

  • Bring this to the Philippines pls

  • Its kinda good phone, briliant concept. But sharp should improve. Primarily on: 1. Battery 2. More decent processor+ ram 3. A decent front cam Addition to that: 4. Back of the body design + side frames more premium design. 5. A slimmer phone 7-8mm would compliment the compact form. 6. Water proof.

  • Sharp do it a Sharp PNK321 monitor how contained IGZO LED-backlit screen, why not to do the smartphone QHD or FHD how contained same display screen IGZO LED-backlit !!!

  • For much better i think time is do it new Sharp Aquos how contained mix display screen that is " IGZO + LED-backlit "

  • Sharp Aquos need to do new thinner 5"inches smartphone how contained this specs: 1.Display.- 5"inches QHD - IGZO - CGG 3 2.Memory.- 3 GB RAM 3.Chipset.- MediaTek MT6595 4.Battery.- 2700mAh 5.Body.- metal & carbon fibber

  • no flag ship crystal for U.S.

  • Direct Wave Receiver is the technology that allows the phone to be bezel-less at the top. You'will be able to hear the voice of the other party just by holding up the phone in the same way you answer a phone. They utilise some sort of vibration tech(i would assume) that transfers the voice through the screen to your ear.

  • In America

  • When is this phone going to be released?

  • When is this phone going to come out

  • Interested to buy one if would be available for Europe.

  • Yes, you are right..It seems like that..

  • yo where's the front cam? do i have turn it upside down to take selfies? -Love u

  • would this phone be able to work with GSM networks

  • Direct Wave Receiver? Any care to elaborate?

  • The earpiece is not at the bottom, that's the proximity sensor. The earpiece is a vibration bone conducting build under the top of the screen.

  • Using bone conduction tech or something ,,you hear it whilst holding it like normal phone no need to turn it upside down thats daft.

  • This phone is somewhat ridiculous! Having the earpiece at the bottom does mean users must have to invert the phone to make or receive a call. Users may look like funny or something for doing such... Lab U

  • to gsmarena team: are you sur this phone is not compatible with gsm networks ? I have found this:

  • there is no speaker, it use vibrations to do sound, sharp calls this technology "Direct Wave Receiver"

  • Small question, where is the earpiece for making calls?!

  • "However, there is a speaker on the front (it actually resides under the screen). You literally hear phone calls through the display You literally hear phone calls through the display (we tried a phone call and the audio came through the display loud and clear)." source = mashable.com

  • How you gonna call?...upside down?

  • It Supports up to 128GB of expandable storage, Sharp says so in their Long version of their features video.

  • If it can be unlocked to be used with other carriers like At&t or T-Mobile shut up and take my money. Sprint sucks!!!

  • could have been reverse design... would be great...up side down...

  • I don't think so.

  • great design, so class

  • Genius idea, Horrible interpretation

  • Is this gonna be launched in India??

  • The Next Big Thing !!!

  • Nice phone

  • i will wait for this phone!