Sharp’s smartphone hits TENAA with basal bezels and bifold cameras

Known for authoritative smartphones with basal bezels, Sharp looks to accept addition such smartphone affable in the oven, admitting we don't apperceive back it will be available.

TENAA

2017 has been a banderole year for smartphones with basal bezels, and that drive doesn’t arise to let up anytime soon, at atomic for Sharp. As Playfuldroid noticed, one of the company’s smartphones afresh hit TENAA, and there they are: the basal bezels we’ve appear to about apprehend at this point.

That abreast bezel-less advanced is what allows the FS8015 to backpack a 5.99-inch affectation with an 18:9 aspect ratio. This agency that the display’s Full HD resolution is a bit best than usual, sitting at 2160 x 1080, admitting from the looks of it, the FS8015 will not be that abundant beyond than the Aquos S2.

Elsewhere, Sharp’s bearding smartphone appearance an octa-core 2.2 GHz processor, which could either be Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 630 or Snapdragon 660. Regardless of the processor choice, the phone comes with either 4 GB or 6 GB of RAM and either 64 GB or 128 GB of centralized storage. We’re action there’s a microSD agenda aperture for added storage, but no acceptance yet.

Around back, the FS8015 allegedly appearance 12 MP and 13 MP cameras, admitting the advertisement does not say how they will be used. In added words, we don’t apperceive if that additional camera is acclimated for monochrome, wide-angle, or account images. A fingerprint sensor is additionally begin about back, while a 16 MP camera sits about front.

Sadly, the FS8015 runs Android Nougat and not Oreo. Appear on, Sharp. By the time this phone is available, it will be 2018. I don’t see abundant of an alibi here.

Finally, the phone’s 3,100 mAh array should be ample abundant to accord it all-day array life.

Overall, the FS8015 absolutely looks and sounds a bit accustomed to the Aquos S2, which was arise aback in August. Alas, we do not apperceive aback Sharp affairs to absolution the phone, admitting CES 2018 would be a acceptable abode to advertise it. Alternatively, MWC 2018 takes abode about the end of February, so that’s additionally a possibility.

See Also: hack line

• Unnamed Sharp smartphone listed on China’s TENAA
• The accessory looks to be agnate to the Aquos S2 in agreement of looks and specifications
• The TENAA advertisement does not say aback the accessory will be arise or available

Editor's Pick

Do we charge to ascertain “bezel-less”?

2017 is advancing to a abutting and there’s article that’s been on my mind, basically aback March. No one has addressed it yet, which is a bit of a shame. It’s this allegory we alarm …