The Aquos family of devices was among the
first to achieve that “tri-bezelless” look, but they haven't been sold much
outside of Japan. The only Aquos that reached Western markets was the Crystal,
which was officially available through Sprint.
Anyway, with everyone doing crazy thin bezels this
year, Sharp needs to up its screen-to-body ratio game a bit. And it seems it
has. An unknown “Sharp Aquos flagship” has been leaked in a render. The handset
looks a bit like the recently-announced Aquos S2, but its “chin” is super-slim.
In fact, it looks like there's no room for a home button down there, so Sharp
has outfitted the strip with what appears to be a slow-glowing LED. The selfie
camera has also been moved to the bottom of the handset, instead of being
nested in an annoying “notch” that digs at the top of the screen.
How legit is this leak? Well, with what we've seen
from smartphone makers this year, the device doesn't look impossible to make.
And, considering that Sharp was among the first to pioneer the razor-thin
bezel, we would say it's quite probable that this is a real upcoming device.
Probably a successor to the Crystal X family? In any case, we'd say that the
chances of it being sold internationally are as slim as its bezels.
