Sharp's much anticipated re-entry into
the European smartphone market has finally happened this year, and the Japanese
company has unveiled a new member of its lineup at IFA today.
The new model is
the Aquos D10,
and while it's the highest-end of the bunch, it's still far from a proper
flagship. It features a 5.99" 18:9 1080x2160 "Free Form Display"
with a claimed 91% screen-to-body ratio, and a rather prominent notch. It's an
LCD panel, by the way, no OLED here.
At the helm we find
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 630, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage
alongside. The phone has dual-SIM functionality, NFC, a USB-C port, Bluetooth
4.0, as well as Gorilla Glass 3 both on the front and the back.
The main camera
system consists of a 12 MP 1/2.56" sensor with 1.4 μm pixels and a
secondary 13 MP 1/3.42" telephoto sensor with 1.0 μm pixel size which is
used for optical zoom. Selfies are taken care of by a 16 MP snapper.
The Sharp D10 runs
Android 8.0 with the company's own UI overlay on top. A fingerprint scanner is
on the back. The handset measures 148.2 x 74.2 x 8 mm, and weighs 165g. It's
kept running by a 2,900 mAh battery.
It tops out at
Cat.4 LTE connectivity, which allows for theoretical maximum downloads of
150Mbps and uploads of 50Mbps, and it boasts face unlocking abilities.
The D10 will be
priced at € 399, and will become available in September.
