Sharp has just released a phone that “copies” two phones that don’t even exist, but have been leaking with regularity. One of them is Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone, a high-end Android device that’s been delayed with no apparent explanation. The other one is even more famous, as we see it pop up in rumours and reports on a daily basis: the iPhone 8.
The phone is called the Aquos S2, an Android handset that wants to deliver a partial edge-to-edge screen experience. The top side features a camera notch and the phone also packs a front-facing home button that houses a fingerprint sensor.
On the back, we have a vertical dual lens camera setup that looks almost exactly like the iPhone 8’s rumoured rear camera. However, the flash is placed below the cameras, not between them.
When it comes to specs, the Aquos S2 packs a 5.5-inch 2K display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630/660 processor, 4GB/6GB of RAM, 64GB/128GB of storage, and a 3,020 mAh battery. That means the Sharp handset will not fight in the same league with the iPhone 8 and the Essential Phone when it comes to performance.
The cheapest Aquos S2 version costs around $373 and it’s available only in China right now.
