Meet Sharp's nearly bezel-less smartphone

Sharp which is basically known for making household goods like tv's, microwave,etc is now planning to lauch their own smartphone Aquos Crystal. Lets have a look.

The Japanese electronics firm has announced two new Aquos Crystal smartphones including one that could make its way stateside via Sprint. While the Aquos Crystal's name might sound sparkly, it has a 5-inch display with a so-so 1280 x 720 resolution.

The most impressive feature about the phone is its sharp and thin rectangular design with almost no bezel around the screen. Thinner bezels not only look better, they also make it easier to hold handsets with massive screens like the LG G3.

Low bar

Harman Kardon had a hand in designing the Aquos Crystal's sound processing technology. Previously the audio specialist helped tune a special edition HTC One M8 released exclusively for Sprint.

The phone otherwise is fairly unremarkable with middling specs starting with yesteryear's 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, which we've seen on other budget handsets like the Moto G.

It also has 1.5GB of RAM and Android 4.4.2 KitKat running on 8GB of internal storage. Camera-wise users won't find much to email to home about between its 8MP rear shooter or 1.2MP front-facing sensor.

Sprint to the finish

Speaking of Sprint, the yellow carrier is announcing something new tomorrow. There's no official confirmation yet, but The Verge theorizes it could be related to the Aquos Crystal.

Sprint's parent company, the Japanese telecomm SoftBank, will purportedly release the 5-inch handset on August 29.

SoftBank will also introduce a larger 5.5-inch Aquos Crystal X in Japan this December. As a slight step up from the Aquos Crystal, Sharp's model X will essentially be the company's phablet device complete with a 1080p screen, newer 2.3GHz Snapdragon 801 processor and 13MP camera.

There's no word on if or when the Aquos Crystal X might come to the US, but it looks like yet another Asian smartphone maker is hoping to join the fray alongside Samsung, LG and lesser-knowns like Huawei.