Notch again! Sharp's Aquos S3 leaks with a cutout and vertical cams
Sharp has been at the forefront of bezel-less designs for years, though, with its EDGEST line of handsets, so it can be forgiven to try and capitalize on an eventual trend Apple may have started. Still, looking at the back of the handset, we can't help but wonder what Cupertino's reaction to all these X-esque phones being prepped for release left and right would be, especially since it has allegedly planned all 2018 models to sport Face ID.
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37 Comments
2. Kuroki
Posts: 183; Member since: Nov 24, 2013
Wow I was expecting only Chinese companies will copy the useless notch. What a disappointment.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 3:58 AM 11
19. dimas
Posts: 3259; Member since: Jul 22, 2014
"here comes another copycat, this time from one unexpected place - Japan."
Lack of research. Sharp has been experimenting with the bezelless design since 2014. MKBHD have a review video of the early no bezel aquos. Even iphone x back design was from the sharp aquos series.
This prototype phone was shown in 2016: https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/7/13197354/sharp-corner-r-curved-screen-phone-concept
No doubt apple saw a notch variant and apply it. Stop spreading false news, as if other companies are always at the heel of copying the silver fruit.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 7:25 AM 2
22. worldpeace
Posts: 3092; Member since: Apr 15, 2016
Sharp released smartphone with notch (Aquos S2) months before Apple releasing iPhoneX.
But of course iPhonearena refuse to mention Aquos S2 in this article. They even said it's copying iPhoneX, lol..
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 8:01 AM 5
25. Kuroki
Posts: 183; Member since: Nov 24, 2013
I was referring to the NOTCH and not rounded screen corners nor i was reffering to who was the first one to release a "bezel-less" phone. Yes, sharp has been experimenting screens with non existent top-left-right bezels with a huge chin, but they were not the first one to implement the stupid notch. It was Essential phone. Apple was the one who made it mainstream, that's why I said what I said.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 10:19 AM 0
30. theviolinist
Posts: 209; Member since: Feb 03, 2018
Dude, calm down, nobody cares. It's still gonna be known as an iPhone X copycat
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 3:09 PM 0
31. Dingy_cellar_dweller
Posts: 339; Member since: Mar 16, 2013
I can't believe I'm saying this but apple should sue them.
A notch is such a cheap look why anyone would think its a good idea is beyond me.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 4:10 PM 1
3. Plasticsh1t
Posts: 3090; Member since: Sep 01, 2014
Monkey see monkey do.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 4:09 AM 5
15. bucknassty
Posts: 1296; Member since: Mar 24, 2017
but.... aquos had the design... all they had to do was refine it.... this is stupid... i hope the mi miix continues its design
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 7:06 AM 0
21. worldpeace
Posts: 3092; Member since: Apr 15, 2016
Yeah, but Apple is the monkey here..
Sharp released smartphone with notch (Aquos S2) months before Apple releasing iPhoneX.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 8:00 AM 5
26. Kuroki
Posts: 183; Member since: Nov 24, 2013
Essential was actually the first one to announce a phone with a notch but sharp was the one who released it first. The Sharp S2 was released just a few days before the essential phone. The funny thing is, the s2 has diagonal top corners instead of rounded ones.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 10:31 AM 1
4. ahmadkun
Posts: 526; Member since: May 02, 2016
now i'm serious when i say what happened to smartphones designers .. i mean see, the top bar is soo important in Android shows notifications and other details you CANT NOT CUT IT OFF TO BUT THE CAMERA THERE .. see in IOS is not a big deal because there was nothing showing but the time .. they moved the time some where else and all OK .. AND THEY DONT BUT A CHIN caboom it dose the trick but you do it totally wrong with ugly chin and notch together .. uuuuuuuugghhh this is sooooo ugly Cant you see ?? oh god why i even talk about this i'm out .
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 4:23 AM 0
6. RoboticEngi
Posts: 1251; Member since: Dec 03, 2014
Soo many ugly phones coming this year....
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 4:57 AM 1
11. RebelwithoutaClue
Posts: 5485; Member since: Apr 05, 2013
Chinese phones clone everything, mostly Samsung phones. So no news they clone the iPhone X as well. It's hardly a trend when a few phones feature the same ugly notch. And now one japanese model, woohooo it must be a trend now.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 6:10 AM 0
16. path45th
Posts: 398; Member since: Sep 11, 2016
In the country where I live I see Samsung smartphones in cases with a notch that looks like the iPhobe X. I suppose they can’t afford the real thing.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 7:08 AM 1
28. Chaise unregistered
No surprise. Sharp is now pretty much a Chinese (Taiwanese to more specific) company controlled by Foxconn.
posted on Feb 09, 2018, 1:07 PM 0
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