dafuq since when did sharp make phones? i thought they were out of the market since 2002
dreadzone101 to trivium
23 Sep 17#4
Sharp have been making Android phones since 2012 but they have no presence in UK or European phone market: gsmarena.com/sha…php.
They were the first company to release a 'bezel-less' phone back in 2014, the Aquos Crystal< The Aquos S2 is their most recent 'bezel-less' phone.
philjstephenson to dreadzone101
23 Sep 17#7
that one look suspiciously like to Umi Crystal, Doogee Mix clones coming out of China lately?
dreadzone101 to philjstephenson
23 Sep 17#9
It came out 3 years ago so I guess it was the original. When the Xiaomi Mi Mix came out last year, a few articles/reviews would have mentioned the Sharp Aquos Crystal having had the same type of design. For example this review @0:20:
DevilWithin to dreadzone101
23 Sep 17#12
Wanted that phone so bad a few years ago. Absolutely love the design and it was pretty unique at the time.
Samsung and LG usually make the screens for iphones/ipads. Foxconn now own the largests share of Sharp, but they dont make amoled screens yet. so Samsung will be doing the iphone screens for a little while longer.
sam_of_london
23 Sep 17#3
Negative as no UK 800/B20 LTE band . But very good screen.
robertfrancis1975
23 Sep 17#6
So many good deals from Toby. Are they legitimate?
nihcaj to robertfrancis1975
23 Sep 17#11
Honnk Kong based... not for me for this sort of value item.
JamieD2016 to robertfrancis1975
23 Sep 17#19
We had the same major worries when we bought a £700 gaming laptop from them last Christmas. We were so concerned that we requested a cancellation of the sale 30 hours after buying. They are very tricky to contact with queries but they did cancel the sale in the end with no pushback or hassle. Their customer comfort experience leaves a lot to be desired but they are not a sham in our experience
pwel
23 Sep 17#8
Cannot find any proper reviews, but looks like a very good phone...I would have bought it just for the Sharp badge...
mcek to pwel
23 Sep 17#16
I wouldn't rely on any brand name badge nowadays, especially a brand that used to be a leader but has now refinanced/restructured itself in certain technology fields, outsourcing production and quality control, Sharp, Polaroid, et al.
Hyundai builds nuclear power stations as well as cars. How crazy is that??
mcek to JamieD2016
23 Sep 17#23
Yeah, just like Toshiba does ...
sane4sure
23 Sep 17#10
Great spec for the price but those 'cut off' corners at the top are a real deal breaker (for me).
fame
23 Sep 17#13
anyone got this phone or used the company before??
Gkay11
23 Sep 17#15
Toby f***ing deals again
jewelie to Gkay11
23 Sep 17#18
I know. What's going on? Are spammers from these companies starting to post lots of deals themselves,
seaniboy
23 Sep 17#17
Foxconn the iPhone maker bought Sharp last year, finalised early 2017.
shu123
23 Sep 17#21
Sharp did start the bezel-less style first before anyone but didn't keep momentum.
Maszie
23 Sep 17#22
Did TobyDeals photoshop the product picture of the Aquos S2? In review videos, you can see the horrible looking screen corners.
lidds
23 Sep 17#24
I was just about to buy a oneplus 5 but this is very interesting. I like the look of the elephone s8 and united s2 but their cameras are always a let down.
dz1 to lidds
23 Sep 17#27
I was interested in elephone s8 but found out that maximum screen brightness is only 263 nits, which is woeful. Also battery life is quite bad on that one.
Some YouTubers make money off the selling links in their description so they do their best to hide the truth. One reviewer went out of their way to hide the bad screen brightness even resorting to filming during overcast days. Don't trust them.
As for umidigi s2 - don't do it and only listen to youtubers with an honest track record. Only a few honest ones are out there.
mcek
23 Sep 17#25
Am I reading their t & c's correctly? It says you must pay the postage if the item is faulty. They will only repay you postage if you've returned an incorrect item, not a faulty item.
DADSCAB
23 Sep 17#26
This or a 2nd hand Oneplus 3 off flea bay?
Gollywood
23 Sep 17#28
Vestel?
ssjinzo
23 Sep 17#29
No reviews yet of the phone hard to judge how good it is. I like to see if ui is close to stock as well or heavily skin. And what extra features if any does the phone ui have. Physically almost the same size as the iPhone x.
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They were the first company to release a 'bezel-less' phone back in 2014, the Aquos Crystal<
The Aquos S2 is their most recent 'bezel-less' phone.
Foxconn now own the largests share of Sharp, but they dont make amoled screens yet. so Samsung will be doing the iphone screens for a little while longer.
bbc.com/new…908
Some YouTubers make money off the selling links in their description so they do their best to hide the truth. One reviewer went out of their way to hide the bad screen brightness even resorting to filming during overcast days. Don't trust them.
As for umidigi s2 - don't do it and only listen to youtubers with an honest track record. Only a few honest ones are out there.