Technical characteristics of aquos phone sh930w. Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W - Specifications
The first serial Android smartphone on the Russian market with a Full HD screen
Last month, the Japanese company Sharp announced its official entry into the Russian market with its smartphones. On the Russian side, MSota is Sharp’s partner and the exclusive distributor of smartphones of this brand in Russia. It should be noted that in its own market, Sharp has been the leader in sales of mobile phones and smartphones over the past five years. At the end of 2011, its share of the Japanese market was 22.6%. However, until recently, Sharp focused only on the local market - the company's smartphones were sold only in Japan and certain Asian countries. In 2012, it was decided to introduce Sharp smartphones to the global market. The first country outside Asia in which smartphones from this Japanese company will appear is Russia. Representatives of Sharp explain this by the fact that the Russian market is the largest market in Europe in terms of volume, and besides, the distribution scheme for selling phones and smartphones is widespread in Russia. This means that the company will not have to spend years building relationships with local mobile operators. In addition, the company, not without reason, believes that Russians, due to a number of historical factors, have great respect for Japanese technology. Well, numerous specialized threads of thematic forums only confirm this.
Today, Sharp officially presents the first line of its smartphones on the Russian market: Aquos Phone SH930W, SH530U, SH631W and SH837W. The most interesting among them is, of course, the Aquos Phone SH930W model - one of the world's first smartphones with a screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It is curious that this Full HD smartphone was first presented in our country, that is, the world premiere of the Aquos Phone SH930W took place in Russia. We asked for a production smartphone with the final firmware to be tested, but it is worth noting that Sharp representatives themselves admit some shortcomings in the software and promise to quickly correct the shortcomings in the next updates.
| Sharp SH930W | Samsung Galaxy S 3 | Nokia Lumia 920 | LG Nexus 4 | ASUS Padfone 2 | |
| Screen | 5″, S-CGS (VA) | 4.8″, Super AMOLED | 4.5″, IPS | 4.7″, IPS Plus | 4.7″, Super IPS+ |
| Permission | 1920×1080, 440 ppi | 1280×720, 306 ppi | 1280×768, 332 ppi | 1280×768, 317 ppi | 1280×720, 312 ppi |
| SoC | Qualcomm MSM8260A @1.5 GHz (2 cores, ARMv7 Krait) | Samsung Exynos 4412 @1.4 GHz (4 cores, ARM Cortex-A9) | Qualcomm MSM8960 @1.5 GHz (2 cores, ARMv7 Krait) | Qualcomm APQ8064 @1.5 GHz (4 cores, ARMv7 Krait) | Qualcomm MSM8960 @1.5 GHz (4 cores, ARMv7 Krait) |
| RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Flash memory | 32 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB | 8/16 GB | 16/64 GB |
| Memory card support | No | microSD | No | No | No |
| operating system | Google Android 4.1 | Google Android 4.1 | Windows Phone 8 | Google Android 4.2 | Google Android 4.0 |
| SIM format* | Micro-SIM | Micro-SIM | Micro-SIM | Micro-SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Battery | removable, 2100 mAh | removable, 2100 mAh | non-removable, 2000 mAh | removable, 2100 mAh | non-removable, 2140 mAh |
| Cameras | rear (8 MP; video - 1080p), front (2 MP) | rear (8.7 MP; video - 1080p), front (1.2 MP) | rear (8 MP; video - 1080p), front (1.3 MP) | rear (13 MP; video - 1080p), front (1.2 MP) | |
| Dimensions | 139×72×9.1 mm, 156 g | 137×71×8.6 mm, 133 g | 130×71×10.7 mm, 185 g | 134×69×9.1 mm, 139 g | 138×69×9 mm, 135 g |
* The most common SIM card formats are described in a separate material.
Key Features of Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W
- SoC Qualcomm MSM8260A Krait, 1.5 GHz, dual cores
- GPU Adreno 225
- Operating system Android 4.1
- TFT touch display, 5″, 1920×1080, capacitive, multi-touch
- Random access memory (RAM) 2 GB, internal memory 32 GB
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- WCDMA 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
- GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
- Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass
- Cameras 8 MP and 2 MP, BSI sensor, LED flash
- Lithium polymer battery 2100 mAh
- Dimensions 138.9×71.5×9.1 mm
- Weight 156 g
Appearance and ease of use
The Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W smartphone is delivered in a small rectangular cardboard box that exactly copies the Apple iPhone packaging in appearance. True, inside everything turned out to be much more modest.
There are no separate cells here, and all the components of the kit are simply dumped into one pile: a charger with a USB output, a USB cable for connecting to a computer and charging, a wired headset, and instructions. Additional accessories, such as a docking station, a case or a wrist strap, are not found here, and as a consolation prize, the kit included a protective film for the screen and a cloth for wiping the screen.
We were sent a white device for testing, and the first impression the smartphone makes when you pick it up is that the appearance of the device does not match its high cost. Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is quite simple and inconspicuous in appearance. Even simpler than the notorious Samsung Galaxy S3 with its “bathroom tile” design. SH930W is the same, turned on all sides, absolutely smooth pebble stone, where there is nothing to catch the eye. Moreover, unlike the Samsung device, both the materials and the color are poorly chosen, so the phone looks cheap and unpresentable. A good, smoky-dark protective glass of the screen, glued directly to the hard whitish plastic of the case, instantly loses all its charm and looks “like a saddle on a cow.” These two parts had to be separated by a metal bezel, and Samsung thought of taking care of this, while Sharp decided to take a simpler route.
The main material used in the case is completely ordinary hard plastic of the same type, without the soft-touch effect, without ribbed surfaces or patterns. But the quality of a product is determined precisely by attention to detail - for example, an additional ring around the audio jack for headphones, a beautiful speaker grille, or the same rim around the perimeter of the device.
I'm not talking about any unusual curves of the case, like the Sony Xperia V and Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or the transparent inserts of Sony smartphones. There is nothing like that here: a light, uniform mass of white plastic is simply glued to absolutely dark, black glass. The situation could have been saved by at least a white backing under the glass around the screen, like the Samsung Galaxy S3. I think in this case the white version of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W would have looked a little more interesting, but unfortunately this did not happen. A large silver inscription in all the free space under the screen also does not add elegance and charm.
The Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W fits well in the hand - as far as this expression can be applied to a five-inch communicator. However, those users who have already gotten used to modern shovel-shaped monsters will not notice much difference between the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W and the same Samsung Galaxy S3 in their hand. Although the Sharp device is slightly larger and heavier:
- 138.9x71.5x9.1 mm, 156 g - Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W
- 137x71x8.6 mm, 133 g - Samsung Galaxy S3
In terms of its general appearance and shape, the communicator cannot be strictly classified as any particular gender type - the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W looks the same in both a man's and a woman's hand: large, but not rude.
The back cover of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is removable, and I really liked the implementation of its fastening. The lid does not need to be torn off with a crunch from the numerous plastic latches; just move it up a little, and the lid itself will slide off the body. A very convenient and well-thought-out solution - better than most modern fasteners.
Under the cover there is a fairly capacious (2100 mAh) removable battery that supports the SIM card when it is inserted into the slot. The slot has a spring-loaded grip mechanism so that the card can be inserted and removed easily. The SIM card used here is of Micro-SIM format. There is no memory card slot in the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W.
The cover has holes for the eyes of the camera and flash, as well as a speaker grille at the bottom, which is also made in the form of many small holes.
Most of the front panel is given over to a huge 5-inch screen. The Gorilla Glass 2 protective glass covering the display is significantly raised above the body. There is some kind of vague recess cut right into it - a chamfer, which is intended to replace the grille of the auditory speaker. It doesn’t look very elegant, to put it mildly - some kind of grille, especially a metal one, could help somehow brighten up the general lack of details in the appearance of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W. Next to the speaker hole there are eyes for the front camera and sensors.
At the bottom of the front panel you won’t find traditional dedicated buttons – neither touch-sensitive nor mechanical. Standard application control buttons have moved to the display in the form of Android 4.x software icons, due to which the working area of the display in most applications has decreased (in pixels - from 1920x1080 to 1776x1080).
Now let's briefly go through the elements located on the smartphone body. There are only two buttons on the sides of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W: the power key and the volume rocker. These are large metallized keys with a soft stroke and a distinct response. They are easy to find by touch and easy to press with your fingers. I’ll make a reservation: it would be easy if the power and lock keys weren’t located on the top edge - you can’t reach it there due to the huge size of the case, you have to use your second hand. Why doesn't Sharp place this key on the side, like the Samsung Galaxy S3 or LG Nexus 4? Then it would be convenient to press it with the fingers of one hand, both left-handed and right-handed.
Both connectors - 3.5 mm audio output for headphones and Micro-USB - are traditionally located at the top and bottom ends, respectively. The main microphone is located on the bottom end next to the Micro-USB connector, which, by the way, supports MHL technology.
Screen
In numbers, the physical parameters of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W screen are as follows: dimensions - 62x106 mm, diagonal - 127 mm (5 inches), resolution - 1920x1080 pixels, pixel density is 440 ppi, which is currently a record among top smartphones. The display is capable of recognizing up to 10 simultaneous touches (multi-touch technology), which is confirmed by tests. In the settings you can manually or automatically adjust the display brightness.
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Alexey Kudryavtsev, editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections, will tell you more about the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W screen. He conducted a study of the display using measuring instruments, and here is his conclusion.
The smartphone screen is covered with a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface and, judging by the reflection of bright light sources in it, has an anti-glare filter. There is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating on the outer surface of the screen, so fingerprints do not appear as quickly as with regular glass, but are removed more easily. The effectiveness of the anti-glare filter is high, and the oleophobic coating is average.
With manual brightness control, its maximum value was 233 cd/m², and the minimum was 13 cd/m². The maximum brightness is low, which can make it difficult to operate the device in bright light, such as daylight. But the minimum brightness will allow you to comfortably work with this mobile device even in complete darkness. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (apparently it is located to the right of the front camera). The implementation of this function is as simplified as possible, since in complete darkness and in an office illuminated by artificial light, it sets the brightness to 56 cd/m² (in principle, acceptable for both situations), and in a very bright environment it increases to 233 cd/m². We did not find any intermediate values. In automatic mode, when external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases in steps. The devices detect modulation of the backlight, but it has a frequency of about 20 kHz, so there is no visible flicker of the backlight.
Privately (we have not found any reliable public information), the manufacturer reports that the device uses an S-CGS (VA) matrix. However, in terms of external features - viewing angles, behavior of the black field and color changes when viewed at an angle - the matrix of this device strongly resembles a good IPS option. The screen of this smartphone has good viewing angles without inverting shades and without significant color shifts, even with large deviations of the view from perpendicular to the screen. When deviated diagonally, the black field brightens, but not much and, depending on the direction, acquires a red-violet tint or remains close to a neutral gray color. When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is very good. Black-white-black response time is 18.1 ms (9.3 ms on + 8.8 ms off). The transition between halftones 25% and 75% (according to the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 21.2 ms. In general, the matrix is slightly faster than a typical IPS, but not so much that this indicates a fundamentally different type of matrix. The contrast is just typical for IPS - 750:1. The gamma curve constructed using 32 points did not reveal a blockage either in the highlights or in the shadows, and the index of the approximating power function is 2.35, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve deviates little from the power dependence:
Color gamut is sRGB:
The spectra show that the matrix filters moderately mix the components with each other:
As a result, the colors on this screen are close to natural. The balance of shades on the gray scale is average - color temperature is above 6500 K. The deviation from the spectrum of an absolutely black body (delta E) is relatively large:
However, color temperature and ΔE do not change much over the entire significant part of the gray scale (the range close to black can be ignored, since color rendering in it is not so important, and the error in measuring color characteristics is high). And this is more important for the visual perception of color balance than the absolute values of these parameters.
There were two things I didn’t like about the screen in question: the ineffective oleophobic coating and the relatively low brightness. However, the latter is partly compensated for by a good anti-glare filter. What pleased the screen was its stability when viewed at an angle and the uniformity of the black field, sRGB coverage and, in general, more or less normal color rendition.
Sound
In terms of sound, the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W behaves somewhat strangely. For example, in our own headphones, tested with more than a dozen phones, the sound suddenly turns out to be abnormally quiet, but in the supplied headphones, on the contrary, the sound is very loud and clear. The same applies to playing melodies through an external speaker: at the maximum volume level, some wheezing and hissing may suddenly appear, but other times everything goes smoothly. It's hard to say what this is connected with, but it seems more likely that the problem lies more in the raw software than in the sound chip itself. As for telephone functions, during a conversation the voice of the interlocutor remains easily distinguishable, timbre and intonation are recognizable, and lower frequencies are clearly present in the spectrum. Most likely, in terms of sound, you can expect improvements with a firmware update.
The “music” speaker grille is cut right into the flat back cover, so the sound is significantly muffled by the surface of the table when the phone is lying face up.
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To play melodies, the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W uses standard Android player tools. When playing tunes through headphones using a standard player, you can use those software improvements that are not available when playing through an external speaker. However, an equalizer with several preset values is always available.
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The device also included a standard voice recorder for creating audio notes, and an FM radio, which traditionally requires connecting headphones as an antenna.
Camera
Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is equipped with two digital camera modules. The quality of photography is quite average; there are not enough stars in the sky in terms of how smartphone cameras work. Of the noticeable details, only one can be mentioned: here both cameras - the front and the rear - are equipped with modules with back-illuminated sensors (BSI). However, this does not affect the overall quality of the resulting images too much. Photos for the most part turn out dark and whitish, and autofocus sometimes lags so much that it’s even blurry. The main problem with both cameras of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is the excessive slowness of automatic focusing and the entire interface as a whole. The front camera is equipped with a module with a resolution of 2 megapixels, but its images can only give a general idea of the object being photographed. The maximum resolution of images taken using the front camera is 1088×1920 pixels.
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Thanks to the built-in auto focus function, close objects, as well as text from paper or the monitor screen, can be captured by the camera. True, due to the slowness and thoughtfulness of the autofocus, the pictures again sometimes come out blurry and blurry - you have to hold your hand(s) with the camera over the object being photographed for a long time.
The main camera of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W can shoot video in Full HD resolution. The problems are still the same: autofocus lags, the image constantly twitches due to slowdowns during shooting, and such video cannot be corrected. Below are a couple of test videos shot at the maximum resolution, which here is 1920x1088 pixels. Video is saved in MP4 (Video: MPEG-4 AVC [email protected], audio: AAC LC 96.0 Kbps, 48.0 kHz, 2 channels).
- Video No. 1 (33.8 MB, 1920×1088)
- Video No. 2 (35.4 MB, 1920×1088)
Software
The manufacturer did not make any changes to the external appearance of the software platform interface - the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W has an absolutely pure version of Google Android on board, as if you were holding a device from the Nexus series in your hands. Most likely, this is for the better - given the general sluggishness of the smartphone, an additional homemade shell could introduce even more problems and lags.
The Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W uses the latest version of Google Android 4.1 (4.2 can now only be found in devices of the Google Nexus series). Part of the screen in the form of a strip at the bottom is reserved for software buttons, which replaced hardware ones with the advent of the fourth generation of the Android system. In some places, for example in the camera software interface, for some reason these buttons “fade out” and suddenly turn into dots, so that they become impossible to identify. There are simply four identical dots in front of you, and if you don’t remember the location of the buttons by heart, then working with such an interface turns into a game of “thimbles” - you need to guess under which dot this or that button is hidden. It’s a strange decision, and it certainly can’t be called convenient. But this, of course, is not a complaint against Sharp, but against the Android developer, Google.
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True, work with additional applications is overshadowed by a sloppy approach to software localization. If the file manager turned out to be translated, but for some reason into Belarusian, then a set of proprietary applications for scanning, recognizing and translating text and business cards using the smartphone camera CamCard, CamDictionary and CamScanner were not translated at all. The programs are quite complex, there are a lot of settings, so they may be useless for a large part of Russian-speaking users without knowledge of English.
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Telephone and communications
The Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W uses only one radio module, and there is also one SIM card (Micro-SIM format). The phone lost contact with the network where everyone else lost, and caught it where everyone else caught it. The screen of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is quite large, making the interface of the phone application convenient, because the keys, numbers and letters of dialing and SMS messages are clearly and largely drawn. No freezes were noticed, but a couple of times the device was caught spontaneously rebooting. When you bring the phone to your ear, the screen goes dark because the proximity sensor is working. The incoming call alert ringer is loud enough to be heard in most standard environments. There is an incoming event indicator - a small LED dot next to the speaker hole. There are no additional conveniences here, such as muting the volume of the incoming signal using gestures, for example. However, there is a convenient additional application for managing profiles - both those laid down by the manufacturer and those created by the owner’s own hands. In general, using the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W smartphone as a phone is quite comfortable.
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The device is equipped with modern network interfaces and wireless communication modules: Bluetooth version 4.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, Glonass, it is possible to organize a Wi-Fi access point. True, there is no support for NFC - short-range wireless high-frequency communication technology - here.
The A-GPS technology helps the GPS module determine its location; with its help, orientation on the ground is carried out faster. If you turn off all wireless communication modules, then a cold start with searching for satellites and determining the location will take about 3 minutes. Like any smartphone running Android, the Google Maps mapping service is pre-installed, but you can, of course, install any other one.
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Performance
The Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W hardware platform is based on the Qualcomm MSM8260A system-on-chip (SoC), with a central dual-core Krait processor (ARMv7) operating at 1.5 GHz. It is supported in graphics processing by the not-so-powerful Adreno 225 graphics chip. The device has as much as 2 GB of RAM - this is a top level that only a few modern smartphones have.
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There is a limitation on the amount of built-in memory, since expansion through microSD cards is not provided here. But this does not seem to be a big problem with the built-in memory of 32 GB. Of this, about 25 GB is initially available to the user for uploading and storing their own files.
Qualcomm's dual-core platform is familiar to us, and previously it handled regular HD displays well. However, Full HD is apparently not so easy for it to handle, because the slowdowns on the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W are noticeable almost everywhere: when operating the interface, turning tables and pages, in the speed of pop-up menus, when servicing the camera - not to mention video games. But playing videos in Full HD resolution runs smoothly. By the way, decoders for working with popular types of video are provided in the standard video player, so watching movies and videos on the screen of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is very comfortable. True, the smartphone heats up quite a lot - in the lower part of the back wall the heating is felt when performing any tasks, even when running the standard browser and when taking photographs.
In standard performance tests, the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W system showed itself to be not as weak as it might seem from the slowdowns in operation. Of course, a smartphone does not have the raw computing power to match such top-end devices as
(NVIDIA Tegra 3)
(Samsung Exynos 4412)
(Qualcomm MSM8960)
(less is better)
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We traditionally tested graphics performance in NenaMark2 (v2.4). According to testing results, the Adreno 225 graphics accelerator showed an average result of 41 fps - far from the best we have seen, but this, in principle, was to be expected when processing such a number of pixels on a display with Full HD resolution.
Battery life
The lithium-ion battery installed in the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is replaceable, so you can remove it not only to replace it with a new one, but also to reboot a frozen device. However, in this case, a frozen device can be rebooted by long-pressing the power key, which is convenient. In addition, the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W never froze before our eyes - except that it spontaneously rebooted once or twice. The battery capacity is 2100 mAh, and this is a good indicator - on par with other modern top-end smartphones. True, it is worth taking into account the large, energy-intensive screen. Testing in various modes of continuous operation showed that the battery is not the weak point of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W, but, of course, there are smartphones with longer battery life.
Continuous reading in the FBReader program at a brightness level of 50% lasted 7 hours. The Sharp SH930W played video in an MKV container with a resolution of 720p using hardware decoding for 4.5 hours. The device played YouTube videos in high quality (HQ) over a home Wi-Fi network for more than five hours. But we were never able to complete the battery test using the updated GLBenchmark gaming application. When running the Egypt HD gaming scene in non-stop mode with the number of frames set at 60 fps and screen brightness at 100%, the device played the scene until the battery capacity was empty by about two-thirds, and then spontaneously turned off the test. Other “problem” devices in this test experienced freezes and shutdowns, but such unpredictable behavior had never been observed in any of them before. Obviously, this is some kind of built-in overheating protection, because the greatest heating of the case is always caused by this particular test, and in the case of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W the heating was extremely strong.
The smartphone is fully charged in 3 hours.
Prices
The average retail price of the device in rubles in Moscow at the time of reading the article can be found by moving the mouse to the price tag.
Bottom line
At the time of writing, the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W smartphone is just beginning its journey to the Russian market, and at the start of official sales they are asking about 22 thousand rubles for it. This is not much for a flagship, especially considering the general price level in our market, but there is always something to compare with. For example, for exactly the same amount you can now purchase a certified Samsung Galaxy S3 - a time-tested model. I can't find any reason why the Japanese model could be preferred in this comparison, other than the unusual screen. Smartphones with this resolution are not yet offered in retail, and those that are being prepared for release will appear only next year. Thus, Sharp’s top-end smartphone may primarily be of interest to those users who try to be on the cutting edge of fashion and at the forefront of technology. In addition, with such a smartphone you can still stand out at least a little from the general mass of users - a kingdom where Apple and Samsung reign supreme. However, it is most likely impossible to talk about any special charm of Japanese technology mentioned by the representative of the distribution company. The Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W was assembled in China, and its appearance was not very expressive. I repeat: this smartphone is capable of “hooking” only due to its advanced screen. Although, to be completely honest, the difference on a 5-inch screen between 720p, which has already become a standard in older models, and full-fledged 1080p cannot be seen by the human eye without the use of special means. So the arrival of Full HD displays on the smartphone market is dictated more by marketing interests than by real technological need.
For some reason I thought that Sharp would be the first. However, the primacy of the smartphone with a Full-HD screen, the SH930W model, will have to be contested with the HTC J Butterfly, which was introduced in Japan a little earlier. However, Sharp phones are already being given out to journalists for testing, although these are just engineering samples, and we haven’t heard anything about HTC yet. Besides, what do you think, whose screen is installed in the HTC J? That's right - Sharp. So, the Japanese are still first.
Review of the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W smartphone: Full-HD in your pocket
By the way, the notorious iPhone 5, already at the time of its presentation to the press, lagged behind many Google phones in screen resolution and, as a result, in pixel density per inch (PPI). The leader in PPI then was the Sony Xperia S, and the resolution of 1280x720 pixels was almost the standard for flagships. And now something happened that many were waiting for, some were afraid of, and some were skeptical: “Why this pixel race?” In this review, we will talk about one of the first phones with a Full-HD screen with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and, of course, we will note what pros and cons this resolution predetermines.
Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W
Actually, Aquos Phone is a whole line of new products from Sharp of varying degrees of interest. You can compare their technical characteristics using this table:
| Model | SH930W | SH837W | SH631W | SH530U |
| System | Android 4.1.1 |
Android 4.0 |
Android 4.0 |
Android 4.0 |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260A, 1500 MHz, 2 cores |
MediaTek MTK6577, 1200 MHz, 2 cores |
MediaTek MTK6577, 1000 MHz, 2 cores |
MediaTek MTK6577, 1000 MHz, 2 cores |
| Memory | RAM 2 GB; flash memory 32 GB; micro SD |
RAM 1 GB; flash memory 4 GB; micro SD |
RAM 512 MB; flash memory 4 GB; micro SD |
RAM 512 MB; flash memory 4 GB; micro SD |
| Screen | 5 '', ASV TFT, 1080x1920 | 4.7 '', ASV TFT, 720x1280 | 4.5 '', ASV TFT, 540x960 | 5'', TFT, 480x800 |
| Cameras | Rear 8 MP; Front 1.9 MP | Rear 8 MP; Front 1.3 MP | Rear 8 MP; Front 0.3 MP | |
| Connection | GPRS; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0; 3G |
GPRS; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0; 3G |
GPRS; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0; 3G |
GPRS; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0; 3G |
| Dimensions WxHxD |
68 x 134 x 8.9 mm; Weight 117 g. | 66 x 128 x 9.5 mm; Weight 117 g. | 81 x 146.5 x 9.8 mm; Weight 169 g. | |
| Price | RUB 21,990 | RUB 16,990 | RUB 14,990 | RUB 9,990 |
It seems to me that the most interesting models here are the SH930W, as a sophisticated flagship, and the SH530U, as the cheapest model, and even with a 5-inch screen. But in this review we will talk about the flagship.
Appearance
Sharp did not reinvent the wheel (read: its own design). The SH930W is easily recognizable as a Samsung Galaxy S III - the same well-known curves around the edges, a slightly convex screen. Only the hardware button under the screen is missing for complete similarity. There are no buttons on the front side at all - neither mechanical nor touch. Everything is on the screen. Thus, there are only three hardware buttons: turn on/lock the screen on the top end and “volume plus”, “volume minus”, combined into a rocker, on the left side. Unfortunately, there is no hardware button for the camera. But looking ahead, I’ll say that you shouldn’t be upset about this.
Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W did not say a new word in design
On the back surface you can find an 8-megapixel camera lens and LED backlight.
Overall, the phone looks good and fits well in the hand. It is convenient to use, even despite the large diagonal. Maybe it's years of practice, but I didn't have to strain very hard to get the thumb of the hand I was holding the phone to reach the opposite corner.
Screen
Surely Sharp has always been able to make screens. It is not surprising that they were the first to make a Full-HD (1080p) screen for smartphones.
The Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W feels good in a man's hand, but will most likely be a bit large in a woman's hand
But the screen in the SH930W is striking not only with its resolution. The screen diagonal is 5 inches, which is only half an inch less than the famous “shovel” Samsung Galaxy Note II. Taking into account the resolution, this gives us a pixel density of 440 PPI (dots per inch), which is more than 100 PPI more than the Nokia Lumia 920, Apple iPhone 5 and Sony Xperia T/TX. And if the author of this article could see individual pixels on the Retina display in the iPhone 4/4S/5, here it is simply impossible.
The display of a smartphone is its strongest point
The screen did not disappoint in terms of brightness either. Even at the minimum values of this parameter, the screen remains well readable in the sun (adjusted for the gloomy Moscow winters, of course). The same can be said about viewing angles: the image on the screen looks like a sticker.
It is also worth noting the oleophobic coating of the screen. Of course, this is not such an innovation; on the other hand, not all phones (for example, Sony Xperia S) have it. And it is necessary. And the point is not whether fingerprints are visible or not, but whether dried dirt interferes with interaction with the screen. Moreover, sometimes this “dirt” leads to false alarms of the sensor. But, thanks to Sharp engineers, the SH930W model is free of all these problems.
Competitors Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W
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| System | Android 4.1 |
Android 4.1 |
iOS 6 |
| CPU | Qualcomm S4; 1500 MHz | Qualcomm S4; 1500 MHz |
Apple A6 |
| Memory | RAM 2 GB; flash memory 32 GB | RAM 2 GB; flash memory 16 GB |
RAM 1 GB; flash memory 32 GB |
| Screen | 5" ASV TFT, 1080x1920 | 1920 x 1080 " TFT 1920 x 1080 | 4.0" TFT 1136 x 640 |
| Cameras |
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Rear 8 MP; Front 2 MP | Rear 8 MP; Front 1.3 MP |
| Connection | Bluetooth v4.0; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n; 3G | NFC; Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0; 3G |
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0 |
| Dimensions WxHxD | 72 x 139.4 x 8.9 mm; Weight 144 g. | 70.5 x 143 x 9 mm; Weight 140 gr. | 58.5 x 123.8 x 7.6 mm; Weight 112 gr. |
| Price |
RUB 22,000 |
n/a |
RUB 37,000 |
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Connections and communication
Someone once said that the main purpose of a telephone is to make calls. Opponents of fancy smartphones like to repeat this phrase, forgetting that it was uttered even before SMS support appeared on the phone. But in any case, the SH930W's communication is fine - this also applies to the GSM/3G module and Wi-Fi. The connection is stable, does not suddenly break, and there are no complaints about the quality of voice transmission. In general, this device is very good as a phone and communicator.
The picture is bright and contrasting thanks to the latest Super AMOLED technology
Software and interface
Unfortunately, the SH930W engineering sample did not contain a proprietary interface from Sharp - only slight cosmetic changes to the standard Android 4.1.1 interface, which is exactly the version of the OS installed on the phone.
But judging by the SH837W, a younger model, we will find a very nice and user-friendly interface, a keyboard with support for gesture input a la “Swype” and much, much more.
Here there are “bare” desktops and no branded widgets.
Also in the list of applications - everything is standard.
And only in the drop-down notification panel are some interesting things revealed:
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I hope that the digital indication of the signal level will migrate to commercial copies. It seems to me that such information could be very useful to some. Well, Russification, of course, will be brought to fruition (as the PR people assured us), although, to be honest, “Anglicification” suffers here too - for example, I still don’t understand why the sound mode menu was called “Manner”.
Productivity and multimedia
According to AnTuTu Benchmark, performance is far from its strong point.
Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W is on par with the first generation Note
The Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8260A processor, although installed in some flagships (HTC 8X, Sony Xperia TX), is still much inferior to the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 (LG Optimus G, LG Nexus 4, ASUS Padfone 2) and Samsung Exynos 4412 (Samsung Galaxy Note II , Meizu MX 4-core).
The low results can also be explained by the fact that the load on the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W in tests is higher due to the significantly higher resolution
However, the smartphone has everything necessary to play Full-HD video (including in “popular” formats like MKV) and modern 3D games.
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However, there was one problem - the very popular and relatively new game Need For Speed: Most Wanted is for some reason incompatible with a smartphone.
It is worth noting that the interface and some games do not work very smoothly. Nothing serious - no annoying lags, but if you find fault, the smoothness is still lacking. Apparently, the high screen resolution makes itself felt. Although we need to wait for commercial copies to draw final conclusions.
And finally - about the sound. The SH930W as an audio player is perfect for fans of club music - the sound is very dense, rich in bass and lower mids. Perhaps even too rich. In any case, listening to classical music or rock (even heavy rock or metal) on this phone is not very pleasant.
But the excess bass came in handy for external speakers - the smartphone literally sounds like a portable mini-speaker. For once, I heard bass in my ringtone. Of course, this effect is achieved not only due to the sound chip, but also due to the design of the speaker.
Camera
But the camera in the Sharp SH930W was not a success. The main complaint against it is not even poor color rendition and minimal dynamic range; all this was quite typical for the cameras of some camera phones of past years. But the autofocus here works so poorly that you don’t even want to turn on the camera again. It is possible that with the release of the official and updated firmware this will be corrected and the pictures will not look so “soapy”. The photographs for this review went through a strict selection process (although you can’t tell from them), but still we, ordinary users, would like to get more or less decent pictures in most cases.
Well, the front camera, as expected, is even worse:
Battery
Of course, without holding a commercial copy in your hands, it is difficult to talk about energy consumption, but even from an engineering sample it is already clear that the weakest link in this sense is the screen - compare the graph of battery discharge with periods of screen activity. It is easy to notice that the sharpest drops in the charge function over time occur when the screen is on. It is not surprising - Full-HD. You have to pay for everything, especially for permission.
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Total
If we regard the Sharp SH930W as “another Android smartphone,” then we can say that it is a very good smartphone: an excellent screen, well-thought-out ergonomics, and adequate performance. The camera, perhaps, let us down. But in general, it’s a very pleasant device to use, which copes well with “heavy” tasks like toys and videos, but at the same time does not become capricious when performing its required telephone duties, unlike, by the way, the iPhone.
But this model somehow doesn’t convince us of the need to have a Full-HD screen in a smartphone. It seems to me that the user would not lose anything if instead of a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels there were 1280x720. On the contrary, the battery would definitely last longer, and the animation of the interface and toys would be smoother. Of course, achieving the highest numbers has always been an important point for technical progress, but I still doubt that tomorrow all manufacturers will start releasing Full-HD smartphones en masse. The same Apple has not even reached HD yet - and has already calmed down, on the other hand, the time when it was worth emulating Apple has already passed.
Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.
Design
Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.
| Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 72 mm (millimeters) 7.2 cm (centimeters) 0.24 ft (feet) 2.83 in (inches) |
| Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use. | 139.4 mm (millimeters) 13.94 cm (centimeters) 0.46 ft (feet) 5.49 in (inches) |
| Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement. | 8.9 mm (millimeters) 0.89 cm (centimeters) 0.03 ft (feet) 0.35 in (inches) |
| Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement. | 144 g (grams) 0.32 lbs 5.08 oz (ounces) |
| Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. | 89.33 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.42 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale. | White |
SIM card
The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.
Mobile networks
A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.
Mobile communication technologies and data transfer speeds
Communication between devices on mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.
Operating system
An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.
SoC (System on Chip)
A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.
| SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation. | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A |
| Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is manufactured. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor. | 28 nm (nanometers) |
| Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications. | Krait |
| Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance compared to 32-bit processors, which in turn are more powerful than 16-bit processors. | 32 bit |
| Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute. | ARMv7 |
| Level 0 cache (L0) Some processors have L0 (level 0) cache, which is faster to access than L1, L2, L3, etc. The advantage of having such memory is not only higher performance, but also reduced power consumption. | 4 kB + 4 kB (kilobytes) |
| Level 1 cache (L1) Cache memory is used by the processor to reduce access time to more frequently used data and instructions. L1 (level 1) cache is small in size and works much faster than both system memory and other cache levels. If the processor does not find the requested data in L1, it continues to look for it in the L2 cache. On some processors, this search is performed simultaneously in L1 and L2. | 16 kB + 16 kB (kilobytes) |
| Level 2 cache (L2) L2 (level 2) cache is slower than L1 cache, but in return it has a higher capacity, allowing it to cache more data. It, like L1, is much faster than system memory (RAM). If the processor does not find the requested data in L2, it continues to look for it in the L3 cache (if available) or in RAM memory. | 1024 kB (kilobytes) 1 MB (megabytes) |
| Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel. | 2 |
| CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz). | 1500 MHz (megahertz) |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. In mobile devices, it is most often used by games, consumer interfaces, video applications, etc. | Qualcomm Adreno 225 |
| Amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) is used by the operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted. | 2 GB (gigabytes) |
| Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device. | LPDDR2 |
| Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels mean higher data rates. | Dual channel |
| RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its operating speed, more specifically, the speed of reading/writing data. | 500 MHz (megahertz) |
Built-in memory
Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.
Memory cards
Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage capacity for storing data.
Screen
The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.
| Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends. | ASV TFT |
| Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches. | 5 in (inches) 127 mm (millimeters) 12.7 cm (centimeters) |
| Width Approximate screen width | 2.45 in (inches) 62.26 mm (millimeters) 6.23 cm (centimeters) |
| Height Approximate screen height | 4.36 in (inches) 110.69 mm (millimeters) 11.07 cm (centimeters) |
| Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side | 1.778:1 16:9 |
| Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. Higher resolution means clearer image detail. | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be displayed on the screen with clearer detail. | 441 ppi (pixels per inch) 173 ppcm (pixels per centimeter) |
| Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display. | 24 bit 16777216 flowers |
| Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device. | 68.89% (percent) |
| Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics. | Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistance |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 2 |
Sensors
Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.
Main camera
The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on the back of the body and is used for taking photos and videos.
| Sensor type Digital cameras use photo sensors to take photographs. The sensor, as well as optics, are one of the main factors in the quality of the camera in a mobile device. | CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) |
| Flash type The most common types of flashes in mobile device cameras are LED and xenon flashes. LED flashes produce softer light and, unlike brighter xenon flashes, are also used for video shooting. | LED |
| Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of mobile device cameras is their resolution, which shows the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in the image. | 3200 x 2400 pixels 7.68 MP (megapixels) |
| Video resolution Information about the maximum supported resolution when shooting video with the device. | 1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video - frame rate/frames per second. Information about the maximum number of frames per second (fps) supported by the device when shooting video at the maximum resolution. Some of the main standard video shooting and playback speeds are 24p, 25p, 30p, 60p. | 30fps (frames per second) |
| Characteristics Information about other software and hardware features related to the main camera and improving its functionality. | Autofocus Geographical tags Panoramic photography HDR shooting Face recognition Exposure compensation Scene Selection Mode |
Additional camera
Additional cameras are usually mounted above the device screen and are used mainly for video conversations, gesture recognition, etc.
Radio
The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.
Location determination
Information about the navigation and location technologies supported by your device.
WiFi
Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.
Headphone jack
This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Connecting devices
Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.
Browser
A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.
Video file formats/codecs
Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.
Battery
Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge necessary for their functioning.
| Capacity A battery's capacity indicates the maximum charge it can hold, measured in milliamp-hours. | 2100 mAh (milliamp-hours) |
| Type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries being the most commonly used batteries in mobile devices. | Li-polymer |
| 2G talk time 2G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 2G network. | 14 h (hours) 840 min (minutes) 0.6 days |
| 2G latency 2G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 2G network. | 350 h (hours) 21000 min (minutes) 14.6 days |
| 3G talk time 3G talk time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged during a continuous conversation on a 3G network. | 12 h (hours) 720 min (minutes) 0.5 days |
| 3G latency 3G standby time is the period of time during which the battery charge is completely discharged when the device is in stand-by mode and connected to a 3G network. | 350 h (hours) 21000 min (minutes) 14.6 days |
| Characteristics Information about some additional characteristics of the device's battery. | Removable |
I came here for review of an interesting smartphone from Sharp. One of its main differences is the FullHD resolution of the display, and this is the first phone in the world with such a resolution. Judging by the exhibition, other manufacturers are also planning to release smartphones with Full HD, but Sharp turned out to be a pioneer in this area. It was very interesting for me to twirl the device with Full HD in my hands, so I present to the public a detailed review of this phone. So, the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W smartphone.
Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W
Display: 5", 1920 x 1080, 443 PPI, S-SGC type, Gorilla Glass 2
CPU: Krait, 1.5 GHz, dual core
RAM: 2 GB
Flash memory: 32 GB
Memory card: absent
Net: GSM Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900) UMTS/HSDPA bands (900/1900/2100)
Wireless connection: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, BT 4.0
Camera: 8 megapixels, video - 1080p, BSI, autofocus, flash
Front-camera: 2 MP
Ports: microUSB, 3.5 mm headphone output
GPS: GPS, A-GPS support
SIM card: microSIM
Battery: 2100 mAh
Dimensions: 138.77 x 72.18 x 9.1 mm
Weight: 144 g
Additionally: G-sensor, E-compass, noise reduction, ALS/Proximity
Price in Moscow: 17,900 rub. What can I say? Large display with huge resolution, excellent quality - the density of dots per inch here is 443. (iPhone 5 has 326, Galaxy S III has 306.) Large RAM size, built-in memory 32 GB (usually this is quite enough), however, what is bad , there is no support for memory cards. This is bad not only because it is impossible to expand the size of the available memory, but also because the user is deprived of an independent drive for backing up his settings: as you know, when you completely reset the smartphone, all information on the built-in memory is destroyed, and on the SD card it remains untouched. So in this case, backups will need to be made to a computer. The filling is good, it seems to have everything you need. The battery capacity is decent, but we'll see how it handles such a display. In general, we need to study - we will study. Delivery and configuration Comes in a stylish white box without any frills.
The equipment is modest, it contains only the essentials: a smartphone, a USB cable, a power adapter, headphones, and books.
Compared to the “working point-and-shoot” design of the Samsung S III, this smartphone looks noticeably more stylish. 
The ends and back cover are finished with good-looking matte plastic. 
The back cover is not attached in the same way as usual: it does not need to be torn off from the body, but in order to remove it, the cover must be moved up, and this requires a certain force. (“And so that your fingers are not left after eating pilaf,” added the cat Bublik.) 
As you can see from the photo, you can change the SIM card here only with the battery removed. But the battery is replaceable - that's a plus. The speaker is located at the bottom left of the back of the case - this is a good location, so it is not covered with your fingers. The bottom end has a microUSB port and a microphone. 
The top end has a power button, a headphone output, and a second microphone. The power button is well made: it presses quite clearly and does not cause any problems (and this does not happen on all phones - let's not point fingers at the HTC X8). 
On the left side there is a volume rocker. 
There are no more buttons here, not even the Home button. All control is done using on-screen buttons that appear after the phone boots up - just like on tablets. 
Since there is no Home button, the bottom panel of buttons contains the full set: back, home, menu and a list of recently running programs. (With a Home button, usually no more than two buttons are placed on the panel, which have long been made touch-sensitive.) I must say that initially I was against the absence of a Home button: it is very convenient to press to wake up the phone. However, in the process of using various smartphones, I realized that the physical presence of the “Home” button is completely unnecessary, because when you press “Home” on a phone in standby mode, you get to the main desktop, and not to the last running program (if the lock screen is disabled ). Thus, it is still better to wake up the phone from sleep mode with the power button rather than the Home button. However, this is all a matter of taste and preference of the user. Display The display here is manufactured by Sharp itself, it is made on an S-CGS matrix. As far as I understand, this is practically the first smartphone with such a display (it was released in November 2012). The quality of the screen is, of course, impressive. Good brightness margin, excellent viewing angles. The colors are very natural, there is no “acidity” in them, as in Super AMOLED displays from Samsung. The contrast is normal - nothing special, but just quite comfortable for the eyes. In general, such displays, from my point of view, are more pleasant for the eyes than Super AMOLED - you get less tired of them. In direct sunlight, this display clearly behaves better than Super AMOLED: something is still visible on it, especially if the brightness is turned up to full. The upper part of the display is protected by Gorilla Glass 2, and, as I already mentioned, it doesn’t stain your fingers that much: apparently, a special coating is used here. We’ll talk about the features of Full HD in relation to the operation of applications a little later, but if we talk about the overall impression When comparing the displays of this smartphone and, for example, the Galaxy S III, I must say that the average user will only see the difference if they look closely. This difference, of course, exists: the display here is noticeably higher quality, the same icons and any other images, if you noticeably zoom in and look closely, they look better. But I’ll be honest: in general, I didn’t see any fundamental difference here. Yes, it feels better, the eyes get less tired (but here the matrix is completely different), the icons seem to be a little smoother, but this is not noticeable. If you put the two smartphones under discussion in the hands of an ordinary user and ask him to say where the resolution is higher and where the quality is better, you can get completely different answers, because many users mistake excessive contrast and brightness of colors for quality. That’s when you compare the display of the MacBook Pro Retina 2012 with other laptops - the difference is immediately obvious. Here it is not so obvious. However, it must be said that it is the FullHD resolution itself that plays its positive role in certain applications - maps, reader programs, and so on. But we'll look at this a little later. Device operation I had some fun with this smartphone. I had already completely reviewed it, when suddenly the device announced that some new update had arrived. I allowed it to update and suddenly I saw that a lot of new things had appeared, including even a whole new FeelUX shell, so I had to urgently redo the review. But you will have a review of the latest version of the software for this smartphone at the moment, and this cannot but rejoice . So...When initially setting up a phone taken out of the box (or after a complete reset), the question is asked which desktop to use: Sharp FeelUX or a regular Android one. To study, let's first select FeelUX and see how it all looks. FeelUX shell The main FeelUX shell display of a loaded phone looks like this.
The idea is, in general, obvious. As in some other alternative shells (the same Meizu), Sharp decided to remove the somewhat artificial division of Android entities into desktops and the application panel. As a result, all applications migrated to the main desktop that scrolls down - here are its three screens.
If you take a pair of vertically positioned shortcuts with your fingers and push them apart with your fingers, a dividing strip will appear, which helps organize and group shortcuts (icons). Widgets occupy strictly their own separate tab, also scrollable down.
Well, the third bookmark is shortcuts that usually serve to quickly navigate, for example, to SMS, browser bookmarks, contacts, routes, settings sections, and so on.
The bottom panel here is not editable, there are always four icons: phone, SMS, browser and a list of recently running applications, and at the moment the application is launched, the bottom panel changes to a panel with control icons. Each individual icon can be moved around the desktop with a long press (also deleted - for widgets and shortcuts), and adding widgets and shortcuts is done in a special menu, which is called up by swiping across the screen in any bookmark - this is the menu. Settings and application search are the usual system settings application and a call to the Google Play store. Folders are supported here: just drag one icon onto another and a folder will be created there into which you can place a certain number of icons.
When you swipe up from the bottom edge of the display, the Google Assistant appears. The size of icons on desktops can be increased in the shell settings - then they will be arranged in 3 columns, not 4. This option will certainly appeal to people with not very sharp eyesight - the icons can be seen much better.
What can I tell you about this shell? Well, in principle, the idea is quite interesting. Not all users like to pile up a jumble of icons and widgets on a bunch of desktops. Many will probably find this option convenient: all applications on one desktop, widgets on the second and shortcuts on the third. In my opinion, there is only one noticeable disadvantage: the inability to edit icons on the bottom dock panel. The FeelUX shell can be disabled in Settings - Display. Then the regular Android desktop will be used. Regular desktop A typical Android desktop looks like this:
There are seven desktops in total, the main one, the fourth, is in the middle. Here is the desktop on the left - with a calendar widget.
On the desktop on the right is a widget with contacts, which I customized for myself.
Sixth desktop.
The notification area is Android, slightly modified. At the top there is a settings icon and an icon for clearing system messages. The top panel scrolls to the right, there is a good set of switches: device settings (in general, this is a duplicate of the top icon), sound profile settings, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, backlight (dim, medium, bright, automatic ), GPS, synchronization, mobile data, auto-rotate screen, FM radio.
Pay attention to the previous screenshot: the smartphone also shows the battery level, mobile signal strength and Wi-Fi signal strength as separate notifications. This is very useful. A set of applications installed on the system.
A set of widgets installed in the system.
When you long press the "Home" button, the Google Assistant icon appears, and the assistant appears when you swipe upward from the bottom edge of the screen. Lock window The lock window here is convenient. To unlock, you need to pull the shortcut down; also, if there are missed messages or calls, special strips with data appear on the screen, which you need to pull down to get to a specific application.
The wallpaper on the lock screen can be changed by swiping directly on the lock window itself. Also, when you click on the shortcut on the right, icons for the “camera”, “phone”, “messages” applications appear. If you move a shortcut to a specific icon, the corresponding application will open.
In general, in my opinion, the lock window is informative, convenient and functional. Now let's look at the operation of the main and additional applications installed on the system. Keyboard Before the update, there was the most common Android keyboard; after the update, an advanced keyboard called Touch Pal appeared (it can be downloaded for free from Google Play). It is highly customizable and has many features: automatic spell checking, entering words by sliding over letters (Curve mode), and so on. What is especially pleasing here is the presence of buttons with a period and a comma on the Russian layout, a special section for cursors and working with a text buffer, and very decent voice input (including Russian). In general, I liked the keyboard so much that I even installed it on my phone, especially since it, as I already wrote, is completely free. By the way, in the version that is installed from Google Play, for some reason there is no side button for switching languages. But it can be turned on by long pressing the “comma”, and instead of the comma, which will then be called by long pressing the period. But in the version on this phone with switching languages and commas, everything is fine.
English layout
Russian layout
Character layout
Enter a word by sliding
Section of cursors and all sorts of additions
Alphabetical list of contacts.
The menu calls up the contact filter, in which you can disable unnecessary ones.
We connect only the contact list of the Google account. There is no default search bar here, and you need to call it with a special icon located at the bottom.
The menu icon displays contact settings. There is an interesting opportunity there - to use the Internet (SIP account) for phone calls.
It usually makes more sense to set the option to choose.
Adding a SIP account.
I checked, calling via SIP works well. However, for Internet telephony abroad I prefer CallBacker, it is more universal, and the quality of communication there is better. Contact menu.
Contact display mode settings.
Changing a photo.
Incoming call. The contact picture is displayed almost on the entire screen.
During a conversation, there is a standard ability to record the conversation.
Call log.
Everything done with the phone here, by the way, is a little strange. Phone contacts and contacts as an app are noticeably different. There are no favorites in your phone contacts - this is very inconvenient. But there are favorites in the Contacts application.
In general, I don’t really understand why this was done. SMS Regular SMS application. Nothing particularly interesting.
Landscape mode.
The browser has all sorts of plugins and extensions installed by default, so Flash, scripts, and so on work here, that is, the browser is completely complete.
In terms of display resolution, I didn’t notice any difference with the browser of the same Galaxy S III, although when you look at very small text, you can see that here it looks sharper and is easier to read. Mail Regular android mail.
Menu for processing a specific image.
CamCard Useful application for scanning business cards. You take a photo of a business card, and the application recognizes it and enters the data into your contacts. By the way, it works very well, I checked it. Well, plus it stores the scanned business cards themselves. 
Supports Word and Excel 2010 documents, but very poorly supports PowerPoint 2010 presentations.
And here is the same piece on the same scale, only on the Galaxy S III.
And here is a separate extremely primitive clock with an alarm clock.
Here, for comparison, is the smallest font I can put on the Galaxy S III.
Challenges.
The call muting settings are very flexible; the Galaxy S III does not have such options.
Allowed numbers.
Display settings. The FeelUX shell is also activated here.
Moreover, it also outperforms the Galaxy S III - here is the S III plate on the same test. Battery life Of course, I was very interested to see how long a smartphone with such a display would last. The testing technology was the most standard - purely practical application. Automatic brightness adjustment was turned off, I set the brightness to a comfortable 70% - the picture on the display looked good even on a bright sunny day when the sun was shining from the window. Internet. Wi-Fi is turned on, the page in the browser reloads every minute. The smartphone lived for almost exactly 6 hours, while in the last minutes of the 6th hour the battery went to zero. For such a display, it’s generally tolerable, but the Galaxy S III lasted nine hours in a similar mode. Watch video. Comfortable screen brightness, all wireless networks are turned off. The player with hardware acceleration plays the series in normal TV resolution. 4 hours 45 minutes. Reading. All wireless communications are turned off, a book is flipping through the reader program. 7 hours 10 minutes.. All wireless communications are turned on, the game is at full brightness and maximum settings. 2 hours 15 minutes. In general, the battery life is not great, but for such a display it’s not bad. In addition, with purely practical use, the smartphone survived more or less normally until the evening on a single charge - clearly no worse than the Galaxy S III. And clearly better than the HTC One X. After a complete discharge, the smartphone charges from the computer in about 3 hours. Camera The camera performed well here. Here is its interface (unfortunately, for some reason it was impossible to take a screenshot).
The camera has a bunch of settings - like a normal digital point-and-shoot camera.
Based on the results of the shooting, I can say that the camera behaves very decently. Autofocus misses infrequently. The white balance sometimes sucks, but in the same cases as with other phone cameras. In general, I’m not disappointed. Here are examples of photographs (all clickable, will open 1980 in width) - without processing and practically without selection. 
Digital zoom. It works disgustingly, which is easy to see. It’s easier to shoot without any magnification and crop it later - it turns out clearly better. 
Daytime poor lighting indoors. 
This is where the balance is noticeably off. 
I completely screwed up here. 
Street. 
Very poor artificial lighting. 
Fluorescent lamp in the garage. 
Light from the window. 
Street on a sunny day. 
Evening, almost night. 
A panorama that the camera stitches together itself. Hand-held. 
It also shoots video decently - it’s fine for everyday shooting. Here's a typical daytime handheld shot. Observations at work
After several weeks of use, I did not notice any special glitches. The smartphone did not freeze, did not reboot, and worked stably. The only thing that showed up quite clearly was noticeable heating of the bottom of the phone, both from the back cover and from the display side, under heavy load, for example, a “heavy” game. In normal mode, the phone almost did not heat up, but the load caused heating. This, of course, did not burn my fingers, but nevertheless created some discomfort. conclusions
We can say that this device may well be considered as a competitor to the same Samsung Galaxy S III. With a similar price (at the moment), the Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W clearly, in my opinion, has a better screen (precisely due to the naturalness of the colors and less fading in the sun), better resolution, better design, better camera and a slightly larger display. Of the minuses - there is no support for memory cards (unpleasant, but not fatal), the bottom of the device periodically heats up under load, there is no hardware Home button and the battery lasts a little less. However, we note that the FullHD resolution itself brings few noticeable improvements in performance: Basically, I didn’t notice much of a difference with the 720x1280 display, it can only be seen in certain applications (maps, reading), and the characters, if you look closely, on such a display look sharper and smoother. So, is this phone for you? more interesting than the Samsung Galaxy S III, it's up to you to decide. I still use it as a second phone and, in general, I’m happy with it.
Before moving on to a direct acquaintance with this interesting device, it is necessary to mention that all four new products are Sharp export devices aimed at foreign markets. In design and construction, they have little in common with purely Japanese models, with the possible exception of screens. However, they clearly display certain features of products from the Land of the Rising Sun: for example, the body Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W has the color of rice paper with tiny inclusions of metal particles. Read about other features of this smartphone below.
Review of Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W | Specifications
| Specifications Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W | |
| Form factor | Monoblock |
| Software platform | Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean |
| Screen | 5-inch S-CGS (VA), 1920x1080 pixels, capacitive with multi-touch support, Corning Gorilla 2 glass, pixel density 440 ppi |
| CPU | Dual-core Qualcomm MSM8260A with a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz and Adreno 225 graphics core |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Flash memory | 32 GB |
| Flash card slot | Absent |
| Supported mobile networks | GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz |
| Wireless connection | Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth 4.0 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Cameras | 8-megapixel main back-illuminated (BSI) with flash and autofocus 2 megapixel front with back illumination |
| Maximum photo resolution | 3200x2400 pixels |
| Video resolution | Up to 1080p/30fps |
| Connectors | MicroUSB 2.0, 3.5 mm headset minijack, micro-SIM card slot |
| Sensors | Approach, acceleration, illumination, digital compass |
| Claimed battery life | Standby time – 363 hours Talk time – 840 min |
| Additionally | Noise reduction system, ability to connect to TV AQUOS TV connection |
| Accumulator battery | 2100 mAh, 3.8 V |
| dimensions | 138.7x72.18x9.1 mm |
| Weight | 144 g |
| useful links | Description of Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W on the manufacturer's website Price Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W on Yandex.Market Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W price on price.ru |
Review of Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W | Packaging and equipment
Smartphone Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W comes in a small box made of hard white cardboard, which depicts the device itself and provides its brief technical characteristics in English and Russian.
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Included with the smartphone Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W includes a USB cable, a mains charger (5 V, 1 A output) with a USB interface, in-ear headphones with four interchangeable tips, a rechargeable battery, a quick guide to getting started with the device in pictures, a protective film, as well as a small piece of cloth for wiping the screen. Interestingly, the USB cable and charger are black, while the headphones are white. Fashion created at the time by Apple?
It’s not entirely clear why a protective film is needed in the kit, since the screen Sharp Aquos Phone SH930W It is already well protected by tempered Gorilla Glass 2 with an oleophobic coating, which is extremely resistant not only to scratches, but also does not become covered with fingerprints too quickly. In addition, smartphones with film glued on always look somewhat clumsy. It’s hard to say what Sharp was guided by. Perhaps they seriously believe that in Russia it is customary to carry expensive smartphones in the same pocket with a bunch of keys and change.