Sharp Aquos Crystal: The future of smartphones looks like this

"What smartphone is that?" is the reaction I've received over and over this past week.

The device I've been using all week isn't an iPhone or a Samsung Galaxy, that's for sure. It's the newly released Sharp Aquos Crystal. Never heard of it? You're not the only one.

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The Aquos Crystal is Sharp's first Android-powered smartphone in the U.S. Not only is it refreshingly futuristic-looking, but it's also dirt-cheap for a no-contract smartphone

Big screen without big dimensions

A smartphone with a large screen usually means it has a big phone body. Over the years, phone makers have slimmed down the bezels surrounding the display, but none have come as close to achieving an edge-to-edge design as Sharp has with the Aquos Crystal. Read more...

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