Boost Mobile is getting the mid-range smartphone today for $149.99 sans contract.
Sprint is offering the Aquos Crystal via its Easy Pay service with no initial down payment for 24 payments of $10. The carrier will also offer the phone off-contract for $149.99 starting October 21.
The Sharp Aquos Crystal offers a 5" 720p panel, Snapdragon 400 with a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and a 2,040mAh battery. It does pack a Harmon Kardon-branded sound package with Clari-Fi and LiveStage tech.
The phone runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box and features an 8MP snapper with LED as well as a 1.2MP camera for selfies.
We are yet to learn if Sharp plans to release its latest smartphones to markets outside the US and Japan.
General 2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 850 / 1900 / 2500
SIM Yes
Announced 2014, August
Status Available. Released 2014, August
Body Dimensions 131 x 67 x 10 mm (5.16 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 141 g (4.97 oz)
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 5.0 inches (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Harman Kardon audio enhancement
Direct Wave Receiver
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Data GPRS No
EDGE No
Speed EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE
USB microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 1.2 MP
Features OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Radio No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
MP3/AAC+/WAV player
MP4/H.263/H.264 player
Organizer
Document viewer/editor
Photo viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery Li-Ion 2040 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time Up to 13 h
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