Sharp Aquos R2 Compact with "ridiculous" dual notch design now official

The Sharp Aquos Crystal from years before started the bezel-less revolution. Now, the AQUOS R2 Compact is making noise with dual notches.

The dual notch Sharp AQUOS R2 Compact

Dual notch is UGLY?

Yes, the Sharp Aquos R2 Compact has a 5.2-inch FHD+ IGZO display running at 2280 x 1080. It also has 2.5D curved glass with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The design is ridiculous since it sports a halo notch up top and a wider notch at the chin.

It is set to be available in Japan in January 2019

It seems like the top notch contains the selfie camera while the bottom notch houses the fingerprint sensor. This is another way of "maximizing" screen-to-body ratio without adding new tech such as an In-Display fingerprint reader.

It has three colors in smoke green, deep white and pure black

Flagship-grade specs

Inside, it has a 64-bit Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor, Adreno 630 GPU, 4GB RAM, 64GB expandable storage via microSD, and a 2,500mAh battery with fast charging. It has a 22.6MP f/1.9 rear camera with OIS and LED flash and an 8MP selfie camera.

It is running Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. It has IP68 water and dust resistance, facial recognition, fingerprint scanner, 4G LTE, GPS with GLONASS and USB-Type C.

The Sharp AQUOS R2 Compact comes in three colors with smoke green, deep white and pure black. It is set to be available in Japan in January 2019.

Prices will be announced closer to the launch date.

What do you guys think?

Source: Sharp