Japanese Sharp Launches Its First Android One Smartphone

Up to the time, Android One smartphones were mainly focused on developing markets, for example, India and Turkey. Japanese manufacturing firm Sharp, be that as it may, chose to change that by declaring the awkwardly named 507SH, the primary Android One smartphone is advanced and make its way to the Land of Rising Sun.

Under the hood, it is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor and coupled with 2GB RAM. The 507SH is loaded with 16GB of inbuilt storage, that can be further expandable via microSD card slot expansion. It flaunts a 5-inch HD IPS display having a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels, which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

For the optics, it is upfronted with a 5-megapixel selfie shooter and 13-MP camera at the rear end on the board. It is backed by a 3,010mAh massive battery, which Sharp claims will permit the 507SH to convey three days of utilization. Moreover, the handset bolsters LTE networks with VoLTE support.

Not just is the 507SH the first Android One smartphone launched in Japan, additionally the first Android One to include at least a little degree of water resistance. As per Sharp, the 507SH is IPX5-, IPX8-, and IP5X-ensured for both dust and water resistance, however, remember that the water resistance just stretches out to crisp water — dunk the 507SH in salt water at the shoreline and you are practically ensured to get a harmed smartphone.

On the software end,  the GSM-based handset runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system out of the box. The 507SH will be available in Japan at some time in July, and despite the fact that Sharp did not say the amount it will cost, Android One smartphones that are offer for under $200.

Android One was initially set up by Google to offer certain areas a minimal price segment smartphone that runs stock Android, practically like a pseudo-Nexus gadget. Unfortunately, the project did not get on as much as Google needed it to in 2015, provoking the company to give makers more tolerance with regards to things like parts.

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