Sharp Z2

[garychengjw]

FYI: Saw an ad in e papers ytd (Sat).. I think Gain City having offer on the Z2 @ $299 (UP: $399)...

but still mtk. mlmlml

 

[chromehead]

FYI: Saw an ad in e papers ytd (Sat).. I think Gain City having offer on the Z2 @ $299 (UP: $399)...

i saw the gain city ad on Today paper, 10th march fri , ad just writes Branded Smartphone $399 -> $299

but pic used is z2, the gross lotus holey speaker is the dead giveaway for z2

 

[chromehead]

299 for z2 deal is legit, because i just went down sungei kadut to hoot one. the guy said deal is only for silver unit, some ppl reserved their units.

didn't ask when deal for the phone ends, but according to the print ad, today should be last day for the page of printed deals (maybe take note of newspaper next week).


may want to call to chope before chionging down lol

 

[8-lane]

i saw the gain city ad on Today paper, 10th march fri , ad just writes Branded Smartphone $399 -> $299

but pic used is z2, the gross lotus holey speaker is the dead giveaway for z2

Lol 10th Mar is not Fri.. r u referring to Sat's TODAY paper?

Actually the ad that i saw on e Saturday Straits Times oso stated some of the specs which correlates with those of Z2 (besides just using e pic of Z2)

299 for z2 deal is legit, because i just went down sungei kadut to hoot one. the guy said deal is only for silver unit, some ppl reserved their units.

didn't ask when deal for the phone ends, but according to the print ad, today should be last day for the page of printed deals (maybe take note of newspaper next week).


may want to call to chope before chionging down lol

Congrats on a gd buy.. how r u liking ur Z2 so far?

 

[8-lane]

but still mtk. mlmlml

I read one edmwer saying that the MTK Helio "P" and "X" series chipsets have eradicated some of the faults that older MTK ones had.. dunno how true is dat tho..

 

[amazingone]

Lol 10th Mar is not Fri.. r u referring to Sat's TODAY paper?

It's indeed a Friday..

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[amazingone]

299 for z2 deal is legit, because i just went down sungei kadut to hoot one. the guy said deal is only for silver unit, some ppl reserved their units.

didn't ask when deal for the phone ends, but according to the print ad, today should be last day for the page of printed deals (maybe take note of newspaper next week).


may want to call to chope before chionging down lol

Good buy!

Actually, this Sharp Z2 support 4G+3G dual SIM too, which is a good feature when 2G is gone from next month onwards.

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[chromehead]

Lol 10th Mar is not Fri.. r u referring to Sat's TODAY paper?

Actually the ad that i saw on e Saturday Straits Times oso stated some of the specs which correlates with those of Z2 (besides just using e pic of Z2)

Congrats on a gd buy.. how r u liking ur Z2 so far?

maybe see this week if got same promo.
the thing is even in the shop or website, all still shows full retail $399 unless you ask the salesperson about the it (i just bring the newsprint ad down to ask about the deal)

feels snappy so far

the onboard speakers not good for music imo, then again i only use earpieces.

fingerprint sensor seems to be working well, though i only set up yesterday.
touch and unlock feels very fast.

stock phone stuff already eat up 8+gb iirc, was quite shocked and dunno if its the norm.

am new to phone or manufacturer's UI, all along used vanila android from tablet.
think the only difference is i have to up-scroll when going through pages of apps, vs purely side-scrolling.

can't comment on gaming though, where the 10-core may make a difference, as i only use phone (or tablet) for browsing and preloaded news apps

Good buy!

Actually, this Sharp Z2 support 4G+3G dual SIM too, which is a good feature when 2G is gone from next month onwards.

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first timer on smartphone, can't comment much as all the while been using android tablet with nokia brick.
not used to phone format for surfing (so small), still prefer tablet


when i push out the tab, the "dual sim w. microSD" is actually 2 slots nia. either 1 nanosim +1 microSD, or 2 nanosims..
think other phones are actually 3 slots (2 nanosim + 1 microSD), duno if am supposed gonna feel sian


forgot to ask if got free screen protector of sorts when buying. standard package have the TPU casing, plug and cable.

screen specs only states gorilla glass, but never state its generation. duno should put glass or not.

have to find flip cases online with extra hole in back for fingerprint sensor.

 

[amazingone]

maybe see this week if got same promo.
the thing is even in the shop or website, all still shows full retail $399 unless you ask the salesperson about the it (i just bring the newsprint ad down to ask about the deal)

feels snappy so far

the onboard speakers not good for music imo, then again i only use earpieces.

fingerprint sensor seems to be working well, though i only set up yesterday.
touch and unlock feels very fast.

stock phone stuff already eat up 8+gb iirc, was quite shocked and dunno if its the norm.

am new to phone or manufacturer's UI, all along used vanila android from tablet.
think the only difference is i have to up-scroll when going through pages of apps, vs purely side-scrolling.

can't comment on gaming though, where the 10-core may make a difference, as i only use phone (or tablet) for browsing and preloaded news apps




first timer on smartphone, can't comment much as all the while been using android tablet with nokia brick.
not used to phone format for surfing (so small), still prefer tablet


when i push out the tab, the "dual sim w. microSD" is actually 2 slots nia. either 1 nanosim +1 microSD, or 2 nanosims..
think other phones are actually 3 slots (2 nanosim + 1 microSD), duno if am supposed gonna feel sian


forgot to ask if got free screen protector of sorts when buying. standard package have the TPU casing, plug and cable.

screen specs only states gorilla glass, but never state its generation. duno should put glass or not.

have to find flip cases online with extra hole in back for fingerprint sensor.

I think there's only a few phones supporting 2 nano SIM with 1 micro SD, such as the Galaxy A5/7 (2017) and OPPO F1s for example.

Would be good to have a tempered glass on it to protect it, but not too sure if the Sharp Z2 has 2.5D curved glass. If it has, then there would be bubbles on the side if apply tempered glass.

Sharp Z2 is a rather rare phone in Singapore since not much people is using it locally here.
Can try looking on Taobao:
→ http://c.b1wt.com/h.3MhvOE?cv=prdrmekNd5&sm=185de1
→ http://c.b1wt.com/h.3MSYWf?cv=vJW4mePbuu&sm=4c9f3b

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[8-lane]

It's indeed a Friday..

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Haha ohh my bad..

maybe see this week if got same promo.
the thing is even in the shop or website, all still shows full retail $399 unless you ask the salesperson about the it (i just bring the newsprint ad down to ask about the deal)

feels snappy so far

the onboard speakers not good for music imo, then again i only use earpieces.

fingerprint sensor seems to be working well, though i only set up yesterday.
touch and unlock feels very fast.

stock phone stuff already eat up 8+gb iirc, was quite shocked and dunno if its the norm.

am new to phone or manufacturer's UI, all along used vanila android from tablet.
think the only difference is i have to up-scroll when going through pages of apps, vs purely side-scrolling.

can't comment on gaming though, where the 10-core may make a difference, as i only use phone (or tablet) for browsing and preloaded news apps




first timer on smartphone, can't comment much as all the while been using android tablet with nokia brick.
not used to phone format for surfing (so small), still prefer tablet


when i push out the tab, the "dual sim w. microSD" is actually 2 slots nia. either 1 nanosim +1 microSD, or 2 nanosims..
think other phones are actually 3 slots (2 nanosim + 1 microSD), duno if am supposed gonna feel sian


forgot to ask if got free screen protector of sorts when buying. standard package have the TPU casing, plug and cable.

screen specs only states gorilla glass, but never state its generation. duno should put glass or not.

have to find flip cases online with extra hole in back for fingerprint sensor.

Lol oops i got the date wrong.. it was indeed Friday's TODAY..

U can consider getting TGSP for ur phone here (if u subscribe to Shop365's mailing list, u'll get a S$10 voucher but i dunno got min. spend anot)........ https://shop365.com.sg/tempered-glass-screen-for-sharp-z2-smartphone.html

 

[chromehead]

phone has 4gb ram, seems like under normal use/idle it is consuming 2gb ram.

whats the norm for android phone ram usage these days (marshmallow i think)? is using this much ram good or bad?

 

[8-lane]

phone has 4gb ram, seems like under normal use/idle it is consuming 2gb ram.

whats the norm for android phone ram usage these days (marshmallow i think)? is using this much ram good or bad?

Lol i dunno abt this..

 

[amazingone]

Sharp Z3 will be coming~

Model: FS8009

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[bersaLobangSG]

Sharp Z3 will be coming~

Model: FS8009

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Woah! The fingerprint sensor at the side?

 

[Tsurugi_Matsuda]

Woah! The fingerprint sensor at the side?

As far as I can get the info on the "future" Z3, it seems like the SoC use might be a little "regressive", back to Snapdragon Octa-cores now, instead of the Deca-core X Series SoC used in the Z2, although I would be more impressed if the future Z3 can use MediaTek's Helio X30 SoC, not only for cost but for power-efficiency (flexible "sweet-spot" type of performance) which MediaTek is now getting more market-comfortable in these days.
For the under-informed, Helio X Series is considered MediaTek's flagship line of SoCs for smartphones and having them in low-mid price range is a feat in itself.

And is it just me or does the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ trying to pull a Z2-kind of fingerprint sensor right there??

 

[amazingone]

Sharp Z3 will be making its appearance in Taiwan next Wednesday, 12 April~

The Sharp Z3 will feature:
- 5.5" 2K display, probably a SHARP IGZO display
- 3020mAh battery
- Dual SIM, probably with 4G+3G support like the Sharp Z2
- Dimension: 157.9 x 78.5 x 7.78mm

 

[bersaLobangSG]

Sharp Z3 will be making its appearance in Taiwan next Wednesday, 12 April~

The Sharp Z3 will feature:
- 5.5" 2K display, probably a SHARP IGZO display
- 3020mAh battery
- Dual SIM, probably with 4G+3G support like the Sharp Z2
- Dimension: 157.9 x 78.5 x 7.78mm

Good that they are continuing the z series. Last time sharp always one device then disappear.

 

[amazingone]

Sharp Z3 will be coming~

Model: FS8009

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With some sources of info, apparently the design of the upcoming Sharp Z3 is very similar to the SKT Luna S phone that was launched last year in South Korea..

Could the Sharp Z3 be just a modified Luna S? There's more to be seen..

 

[Tsurugi_Matsuda]

Sharp Z3 Announced (late)

Sharp Z3 Specs announced: http://www.sharpmobile.com.tw/products/z3/

Highlighted Specs:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 SoC (MSM8976 Octa-Core, 4x A72 @ 1.8GHz + 4x A53 @ 1.4GHz) with Adreno 510 GPU
- 5.7-inch WQHD (2560 x 1440) Corning Gorilla Glass 2.5D
- 4GB RAM; 64GB ROM and expandable Memory up to 128GB (basically mixing RAM of Z2 with ROM of MS1)
- Cameras: 16MP Rear + 13MP Front Selfie (AGAIN a mix of Z2's Rear Cam with MS1's front Cam)
- SIM Type: Nano-SIM (same as Z2)
- OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
- Colours Available: Champagne Gold
- Special Feature: Fingerprint Reader is fused inside the front Home Button.

Pros:
- Larger Display Size and Quality, Higher Resolution Imaging
- Larger Internal Memory and better Selfie Camera
- Android Nougat OS out-of-box
Cons:
- Inferior SoC installed (comparison puts Z3's 28nm Octa-Core SD652 as overally weaker than its predecessor Z2's 20nm Helio X20 Deca-Core)
- Inferior Charging Port (the Z3 uses Micro-B port compared to Z2's Type-C Reversible and same as MS1's own charging port)

 

[garychengjw]

no type c on z3? omg