Comparison of Elephone S2 and Sharp Aquos Crystal smartphones based on their characteristics

Elephone S2

Sharp Aquos Crystal

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Elephone

Sharp

Phone model

S2

Aquos Crystal

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

143 mm

131 mm

Body width

70 mm

67 mm

Body thickness

6.8 mm

10 mm

Weight

130 g

141 g

Volume

68.07 cm³

87.77 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Dark blue

• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek MT6735P

• Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• ARM Mali-T720 MP2

• Adreno 305

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

1.5 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

128 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6735P

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.1

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2100

2040

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 1 A

Call duration in GSM networks

8 h

8 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

250 h

570 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

6 h 42 min

13 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

620 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Pixel density

267 ppi

294 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

2.5D curved screen

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4807 x 2704 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Aperture

f/2

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

1.2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

1461 x 822 pixels

Aperture

f/2.8

f/2.8

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 4

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.5 W/kg