Building a smartphone that stands out in a sea of black rectangles takes breakthrough technology. A bit of clever marketing can be helpful, too.
Somewhere around the intersection of those two things you’ll find Sharp’s new phone, the Aquos zero2. It’s an impressive piece of hardware powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor.
The zero2 also ships with 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a stunning 6.4 inch, 2340 x 1080 OLED display. It’s also incredibly light at just 143 grams, but that display is the star attraction.
Why? Sharp says that it it refreshes at a jaw-dropping rate of 240Hz. That’s double the refresh rate of the Razer Phone 2’s IGZO panel and almost 2.7 faster than the Nubia Red Magic 3‘s display.
There’s a small asterisk, however. While Sharp’s display does indeed have a 240Hz refresh rate, only every other frame contains image data. The other frames are pure black.
Sharp says there’s a good reason for this, and it’s not just so that they can claim the fastest smartphone display on the market. According to Sharp, the black frames help “to reduce after images.” The video teaser gives a brief glimpse. It looks good, but it’s hard to say how good since I was watching it on my XPS 13’s 60Hz panel.
One other question that you might want answered: how long will the zero2’s battery last while gaming? It’s only a 3130mAh unit, which doesn’t seem like a good fit for a phone with a display like this. Razer opted for a 4000mAh battery and the Red Magic 3 packs a massive 5000mAh.
Those of you who want to get your hands on the closest thing to a phone with a 240Hz display will be able to pick one up in just a few short months. The zero2 is due to hit store shelves this winter in Sharp’s home territory of Japan.
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