Sharp Aquos S2 vs Sharp Aquos S3 High Edition

Sharp Aquos S2

Sharp Aquos S3 High Edition

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

141.8 mm

148.2 mm
Width

72 mm

74.2 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8 mm
Weight

140 g

167.4 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, White

Black, Gold

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IGZO IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2040 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

420 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 / Qualcomm MSM8956 Plus Snapdragon 660

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
GPU

Adreno 508 / Adreno 512

Adreno 512
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

256 GB

256 GB

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
13 MP
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

dual-pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

1.4 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity