Sharp launches 4G flip phone AQUOS Keitai 4, which carries Qualcomm 215 SoC three years ago.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, October 22 (Xinhua)-- Sharp has announced the launch of a 4G flip phone, the AQUOS Keitai 4, in Japan.

The machine is equipped with Qualcomm 215 SoC, has a 1G+8G memory combination, a 3.4-inch 540 '960 resolution screen, supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11b / g / n), Bluetooth 5.0, and runs Android.

The size of the machine is 115 x 51 mm, the thickness is 16.9 mm and the weight is about 121g. In addition, the machine has also passed the dustproof and waterproof tests of IPX5, IP5X and MIL-STD-810H standards.

CTOnews.com learned that Qualcomm Snapdragon 215, released in 2019, is an entry-level ARM SoC based on 28nm technology, with four Cortex A53 cores and a frequency of 1.3 GHz for Adreno 308.

In terms of performance, Qualcomm claims that its CPU performance is 50% higher than that of Snapdragon 210 and 28% higher than that of Snapdragon 210. In terms of baseband, it integrates Snapdragon X5 LTE baseband and supports dual-card and dual-VoLTE, but the downlink rate is only LTE Cat.4 (150Mbps).

In other aspects, the chip supports USB 2.0, 802.11ac, LPDDR3 memory, eMMC 4.5 flash memory, QC1.0 fast charging, NFC payment, etc. Compared to Snapdragon 210, it also adds support for 19.9-ratio full screen and 1560 x 720 resolution screen, as well as dual ISP support, up to 1300 megapixel cameras and 1080p video.