SHARP TV and Smartphone wins the ‘2017-2018 Global Top Brands’ awards at CES 2018

New Delhi, 15^th January, 2018: SHARP today announced that the company has been selected as the winners in two categories - ‘8K Innovation Technology Contribution Award’ and ‘The Best Full Screen Smartphone Innovation Award’ for SHARP LCD-70SX970A and SHARP AQUOS S2 respectively, at the coveted Consumer Electronic Show (CES), 2018. SHARP received this recognition for their cutting-edge technology and product innovation offerings to the customers.

The grand event was organized by the United States International Data Group (IDG) and TWICE, the United States consumer electronics industry's largest consumer magazine for “2017-2018 Global Top Brands” at the CES, 2018 which was held from 9^th-12^th January, 2018 in Las Vegas, USA.

Commenting on the achievement, Dr. Luo Zhongsheng, Global CEO for Sharp & InFocus said, “We are delighted to receive these awards and be recognized for product innovation and cutting-edge technology at such a prestigious global platform. It is an extremely proud moment for us to win these prestigious awards which is also a testimony of our dedication and hard work put together to create an ultimate user experience at SHARP.”

He further added, “SHARP AQUOS S2 is the first smartphone to win ‘Best Full Screen Smartphone Innovation Award’, this signifies that SHARP is a leader in the international/global technology domain with incredible innovation in consumer electronic territory.”

SHARP AQUOS S2 uses the FFD (Free Form Display) technology to overcome the camera and sensor layout problems as it creatively opens the screen notch and embeds the front camera along with proximity sensors ambient light sensors under the notch. This design ensures a larger screen ratio while provides users a better selfie experience. The 84.95% high screen-to-body making it easy to hold/ use the smartphone. In addition, the SHARP AQUOS S2 limited edition also uses the global first molding 5 curved surface 3D glass craft for display. The SHARP AQUOS S2 is expected to launch in India in February 2018 SHARP’s strength in the screen technology domain can further be amplified with winning the "8K Innovation Technology Contribution Award" for SHARP lcd-70sx970a 8K TV. The TV offers 16 times more resolution than the standard 2090P screen, more vivid color, and cadmium-free wide color gamut. With its awesome technical and unrivalled super HD screen, SHARP TV has made a milestone in the industry.

About SHARP:

Founded in 1912 SHARP has a long history in leading the trends in mobile phone market since it introduced World’s first-ever mobile phone with built-in camera. It re-enters Chinese mobile phone market in 2017 with its latest full screen phones.