5.0" HD Screen w/ Edgeless Display Harman Kardon Clari-Fi & LiveStage for Enhanced Sound 8MP camera with 1080p Full HD video capability Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) 1.2GHz Quad Core Processor 3G/4G LTE/Enhanced LTE HD Voice 2040 mAh Battery Mobile ID Mobile Hotspot Capable Visit www.boostmobile.com/enhancedLTE for more details HD Voice capability requires call between two Sprint HD Voice enabled devices on upgraded areas of the Sprint network. All talk and standby times are approximate. Battery performance depends on network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, features selected, and voice, data and other applications usage patterns.
Top Customer Reviews
For the money, I'd be surprised if there was anything available that's substantially better.
By Mopar Mike
This phone can NOT be rooted. Thank you to the individual who commented on the previous version of my review. Yes, the majority of users are unlikely to care, but for those who do, don't buy this phone. And in response to the mention of a Japanese root file, whatever. As far as I'm concerned, no practical way to root it. On the other hand, minimal bloat.
One surprise that I discovered after owning this phone is that Kitkat does not allow apps to be moved to the SD card. I had a lot of trouble setting up my phone to save media to the sd card so it's not eating internal memory. Occasionally I get calls but the phone won't pickup. I'm very selective about apps I put on the phone. Two gigs are used, two are free, I try to keep it that way and stick to the default apps for messaging and dialer.
I've had the phone for almost a year. I'm bumping my review up to four stars. It was pegged at three for quite awhile because I was having trouble saving images to sd then editing them. I still think it's more hassle than it needs to be but that may have more to do with the os than the phone. For the money, I'd be surprised if there was anything available that's substantially better.
It looks amazing and not as cheap as the galaxy
By Rick
OK so I have had this phone for little over a week now and I am def impressed. It looks amazing and not as cheap as the galaxy. Beside looks lets get down to basic specs.
BATTERY: Standby time BASIC texts messaging and phone calls phone last about 24hrs. On HEAVY use emails, texts, calls, chat apps, games, It last out 13 HRS (Which is not bad compared to iPhone or Galaxy)
No speaker phone option since the screen works as speakerphone. It amazingly has great quality and loud.
I love the fact that it does not have a lot of silly pre-installed apps like the galaxy.
Top Customer Reviews
For the money, I'd be surprised if there was anything available that's substantially better.
By Mopar Mike
This phone can NOT be rooted. Thank you to the individual who commented on the previous version of my review. Yes, the majority of users are unlikely to care, but for those who do, don't buy this phone. And in response to the mention of a Japanese root file, whatever. As far as I'm concerned, no practical way to root it. On the other hand, minimal bloat.
One surprise that I discovered after owning this phone is that Kitkat does not allow apps to be moved to the SD card. I had a lot of trouble setting up my phone to save media to the sd card so it's not eating internal memory. Occasionally I get calls but the phone won't pickup. I'm very selective about apps I put on the phone. Two gigs are used, two are free, I try to keep it that way and stick to the default apps for messaging and dialer.
I've had the phone for almost a year. I'm bumping my review up to four stars. It was pegged at three for quite awhile because I was having trouble saving images to sd then editing them. I still think it's more hassle than it needs to be but that may have more to do with the os than the phone. For the money, I'd be surprised if there was anything available that's substantially better.
It looks amazing and not as cheap as the galaxy
By Rick
OK so I have had this phone for little over a week now and I am def impressed. It looks amazing and not as cheap as the galaxy. Beside looks lets get down to basic specs.
BATTERY: Standby time BASIC texts messaging and phone calls phone last about 24hrs. On HEAVY use emails, texts, calls, chat apps, games, It last out 13 HRS (Which is not bad compared to iPhone or Galaxy)
No speaker phone option since the screen works as speakerphone. It amazingly has great quality and loud.
I love the fact that it does not have a lot of silly pre-installed apps like the galaxy.
So far it does everything as the Galaxy n iPhone does and same apps are available.
I researched n compared before buying and only issue I had was with the battery since there was no reviews but I decided take the chance and buy it and was surprised on how well the battery works. Much longer than Galaxy which I previously had.
Amazing phone... until BoostMobile touched it
By CC
[October 11] Have played with the Sharp Aquos Crystal Phone for almost a week. I really like this phone, but, at least for me, BoostMobile tweaked it to a degree I can hardly tolerate. [October 12] And after another day missing some calls and texts because the speaker was muffled by my pocket, the Music Player not seeing the music in the MicroSD card, the wifi turning on by itself, and Boost Zone auto-updating itself without my permission, I finally have decided to return the Crystal Phone. But if you can overlook those troubles, this phone is worth every penny.
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I like affordable phones because every mobile phone will kiss the floor sooner or later, and I prefer using a phone sock. My last phone was the original Moto G (first generation.)
WHAT I LIKE: The Aquos Crystal Phone's screen looks amazing. And its also very bright. Had no unwanted touches on the sides while holding the phone. The option to keep the screen on while the phone is held on the hand is a nice detail. Also the option to turn it off when placed on a table, unless you use the stopwatch a lot (like I do.)
During a call, the screen is locked to prevent unexpected interaction, but you can always slide-to-unlock, slide-to-end-call, or simply toggle off the behavior. The voice produced by the handset earpiece --the screen-- is really crystal clear. Place the ear anywhere on the screen to hear it.
Programs run smoothly on the Phone. If a device runs Pixel Dungeon without hiccups, it is fast enough to my taste. (An "affordable" 7 inches Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 will have a stroke trying to run Pixel Dungeon.) Battery life felt on-par with the Moto G, which is really good.
Gapless music playback. Enough said. The standard Google Play Music App was modified to uninterruptedly playback consecutive audio tracks.
WHAT I DISLIKE: The speaker on the back is very weak for my taste. It also distorts a lot at higher volumes. I really prefer the Moto G speaker. As a loudspeaker during a call, it is borderline acceptable. Many of the ring- and notification-tones won't get your attention because it can be easily muffled by clothes.
tried the Harman/Kardon audio enhancements in the Klipsch Promedia and the Oontz speakers. The Clari-Fi enhancement didn't improve much, maybe cause I use Ogg Vorbis compression level 3. The LiveStage enhancement just made the music sound kind of washed out. The Clari-Fi Visualizer looks cool, its like a widget, but it gets in the way of everything, even programs and games. Kept all Harman/Kardon audio toggled off most of the time.
Not a heavy camera user, but I liked the quality of the pictures. Most pictures were taken instantly. But I really disliked the occasional *processing* message that could take up to 10 seconds, freezing the camera till processing finished. I suspect one of the many filters was causing this delay.
Swiping the screen to wake up the device is not a good idea after all, it kept unlocking when placing it in the phone sock. Neither is shaking the phone to lock it, had to shake it really hard. Toggled off both.
The Bluetooth had a hard time finding the Oontz speaker. Once paired, the problem disappeared. The plastic back cover feels too thin, and its very scary to remove it, specially the first time.
I really dislike having MobiSytems' OfficeSuite Free Edition forced into my phone. Cannot be disabled nor removed.
WHAT I CANNOT TOLERATE: Once you have protected Wifi networks registered, the phone keeps turning on the wifi antenna! Turn wifi off, wait a while... its on again! Turn wifi off, lock the phone, unlock... wifi is back on! Turn wifi off, restart the phone, wifi is back on! why? Toggled off all wifi-enhancements I could find. Had to remove all my Apps to be sure. Had to forget wifi networks to stop this behavior. Simply wrong. My main susspect: Boost Zone App.
Boost Zone is really annoying. It seems this evil app keeps turning wifi on to update itself (but I cannot prove it), even when you toggle off Boost Zone's auto-update option.
Mobile ID will ruin your home screen as soon as it has the opportunity to update itself and force-install some themes.
I lost all my photos because yesterday the catalog (or camera) app decided to initialize the photos directory (in the phone internal memory.) In the same line, the Play Music Apps is always forgetting there is music in the MicroSD card.
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You would have better luck with a carrier pigeon.
By Aaron R Clover
If you love a smart phone that freezes, and crashes all the time. One with a keyboard that doesn't seem to respond to the human touch, but will dial all sorts of numbers in your pocket. A phone that, even when it has full service and LTE doesn't connect to the internet. A device so dependable, that it must be reset 5 or more times a day... then look no further! You have found EXACTLY what you're looking for.
In all seriousness, this phone is junk. I've had it for a few months, and I've had problems with it from the start. When I first got it, I noticed that it wouldn't register keystrokes if it were plugged in and charging. I let it slide. It also crashed quite frequently, which I also let slide. Then within the last month or so it stopped connecting to the internet, even with full bars, LTE and all that. I tried countless soft resets that worked for a whole 15 minutes or so, then I tried a hard reset... nothing. I tried updates, and forums, and support, and troubleshooting, none of it worked. About 30 minutes ago I tried something that did indeed make me feel a bit better... I snapped this $150 piece of sub par technology in half. Do yourself a favor, and keep looking.
I researched n compared before buying and only issue I had was with the battery since there was no reviews but I decided take the chance and buy it and was surprised on how well the battery works. Much longer than Galaxy which I previously had.
Amazing phone... until BoostMobile touched it
By CC
[October 11] Have played with the Sharp Aquos Crystal Phone for almost a week. I really like this phone, but, at least for me, BoostMobile tweaked it to a degree I can hardly tolerate. [October 12] And after another day missing some calls and texts because the speaker was muffled by my pocket, the Music Player not seeing the music in the MicroSD card, the wifi turning on by itself, and Boost Zone auto-updating itself without my permission, I finally have decided to return the Crystal Phone. But if you can overlook those troubles, this phone is worth every penny.
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I like affordable phones because every mobile phone will kiss the floor sooner or later, and I prefer using a phone sock. My last phone was the original Moto G (first generation.)
WHAT I LIKE: The Aquos Crystal Phone's screen looks amazing. And its also very bright. Had no unwanted touches on the sides while holding the phone. The option to keep the screen on while the phone is held on the hand is a nice detail. Also the option to turn it off when placed on a table, unless you use the stopwatch a lot (like I do.)
During a call, the screen is locked to prevent unexpected interaction, but you can always slide-to-unlock, slide-to-end-call, or simply toggle off the behavior. The voice produced by the handset earpiece --the screen-- is really crystal clear. Place the ear anywhere on the screen to hear it.
Programs run smoothly on the Phone. If a device runs Pixel Dungeon without hiccups, it is fast enough to my taste. (An "affordable" 7 inches Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 will have a stroke trying to run Pixel Dungeon.) Battery life felt on-par with the Moto G, which is really good.
Gapless music playback. Enough said. The standard Google Play Music App was modified to uninterruptedly playback consecutive audio tracks.
WHAT I DISLIKE: The speaker on the back is very weak for my taste. It also distorts a lot at higher volumes. I really prefer the Moto G speaker. As a loudspeaker during a call, it is borderline acceptable. Many of the ring- and notification-tones won't get your attention because it can be easily muffled by clothes.
tried the Harman/Kardon audio enhancements in the Klipsch Promedia and the Oontz speakers. The Clari-Fi enhancement didn't improve much, maybe cause I use Ogg Vorbis compression level 3. The LiveStage enhancement just made the music sound kind of washed out. The Clari-Fi Visualizer looks cool, its like a widget, but it gets in the way of everything, even programs and games. Kept all Harman/Kardon audio toggled off most of the time.
Not a heavy camera user, but I liked the quality of the pictures. Most pictures were taken instantly. But I really disliked the occasional *processing* message that could take up to 10 seconds, freezing the camera till processing finished. I suspect one of the many filters was causing this delay.
Swiping the screen to wake up the device is not a good idea after all, it kept unlocking when placing it in the phone sock. Neither is shaking the phone to lock it, had to shake it really hard. Toggled off both.
The Bluetooth had a hard time finding the Oontz speaker. Once paired, the problem disappeared. The plastic back cover feels too thin, and its very scary to remove it, specially the first time.
I really dislike having MobiSytems' OfficeSuite Free Edition forced into my phone. Cannot be disabled nor removed.
WHAT I CANNOT TOLERATE: Once you have protected Wifi networks registered, the phone keeps turning on the wifi antenna! Turn wifi off, wait a while... its on again! Turn wifi off, lock the phone, unlock... wifi is back on! Turn wifi off, restart the phone, wifi is back on! why? Toggled off all wifi-enhancements I could find. Had to remove all my Apps to be sure. Had to forget wifi networks to stop this behavior. Simply wrong. My main susspect: Boost Zone App.
Boost Zone is really annoying. It seems this evil app keeps turning wifi on to update itself (but I cannot prove it), even when you toggle off Boost Zone's auto-update option.
Mobile ID will ruin your home screen as soon as it has the opportunity to update itself and force-install some themes.
I lost all my photos because yesterday the catalog (or camera) app decided to initialize the photos directory (in the phone internal memory.) In the same line, the Play Music Apps is always forgetting there is music in the MicroSD card.
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You would have better luck with a carrier pigeon.
By Aaron R Clover
If you love a smart phone that freezes, and crashes all the time. One with a keyboard that doesn't seem to respond to the human touch, but will dial all sorts of numbers in your pocket. A phone that, even when it has full service and LTE doesn't connect to the internet. A device so dependable, that it must be reset 5 or more times a day... then look no further! You have found EXACTLY what you're looking for.
In all seriousness, this phone is junk. I've had it for a few months, and I've had problems with it from the start. When I first got it, I noticed that it wouldn't register keystrokes if it were plugged in and charging. I let it slide. It also crashed quite frequently, which I also let slide. Then within the last month or so it stopped connecting to the internet, even with full bars, LTE and all that. I tried countless soft resets that worked for a whole 15 minutes or so, then I tried a hard reset... nothing. I tried updates, and forums, and support, and troubleshooting, none of it worked. About 30 minutes ago I tried something that did indeed make me feel a bit better... I snapped this $150 piece of sub par technology in half. Do yourself a favor, and keep looking.