Sharp Aquos R6 debuts with 240Hz screen and enormous 1” sensor

17 May 2021
It is the biggest camera sensor put in a mobile phone ever.

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Poh, 17 May 2021I just hope Sharp is like Panasonic quality images rather t... moreI definitely hope so. To this day, I have never been impressed with the image processing algorithm from Quad Bayer and Nona Bayer sensors. Some may get the colour science and dynamic range right, but the oversharpening and noise reduction effect is still visible and it really turns me off. To this day, I don't see any modern Android smartphones, especially the flagships, that can truly replace the camera performance of the Nokia 808 PureView or the Nokia Lumia 1020 and also the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, even with a GCam mod.

    LAertis, 18 May 2021No bigger sensor means much better picture quality especial... moreI already know what having a bigger sensor means, your reply didn't really answer my questions...
    I'm talking about the fact this sensor is 19mm, a Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra for example is 24mm.

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      • 18 May 2021

      Nick Tegrataker, 18 May 2021Would you mind telling me why top dogs all rely on hybrid s... moreBecause you cannot turn off OIS on cellphones like you can do on photo cameras lenses.
      Turn off EIS and stabilization gets much weaker.
      See old phones like S9 and U12 that do not have EIS for 4K@60.
      Looks like person is hopping.

      EIS applies same amount of crop on all cameras. Usually between 1.1-1.2x.
      Ultra Wide always have better stabilization among the three.
      The one without OIS.

      If your phone has option to turn off EIS, do the test.
      Record video while walking.
      Video 1 = EIS + OIS
      Video 2 = OIS only

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        • 18 May 2021

        Regino O. Piansay, 18 May 2021240 hz? that killed all gaming phones!!! depends on circums... moreIt is not first 240Hz phone from Sharp.
        It was Zero II.

          240 hz? that killed all gaming phones!!! depends on circumstances though... and why it has lil bit chin there or its just the image that makes it chin or not

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            • Anonymous
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            • 18 May 2021

            Not the first with one inch sensor....panasonic already had one.

              Anonymous, 18 May 2021You wish. Without marketing, nobody will know about and buy... moreThey don't even want to sell this overseas. Sharp did try to sell some of its phones back in 2003, 2004, and it didn't end well.

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                • 18 May 2021

                fruitcake, 18 May 2021Sharp now will be putting pressure on Samsung instead of th... moreYou wish. Without marketing, nobody will know about and buy this phone.

                  travis999, 18 May 2021It's more the fact that Japanese phone networks used/u... moreI remember that time too.

                  If I remember correctly, it was mostly the period of 2G and early 3G era. That time, the Japanese was way ahead of the world, and they used their own standard as well. But with 4G, thing looks way better. Bit, still, it's up to the phone manufacturers to make their phone support certain 4 G bands.

                  As far as I know, when I look at the supported frequency / band on KyoEx, most, if not all phone powered by Qualcomm chitset can work perfectly fine on any networks in my country.
                  I can't say the same for other countries, though.

                    Sharp now will be putting pressure on Samsung instead of the old Apple,Samsung looks like they are going to offer a bigger camera sensor on there S22 Ultra,but will they now react to this Sharp phone and offer a 240 screen instead of 120,Sharp as offered the micro sd card slot on the R6 will Samsung bring the offer of the card slot on the S22 models now,as they just wondering what Apple offers,which as been very annoying,Olympus is working with Samsung to improve the cameras on the S22 models,so will they offer a large camera sensor like Sharp as?

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                      • 18 May 2021

                      It's funny how on every single comment section of any phone someone will say "i'll wait for this better phone" or "i'll wait for that better phone" and when "that" better phone releases, this same thing happens again. GSMarena is turning into 9gag.

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                        • 18 May 2021

                        i always wanted to buy a sharp phone, but all of them are only for japan, they should release them worldwide

                          Poh, 17 May 2021Anyone know what function and restriction I would lose out ... moreGoogle services should be OK, as long as phone has some online capability.
                          Anyone thinking of importing geographically aimed phones, especially Japanese devices, check very, very carefully that frequencies match perfectly, not nearly, but exactly, and possibly even contact networks to check they continuing with frequencies that work with phone, buy at wrong time and you can suddenly have no connection !!! With networks rolling out 5G,frequencies are being juggled about a lot, so double/triple check usability of device in its intended use country..

                            travis999, 18 May 2021The pixels are Google in name only, remember, Google robbed... moreGoogle has destroyed many companies like.this, including Motorola, whose patents were sucked dry. They probably picked up all HTC patents too.
                            But HTC can still rise from the ashes. Most smartphone components (display, imaging sensors, camera lenses, SoCs etc) are all off the shelf pieces. And HTC has been a very successful component maker as well as very successful smartphone maker too. What they solely lack, is will power and great management strategy.

                              Anonymous, 18 May 2021Sharp's collaboration with Ricoh was a complete failur... moreThat partnership realy flopped for both firms.

                                Nick Tegrataker, 17 May 2021And do you also remember that Google, soon after they relea... moreThe pixels are Google in name only, remember, Google robbed HTC of its design etc depts before pixel release, guess what HTC had decided to improve after showing the world boomsound etc for audio performance, yep, their next project was cameras, then suddenly Google pay a measly, rip off price to HTC for lots of staff and stuff, suddenly Google do pixels, having said the nexus range were probsbly to be last Google devices for a while..

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                                  • 18 May 2021

                                  Shadocx, 17 May 2021It's not that wide compared to other flagships, and us... moreNo bigger sensor means much better picture quality especially in low light. Better detail no noise, you can print and enlarge pictures without loss in quality

                                    klv12gcn, 18 May 2021I don't know anything about Google Pay, whether you ca... moreIt's more the fact that Japanese phone networks used/use frequencies not used anywhere else, so the phone and modems etc wouldnt/won't work elsewhere, not sure if it's still as bad as it was, I heard the jap comes Firms started to switch to more common frequencies a little while ago, but I don't keep up to date like I used to.
                                    Just check what frequencies a phone can handle and then see if the coms firm in country phone to be used in use some of the same frequencies. Like my mates HTC Butterfly 2,could only work on one network here in the uk.

                                      I wish there's a way to use an app to control the hz od the display from 1hz to whatever max hz of the display like in this phone.

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                                        • 18 May 2021

                                        Anonymous, 17 May 2021We all do. Waiting for Sony imx888 , 1inch sensor with C... moreYou must be having a crystal ball especially making this bold statement.

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