Sharp Aquos R8 and R8 Pro announced in Japan

09 May 2023
Both feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset as well as impressive 240Hz IGZO OLED displays.

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eikan0728, 15 May 2023LG's products are used in large size displays for TVs.... moreThe comments from minu are false. Not sure why he is spreading false information.

    https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/aquosphone/special/aquos_r7/

    This is an article in Japanese.
    It says that AQUOS R7 uses Pro IGZO OLED developed by Sharp based on igzo technology.

      kevinmcmurtrie, 10 May 2023Japanese phones are intriguing because they have a respecta... moreSIM locks on smartphones by Japanese carriers were banned for devices released after October 2021.

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        GS88, 09 May 2023Oh yeah, I like this phone because it checks so many boxes:... moreCome'on you can Import it

          Minu, 15 May 2023I wasn't aware of this agreement until one website had... moreLG's products are used in large size displays for TVs.
          Displays for smartphones are manufactured at SHARP's plants in Mie and Osaka

          Adopted from the AQUOS Zero released in 2018.

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            Mobilemaster, 13 May 2023Well, I am not sure, at least I can not find any informatio... moreI wasn't aware of this agreement until one website had some leaked information about Sharp's IGZO displays being outsourced to LG, probably to save costs.
            It was also revealed that all Sony/Sony Ericsson phones use LG displays, which were previously assumed to be made by JDI.

              SHARP's OLED displays have been manufactured in-house since 2018.

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                • 13 May 2023

                Can't unlock bootloader, what a shame

                  Minu, 13 May 2023LG's press release does though. Unfortunately it'... moreWell, I am not sure, at least I can not find any information about LG owning IGZO technology, but I found this:
                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indium_gallium_zinc_oxide

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                    Mobilemaster, 13 May 2023GSMArena did not mention this on the specs list.LG's press release does though. Unfortunately it's currently not in the press release archive in the LG official website.
                    Apart from that, the Aquos R, Nokia 8 and LG G5 uses the same display, and it's considered to be manufactured by LG

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                      well, 13 May 2023sharp aquos s3 is different .. with freeform igzo tft displ... moreExperience should be the same with Nokia 7 Plus because they're the exact same phone

                        Minu, 13 May 2023Around 2014, with LG G3 being the first to feature a 1440p ... moreGSMArena did not mention this on the specs list.

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                          Mobilemaster, 12 May 2023Since when did Sharp outsource their IGZO display to LG? :OAround 2014, with LG G3 being the first to feature a 1440p IGZO display

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                            Minu, 10 May 2023Interestingly enough, some Sharp phones are essentially rec... moresharp aquos s3 is different .. with freeform igzo tft display and durable.. i owned sharp aquos s3 and s2 still kicking no problems.. its been 4 years since i bought this ... quality build is real..

                              Estimax, 10 May 2023I have an actual question - why aren't any of the R6/7... moreBecause they are not selling their phones outside of Japan maybe this is why. Ok, they have the R5G in the database and that was also for Japan, so nobody knows exactly. :D

                                Minu, 12 May 2023I wouldn't be surprised if LG manufactures the display... moreSince when did Sharp outsource their IGZO display to LG? :O

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                                  Mobilemaster, 10 May 2023I agree with you, their display is kind of different, and i... moreI wouldn't be surprised if LG manufactures the display, because historically they've outsourced their displays to LG

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                                    Anonymous, 11 May 2023Is the screen LTPO? I only know that they use black frame i... moreAs the article says... it's IGZO

                                      Anonymous, 10 May 2023I'm not aware of the single ultrawide camera on a phon... moreBasically even it's fov is not great, that's what you're saying😉

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                                        DarlingYext, 11 May 2023I think, it's more likely that all of those phones tha... moreThey're all made by Foxconn because Sharp, InFocus (Sharp phones are branded as InFocus for China), certain Nokia and Sony phones are licensed exclusively to Foxconn.
                                        There was a wiki dedicated to Nokia phones that shows the similarities between the firmwares of Sharp and Nokia phones. Seems like it was taken down sometime ago, along with the FIH Mobile (Foxconn) server.
                                        My previous comment mentions some devices that share similar firmwares from both Nokia and Sharp devices btw

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