Sharp Aquos R9 pro unveiled with a giant 1/0.98" sensor, plus a 1/1.56" 65mm tele camera

29 October 2024
The phone will be available in Japan first (this December), but will expand to several other markets later on. 

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Anonymous, 29 Oct 2024240hz is fake because 50% frames is black screen and this p... more"Sharp is made in China" What China? Mainland or Taiwan?

    YUKI93, 30 Oct 2024I can agree. This is literally Sharp's answer to the S... moreWell, a bit late of a response, wouldn't you say?

      tsukimi, 30 Oct 2024The closed Japanese factory mainly manufactured large displ... moreOk. Let us hope they will fix that screen issue, because usually these screens are of good quality and really energy efficient.

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        Anonymous, 29 Oct 2024"It can also listen to your phone calls and pick out k... moreUnfortunately, the masses don't realise how much of their private information is being harvested. Or maybe they have just gotten too lazy to be bothered for the sake of the perceived convenience.
        I wouldn't use these AI features,at least not until it's been audited by trusted,independent third party vendors and proven to be safe and running on device only and not connected to the internet.

          It's Sharp enough to me and specs are promising.

          I wonder if it will get a global version. A friend of mine is traveling to Europe soon and I might ask him to bring me a flagship phone.

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            Joy, 18 hours agoWhat matter with the design? Yes maybe they have some simil... moreAnd if anything it's more like find x6 pro than 13/14 ultra in camera bump design, what with camera positions

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              Jon, 30 Oct 2024Companies should bring different designs. This one is simil... moreWhat matter with the design? Yes maybe they have some similarity with xiaomi but unlike china, japanese will never copied others smartphone manufacture design, after all if you check their past smartphone models, they have been making such designs for a long time, only their designs are more extreme now

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                while I do not think having the latest chip is that big of a deal, my question instead is why didn't they go for a dimensity 9400 instead if they wanted to save money? Like the 8s gen 3 is just a slightly underclocked 8 gen 3 right? And the 8 gen 3 is 200 dollars meaning the the 8s is cheaper than that yet the dimensity 9400 is around 150 right yet it's a better performer overall, so why not go for it?

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                  But will I be able to use it in the US with TMobile?

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                    Unfortunately Sharp removed the 3.5mm audio jack and the microSD slot which are both essential for professional photography and videography
                    Now Sony is the only remaining manufacturer worldwide to offer a flagship phone with 3.5mm and removable storage

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                      Lovely hardware.

                      Bring out a global version that works well with European GSM bands, supports Android Auto and such... and gets good camera performance reviews (hardware is crucial, but software matters too)... and it might just worth be a buy.

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                        gundulpacul, 23 hours agoOiii chip worshipers! The article is about its camera featu... moreThese phones need powerful SoCs to achieve good software-level post processing that you would usually do on your laptop after you're done with shooting on your DSLR. The chipset has to be good because smartphones are meant to be AIO integrated solutions for general use.

                        That aside, the problem with Sharp's choice of SoC is NOT the SoC itself. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a very capable chip, and there's no room to debate that. The problem here is the context in which Sharp chose this chipset. Being a camera phone focused primarily on photography, the 8s Gen 3 would've been fine IF Sony didn't exist. But Sony does exist, and they are bringing a better, flagship-level SoC to accompany their Camera hardware alongside a much better software experience while still hitting the same price target. In other words, this niche phone with a very specific focus on its cameras is competing in a market dominated by a goliath in the industry that not only has better brand recognition and marketability, but also has better specs to show for it. This Sharp device is extremely likely to be DOA because they're not offering better specs than Sony and they're not undercutting them on price either.

                        I'll leave it up to you to decide which one is objectively better. Sony, and its camera hardware along with its software AND warranty policies and all of that post-sale stuff while still delivering flagship level specs OR Sharp. Which one would you trust with a purchase in excess of $1200 USD?

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                          jiyen235, 29 Oct 2024larger than the 1 inch type we saw in flagships. bro, it do... more1/0.98 is just as large as the that on Xiaomi Vivo oppo and Huawei

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                            Oiii chip worshipers! The article is about its camera feature. Do you think A7iii has the powerful chips? Chips are gimmick for camera. The only thing i know is about its ISP and sensor. What made iphone camera so special? Its because of the customised sensor by Sony mimicking A7 series. Once android world got the sensor, its sayonara for iphone s*ck3rs..

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                              • 30 Oct 2024

                              Will the Sharp aquos come to India?

                                Anonymous, 30 Oct 2024Have you ever considered using your tiny brain and think ab... moreyou're so hurt like i told YOU something like that. Listen, Sony uses 1-inch type and 1/0.98" interchangeably. Look at their LYT-900 announcement site, they literally call it a 1 inch type. Secondly, the X100 Pro is recorded by GSMArena here as having a 1/0.98" sensor. Thirdly, in actual reviews of the 14 Ultra, X100 Ultra or the Find X7 Ultra, GSMArena never felt like talking about the size difference of the sensor but rather the aperture difference or the improved algorithm, why's that? You think the LYT-900 is some revolutionary sensor? It's just the same 1 incher, the IMX989, with different algorithms and maybe better production node idk, look at how normal IMX sensors are renamed to LYT ones yet offer little to no improvements comparatively.

                                There's no actual information out there to say that the IMX989 is actually smaller than the LYT-900. You seem to be hurt for no reason. Relax.

                                  Anonymous, 30 Oct 2024What phones are coming with 8 Elite? And what is that Elite... morethe funny thing is, this is the 8 " S " gen 3. NOT the 8 Gen 3. You're getting a 2 year old chip (the 8 gen 2) when newer chips are coming. And by your logic Apple using the A16 Bionic on the iPhone 15 Plus was completely justified cus "what thing can't the A16 do?"

                                  Yeah man, we should all be just using the 8+ Gen 1. 1500 dollar phones should be using such old stuff!

                                    jiyen235, 29 Oct 2024"But if you want large, the main 50.3MP camera has a m... moreFirst the 'Pixel 9a borrowing the sensor from the most expensive Pixel' and now this '1-inch sensor larger than other 1 inch sensors'.

                                    GSMArena's reporting is progressively becoming more and more ignorant and absurd. They really need to carefully look into their editorial team.

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                                      • 30 Oct 2024

                                      The same as in X100 Ultra for example

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                                        Companies should bring different designs. This one is similar to xiaomi ultra's camera module

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