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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That camera island 😱 I can see duckss 🦆🦆🦆

    Over a thousand bucks, and you get slapped with an 8 ***S*** gen 3 lmao..

      tsukimi, 29 Oct 2024Sharp's previous generations of devices are very prone... moreDid you experience such a thing?

        Bot10, 29 Oct 2024They said it was larger than other flagships, not the large... morelarger than the 1 inch type we saw in flagships. bro, it doesn't take einstein to know that there are only a few phones with a 1 inch sensor and all of them are the same size. It isn't even larger, so by being larger than the 1 inchers, it'd have been the largest.

          Sharp's previous generations of devices are very prone to display problems such as touch defects and white spots.
          This has occurred in all models from entry to flagship.
          This is deeply related to the IGZO displays manufactured in-house.
          Since Sharp is discontinuing production of large displays and restructuring its small display manufacturing business, we hope that the R9Pro will be able to break the long-standing display defect problem.

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            jiyen235, 29 Oct 2024i understand all that but it's not like they make &quo... moreJapanese companies do not like to work with cheap components.
            They would rather price products high and give best their budget can pay for than giving cheaper stuff at lower price.
            Wages are super high.
            Companies have own factories, no odm products.

            No company from Japan can ever match lower costs from neighbor nations.
            This is why Sharp, Hitachi, Panasonic and other are not as strong as 20-30 years ago.

            Sony and Sharp would save significant money if using for example oled from Boe instead of Samsung/ Sharp. Easily $20, $30 or even $40 per panel.
            But choose not too.



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              jiyen235, 29 Oct 2024"But if you want large, the main 50.3MP camera has a m... moreThey said it was larger than other flagships, not the largest ever.

                holy moly .......its not my cup of tea in terms of hardware and design but that camera is somthing
                i heard a lot of people use custom ROMs and open source camera apps too use the camera phones of this brand at their full potential is it true?

                  Dr. Watson, 29 Oct 2024...when did they mention that the 1/0.98" sensor hadn&... more"But if you want large, the main 50.3MP camera has a massive 1/0.98” sensor inside. Yes, it’s larger than the 1-inch type sensor we’ve seen in several flagships"

                  there you go, smartypants. does that clear it up?

                  Also, the 14 Ultra uses the LYT-900. He meant to type out 14 but wrote 15, typos happen.

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                    • 29 Oct 2024

                    240hz is fake because 50% frames is black screen and this pulsation see who early dont see problems *oled screens + early recorded only 1 minute 8k video and last model 2min and now be 3 min = sharp is made in chine

                      Anonymous, 29 Oct 2024Because everything in Japan cost more than SK or Cn. High... morei understand all that but it's not like they make "the best" product either, so their phone divisions are stupidly overpriced.

                      Contrast that with TVs. Sony's flagship TVs are unanimously considered the best and they're always higher in price than their competitors.

                      These japanese phones make no sense in terms of a business venture. A loss project

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                        • 29 Oct 2024

                        $1234.56 price be better

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                          • 29 Oct 2024

                          pls release V8 Plus, V7 Plus almost perfect if not for that G37

                            Eno2, 29 Oct 2024"the main 50.3MP camera has a massive 1/0.98” sensor i... more...when did they mention that the 1/0.98" sensor hadn't been used in any phones previously?

                            Also, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra hasn't even been announced yet.

                            Comments at their finest.

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                              using R8s as the main device, R7s as a secondary device and Sense8 as mobile banking, what I complain about about the Sharp smartphone is that the screen has a bleeding green tint issue and burns in very easily. at least the local service center replaced my phone with a new one. I hope Igzo Oled on R9, R9 Pro and Sense 9 have received an upgrade.
                              I live in Indonesia, Sharp sells its smartphones here by fulfilling TKDN requirements even though its market share is low, unlike Apple. Here Sharp sells at the same price as Japan and drops 50% after 6 months of launching.

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                                Anonymous, 29 Oct 2024What will be the limit for camera sensor size? We don’t see... moreFull frame sensor is 36mm x 24mm.
                                You can slap inside the phones.
                                But the bigger is sensor, the bigger is gap between lens elements and they are thicker too .
                                Gonna be ultra massive bump ( probably at least 30mm) even if lens is 23mm.
                                Create huge issue with weight balance.

                                For example, with 4/3, phones would have same cam bump they have today with 19mm lens.

                                  Eno2, 29 Oct 2024"the main 50.3MP camera has a massive 1/0.98” sensor i... moreI swear man, are the editors having long term dementia or something?

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                                    • 29 Oct 2024

                                    "It can also listen to your phone calls and pick out keywords"

                                    They actually advertise this as a feature and not a gross invasion of privacy?

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                                      • 29 Oct 2024

                                      Too bad it's Asia only. Would love for Sharp to enter the European market.

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                                        • 29 Oct 2024

                                        What will be the limit for camera sensor size? We don’t seem to have reached a limit for battery size or display size either. Where will this end

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