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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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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    • Gavin
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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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          • Anonymous
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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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              • Anonymous
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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

                Only Sharp and Sony remain outside of the hundred of chinese brands, Apple, Samsung and Google.

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                  jiyen235, 29 Oct 2024why do japanese phones cost so much yet skimp out on stuff?... moreBecause everything in Japan cost more than SK or Cn.
                  Higher wages, less natural resources, stronger labor laws.
                  Nikon even closed factory in Japan to make cameras in SEA.

                  Even if product is assembled outside Japan, still all rest is done in Japan.
                  What keeps prices high.
                  You will never see in Japan , factories that work 14 or 16h / day while paying $300/month like in many other places in Asia.

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                    • 29 Oct 2024

                    At least Japanese phones have less rounded corners. Not a poor copy of iPhone design like all chinese devices this year.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 29 Oct 2024

                      No , gsmarena.

                      What is called 1 inch and this 1/.098" are same thing.
                      Same way some people use 1/2.55" or 1/2.6 , 1/2" or 1/1.95".

                        Shui8, 29 Oct 2024Leica collaboration with Xiaomi are at software level. With... moreeven if Sharp gets the same treatment, they have an inferior product overall.

                          And I thought the vivo X100 Ultra had a big camera bump

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                            jiyen235, 29 Oct 2024why do japanese phones cost so much yet skimp out on stuff?... moreLeica collaboration with Xiaomi are at software level. With Sharp its only at filter level 😆

                              Interesting design, looks great, complete camera setup, shame on the battery size, and that chipset choice is strange for sure.

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                                • 29 Oct 2024

                                "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."

                                Reporting at it's finest!

                                To your knowledge GSM arena, both the Oppo find X7 Ultra, Vivo X100 Ultra and Xiaomi 15 Ultra also feature the Sony LYT 900 sensor which is 1/0.98” in size.

                                The specs for the Sony LYT 900 can be found on Sony's website:
                                https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/info/2023/2023061501.html

                                  Very expensive considering the chipset but I can imagine the battery life being PHENOMENAL with this setup.

                                  Really wish North America could get this. We have Sharp products so they have the brand recognition already and the US used to have a thing for phones that look and function very well as cameras in the past. I could see it do well out here.

                                    why do japanese phones cost so much yet skimp out on stuff?

                                    I was about to praise this phone for having so much but it's using the 8s Gen 3 when phones with 8 Elite are coming out. Get a Find X7 Ultra and it'll demolish this phone. Get the Xiaomi 14 Ultra if you want the Leica vibe.

                                      Giant sensor, but still smaller than p900. Or mft. Nothing giant here.

                                        OK, this was unexpected! I thought they will only make a real flagship by next year. :)
                                        What I would have seen to see is around a 5x optical zoom lens, but even the 2.8x is welcomed here!

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