Sharp launched the Aquos R6 in mid-2021 and shocked the world with the cellphone’s 240Hz show and 1” digital camera sensor. It additionally stole Sony’s thunder because the cellphone launched a number of months earlier than the Xperia Professional-I. Nonetheless, the R6 was unique to the Japanese market, so Sony had the remainder of the world to itself.
The opposite Aquos R telephones have the same story – nice specs, restricted availability. The latest entries, the Sharp Aquos R8 and the R8 Professional, additionally launched solely in Japan. Kind of. The corporate simply launched the Sharp Aquos R8s Professional in Taiwan and you might suppose that the “s” stands for some kind of improve, however the specs seem like the identical.
The star of the present is the 1” 47.2MP sensor on the rear, which has a 19mm f/1.9 lens. The one different actual digital camera is on the entrance – a 12.6MP selfie with a 27mm f/2.3 lens. There’s a second module on the again, nevertheless it’s mission is to help the 1” sensor get one of the best images attainable. It’s a 14-channel spectrum sensor that captures detailed knowledge on the ambient mild situations, which is then used to regulate the images from the primary cam.
The opposite star is, after all, the 6.6” IGZO OLED panel with 1,260 x 2,730px decision, 2,000 nits brightness and 240Hz refresh fee. These are the identical as on the R8 Professional.
The chipset is identical too, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage (and a microSD slot in addition). The “s” mannequin doesn’t even embody a reminiscence improve. The battery is identical as nicely, with 5,000mAh capability.
The corporate can also be launching the smaller Sharp Aquos R8s. It shouldn’t shock you to listen to that it’s the identical because the Aquos R8. It drops right down to a 50.3MP 1/1.55” most important digital camera (23mm f/1.9) however positive aspects a 13MP extremely large module (17mm f/2.3), the entrance digital camera has an 8MP sensor (26mm f/2.0 lens).
The R8s additionally has a smaller show, a 6.4” FHD+ IGZO OLED (1,300 nits, 240Hz) and a smaller 4,570mAh battery. It makes use of the identical Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip although with much less RAM, 8GB. The 256GB storage is expandable through microSD playing cards as much as 1TB. Each telephones have 3.5mm headphone jacks.
Sharp is taking pre-orders for the 2 telephones with early chook pricing – the Aquos R8s is TWD 23,490, the Aquos R8s Professional is TWD 32,490 (that works out $735 and $1,000 in American {dollars}). Pre-orders additionally include an unique cellphone case and lens filter. You will get a TWD 500 low cost code in the event you fill out a brief questionnaire.
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