Japanese company Sharp has unveiled a new flagship smartphone called the Aquos R9 Pro, which has an impressive camera and quite powerful specifications. The main feature of the device, however, remains the Vario-Summicron camera, developed in collaboration with Leica, which includes three 50.3-megapixel sensors on the rear panel.
The main camera has a 1/0.98-inch sensor, which is larger than most of its counterparts, and a 23mm (f/1.8) lens with support for optical image stabilization (OIS). In addition to this, the Aquos R9 Pro has a 65mm telephoto lens (f/2.6) that provides 2.8x optical zoom and 20x digital zoom. The telephoto lens is equipped with a 1/1.56-inch sensor and supports Dolby Vision video recording. The third camera has an ultra-wide-angle lens with a viewing angle of 122° and macro photography. There is a physical shutter button on the side.
The smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, which is a bit of an unusual choice for a premium model as previous versions used flagship chipsets. The RAM memory is 12 GB, the built-in memory is 512 GB. For efficient cooling, a vapor chamber system is used, which transfers the heat to a ring around the chamber and dissipates it. Interestingly, this ring can also hold accessories, such as lens filters for example.
Apart from all this, the smartphone has built-in artificial intelligence features. For example, AI can transcribe voice messages and display them as short text summaries, analyze phone calls and add keywords to notes. Aquos R9 Pro features a 6.7-inch Pro IGZO OLED display with QHD+ resolution and support for variable refresh rates from 1 to 240 Hz.
The Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is built into the screen. The smartphone comes with Android 14 operating system and will receive updates for the next three years as well as security patches for five years. The device supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and has a water and dust protection rating of IP68. The new product will first appear on the Japanese market already in December, and from the beginning of next year it will be available in other markets as well.