After making a statement last year with a phone boasting a 1-inch sensor and Leica optics, Sharp is back once again with the Aquos R7. Compared to last year’s Aquos R6, the R7 has a sleeker design that sacrifices the curved WUXGA+ display for a flat OLED that still keeps the blazing-fast 240hz refresh rate, 10-bit color, and 12.6-megapixel selfie snapper that’s kept in a punch-hole.
The large 1-inch sensor has more than double the resolution at 47-megapixels, and Sharp claims that the increased resolution should improve low light shooting by as much as 1.8x. Like its predecessor, the R7 also comes with a 7p Leica Summicron lens, 19mm focal length, and a wide f/1.9 aperture. Assisting the huge camera sensor is a depth sensor. Other features of the main camera include octa PDAF for fast autofocusing and 8K video recording.
Being a flagship phone, the Aquos R7 is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor that’s paired with 12GB RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. You also get an IP68 rating, Android 12, and a 5000mAh battery with support for wireless charging.
Sharp Aquos R7 Specs:
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- 6.6-inch WUXGA+ IGZO Pro OLED display, 240hz variable refresh rate, 10-bit color
- 47-megapixel 1-inch f/1.9 main camera with EIS, 7P lens and Leica optics; 1.9-megapixel depth sensor
- 12.6-megapixel f/2.2 selfie camera
- 4G, 5G
- WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, in-display fingerprint scanner
- IP68 rating
- 5000mAh battery with wireless charging support
- Android 12
The Aquos R7 will be available in Japan in July 2022, and there’s no word if Sharp plans to sell it outside of Japan.
