It still looks weird
While we are in an era where brands are pushing for an all-screen, notch free display, Sharp remains to be stubborn with its dual notch-sporting phones. After last year’s atrocious-looking Aquos R2 Compact, Sharp is back once again with the peculiar concept with the Aquos R3.
As a successor to the Aquos R2 Compact, the Aquos R3 has a bigger display—this time with a quad HD resolution—along with a more powerful set of internals: Snapdragon 855, 6GB RAM, and 128GB internal storage.
The Aquos R3 gets dual rear cameras: a 12.2-megapixel sensor dedicated for photography and a 20-megapixel sensor dedicated for video. The front camera gets an upgrade, this time with a 16.3-megapixel sensor.
Keeping the lights on is a 3200mAh battery with 11w wireless charging and Android Pie out of the box.
Sharp Aquos R3 specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor
- 6GB RAM
- 6.2-inch Sharp Freeform IGZO Display, 3120 x 1440 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, HDR10
- 128GB internal storage, expandable up to 512GB via MicroSD
- Dual rear cameras: 12.2-megapixel f/1.7 camera for photo with 78-degree FOV, 20-megapixel f/2.4 camera for video with 125-degree FOV; with Dual LED Flash, OIS, and EIS, AI Live Story, AI Live Shutter
- 16.3-megapixel front camera
- Dual SIM
- 4G LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, NFC
- Fingerprint scanner, USB-C, IP68 certification, Dolby Atmos
- Android 9.0 Pie
- 3200mAh battery with 11w wireless charging
Like its predecessor, the Aquos R3 is exclusive to Japan, so there’s little chance that you will see this phone in the flesh.