Sharp simply introduced a professional model of the Aquos R9, which was unveiled in Might. And identical to it, the brand new mannequin will launch solely in Japan at first (in December) earlier than getting a wider launch with availability for Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore.
Sharp Aquos R9 professional
The Sharp Aquos R9 professional has three 50.3MP cameras on its again and is dubbed the Vario-Summicron digicam system, which was developed underneath the supervision of Leica.
The digicam setup now features a 65mm telephoto lens (f/2.6), one thing that was lacking from the vanilla R9. This digicam presents 2.8x optical magnification and might attain 20x digital zoom. It’s primarily based on a reasonably large 1/1.56” sensor with Dolby Imaginative and prescient assist for recording movies. The lens has Optical Picture Stabilization (OIS).
However in order for you giant, the principle 50.3MP digicam has a large 1/0.98” sensor inside. Sure, it’s bigger than the 1-inch sort sensor we’ve seen in a number of flagships. This digicam has a 23mm (86°) f/1.8 lens with OIS.
The third digicam on the again is a 50.3MP extremely vast digicam with a 13mm lens (122°, f/2.2), which might additionally seize macro photographs. Lastly, there’s a fourth 50.3MP on the entrance with a 23mm f/2.2 lens (84°). One very last thing to say earlier than we transfer on from the digicam, there’s a bodily shutter key on the aspect of the cellphone. You possibly can long-press it to launch the digicam and use a half press to focus.
The Sharp Aquos R9 professional is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. That’s an odd choice by Sharp, contemplating this cellphone isn’t low-cost and that earlier professional fashions have used the flagship Snapdragon. A minimum of the corporate didn’t skimp on the RAM and outfitted the cellphone with 12GB. There’s additionally 512GB of storage.
The chipset is helped by a vapor chamber cooling system that brings the warmth to the ring across the digicam to dissipate it. This digicam ring may also maintain equipment like ND or polarized filters for the digicam.
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with a curious cooling system
On the entrance, the 6.7” QHD+ show (1,440 x 3,120px) is a Professional IGZO OLED panel with a variable refresh fee from 1Hz all the best way to 240Hz. There’s a Qualcomm ultrasonic fingerprint reader constructed into the show.
The cellphone is launching with Android 14 out of the field. It’ll obtain as much as 3 OS updates and can get safety patches for a complete of 5 years. The cellphone is rated IP68 for mud and water resistance. Connectivity choices embody Wi-Fi 7 (be) and Bluetooth 5.4. It runs on a 5,000mAh battery, however we didn’t see any particulars on the charging velocity.
5,000mAh battery • AI smarts
There’s some AI constructed into the software program. For instance, it could possibly transcribe voicemail and present it as summarized texts. It will possibly additionally take heed to your cellphone calls and pick key phrases, which will probably be added to your notes app.
The official case has a shoulder strap
The Sharp Aquos R9 professional is launching in Japan with DoCoMo because the provider associate, however its on-line retailer doesn’t listing the value simply but. The anticipated determine is JPY 190,000 (that’s $1,235). Sharp can even be promoting a snazzy case with a shoulder strap to hold the R9 professional like an actual digicam.
