When it comes to smartphone manufacturing,
Japanese manufacturer, Sharp, is one company that has lost its feet. Make no
mistake about this, the company is doing well in other businesses but not just
smartphones. Today, the company announced that the Sharp AQUOS R5G will arrive
in Taiwan on July 2. Prior to this, Sharp AQUOS R5G has been on sale in the
Japanese market. Sharp said that even in the severe epidemic situation, R5G
sales still exceeded 40,000 units, and continues to increase.
As Sharp’s first 5G mobile phone, the
AQUOS R5G is a “dual notch” model, with a waterdrop display. It also has a
notch-like design at the bottom of the display. This is because of the embedded
front fingerprint recognition. This is the first dual notch Snapdragon 865
flagship smartphone.
It uses a 6.5-inch QHD+ (resolution
3168×1440) Pro IGZO display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a maximum
brightness of 1000 nits. As said, the Sharp Aquos R5G is a true flagship
smartphone, which uses a 6.5-inch Pro IGZO screen. The latter has a resolution
of 3168 × 1440, a 120Hz screen refresh rate, and a brightness of 1000 cd/m².
High refresh rate screens have become standard for flagship products. So Sharp
has decided not to lay behind the top brands. In this regard, IGZO stands for
indium gallium zinc oxide. Amorphous IGZO material is a channel layer material
used in next-generation thin-film transistor technology and is a type of metal
oxide panel technology.
In the core configuration, Sharp AQUOS R5G
is equipped with 12GB memory + 256GB storage. In the camera department, it has
a waterdrop cutout for the 16MP selfie camera. Going around the back, we have a
four-camera array with a 12MP regular shooter with OIS, 12 MP telephoto module
with OIS, a 48MP ultrawide snapper, and a ToF module. The phone is also capable
of capturing 8K video from an ultra-wide module. To keep its lights on, this
smartphone comes with a 3730 mAh battery.
In addition, Sharp AQUOS R5G supports NFC,
WiFi 6, facial recognition, IP68 dustproof and waterproof, and so on. As for
the price, Sharp will announce it on the day of the press conference.