Japanese smartphone OEM Rakuten has announced the Rakuten BIG phone in Japan. As the name goes, it is a huge phone since it houses a 6.9-inch display. It goes without saying that the under display selfie camera technology is the major highlight of the Rakuten BIG smartphone.
The Rakuten BIG measures 174 x 80 x 9mm
and weighs 227 grams. The phone is equipped with a 6.9-inch OLED display that
produces 1080 x 2460 pixels resolution. The Snapdragon 765G chipset is present
under the hood of the Rakuten BIG along with 6 GB of RAM.
The handset offers users with a native
storage of 128 GB. For additional storage, it has a microSD card slot. It is
loaded with Android 10 and it draws power from a 4,000mAh battery.
The notch-less screen of the Rakuten BIG
features a 32-megapixel under display front camera. The backside of the phone
features a quad camera system that includes a 64-megapixel main shooter, an
8-megapixel superwide sensor, a 2-megapixel depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel
macro shooter.
The Rakuten BIG is an IP68 rated dustproof
and water-resistant device. It comes with connectivity features like an
in-display selfie scanner, e-SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, and
USB-C. The Rakuten BIG carries a price tag of 69,800 Yen (US$ 660). It comes in
three colors such as Black, White, and Crimson Red. There is no word on the
availability of the Rakuten BIG outside of Japan.
