It is a known fact that the higher the screen ratio of a mobile phone, the better the visual experience. This seems to be a major determinant of buyer’s trend for Android phones and many phone manufacturers have been chasing various ways of reducing the bezels, thus increasing the screen ratio.
We have seen the iPhone X-styled screen notch, water drop notch, punch-hole design and then the sliding and pop-up camera design which ensures a notch-less design. Sharp has released a new design style on its latest flagship Snapdragon 855-powered AQUOS R. Sharp Aquos R3 features a waterdrop notch at the top holding a selfie camera and at the bottom a wider notch which forms part of an oblong-shaped front stereo speaker design. The speaker utilizes Dolby Atmos sound technology.
Sharp has for quite some time been utilizing the notch design on its phones even before they became trendy. Thus, the company could be regarded as a pioneer of the design style. The screen ratio of the device wasn’t revealed but the device has a sizeable amount of bezel at the bottom edge despite the bottom notch. The gadget even appears to have a second speaker at the top edge meaning the sound output will be breathtaking.
As for the detail, Sharp Aquos R3 highlights a 6.2-inch Pro IGZO LCD screen likely with FHD+ resolution. The device powered by the most recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, paired with 6GB of RAM while there is 128GB of internal storage onboard. Under the hood is a 3200mAh battery with 11W quick charge support. On the camera end, the Aquos R3 packs a dual camera setup at the back made up of a 12.2 MP + 20MP sensors with 125° super wide-angle shooting. While for selfies, there is a 16.3 MP camera housed in the waterdrop notch. The gadget has a body thickness of 8.9mm and weighs 185g.
Sharp is yet to reveal the Aquos R3 pricing and availability details. We’ll keep you posted when the details emerge.
