Last updated: 25 June 2020 – 06:33
Japanese carrier AU by KDDI is the first of the major three to announce the Aquos sense3 in its Winter 2019 collection, under the model name SHV45. Read below to see that it is almost the same as the Rakuten Aquos sense3 lite variant but better in certain respects.
The SHV45 is also available on AU's subsidiary UQ Communications.
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Last updated: 7 October 2019 – 15:12
SoftBank and their subsidiary Y!Mobile have just announced the next iteration in the Android One series, the Sharp Android One S7, to start selling after mid-December 2019.
This is, as the model line suggest, a mid-range device powered by a Snapdragon 630 processor. But for the first time in their mid-range series Sharp are installing LPDDR4x...
Last updated: 1 July 2020 – 12:20
The Aquos sense3 plus was announced officially on 25 September, and will start selling in December 2019. It will be offered by Rakuten Mobile, Softbank, and AU.
The Aquos sense3 plus is slightly larger than the Aquos sense3 lite – adding half an inch to its 5.5" display, and a greater resolution of course:...
Last updated: 7 September 2019 – 10:23
Japanese virtual mobile operator Rakuten is the first to introduce the new mid-range phone of the Aquos sense line: Aquos sense3 lite, SH-RM12. It comes with the impressive promise of "1 week battery life", which is possible thanks to the huge battery savings only an IGZO display can offer.
It's as yet unclear...
Last updated: 23 January 2020 – 10:15
AU by KDDI is the second Japanese carrier to officially announce the new Aquos R3 for the Summer 2019 collection. The model name is SHV44.
The Aquos R3 comes with a new 5th-generation IGZO display and a new (finally) camera sensor.
There is no surprise in the design, however: the Aquos...
Last updated: 3 February 2020 – 08:50
Softbank is the first Japanese carrier to officially release the new Aquos R3 in their Summer 2019 collection, just two days after Sharp's announcement. The phone will start selling in late May.
The Aquos R3 (808SH) comes with a new 5th-generation IGZO display and a new (finally) camera sensor.
There...
Last updated: 23 March 2020 – 07:27
Behold! the new Aquos R3 has now arrived – with a new 5th-generation IGZO display and a new (finally) camera sensor. On Docomo, it is offered under the model name SH-04L.
There is no surprise in the design, however: the Aquos R3 is simply a larger version of last year's Aquos R2 compact. The dual-notch...
Last updated: 22 April 2020 – 08:29
Starting 9 April 2019, Sharp will be selling a SIM-free version of the Aquos zero, code-named SH-M10.
Even six months after the original announcement, the Aquos zero continues to be the world's lightest smartphone having a screen of 6 inches or more, weighing 146 grams. For comparison, the 5.8-inch...
Last updated: 22 April 2020 – 08:11
The SIM-free version of the Aquos R2 compact has now been offically announced, with sales starting 21 February 2019.
The only difference between the Softbank version (803SH) is the colour options, limited as usual: deep white and pure black.
The Aquos R2 compact has the world's first double-notch display and...
Last updated: 26 January 2019 – 09:14
The Aquos Mobile 3 is Sharp's next iteration of the traditional foldable keitai for Softbank and its subsidiary Y!Mobile, where it's sold under the 806SH name. In fact this phone is identical to the SH-02L released on Docomo in mid-October 2018, only the Softbank/Y!Mobile version will reach stores in mid-April 2019.
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