AQUOS sense3 plus sound / sense3 plus
au, Rakuten Mobile, SoftBank, SIM-free
Created: 26 September 2019 · Last edited: 24 September 2026
The AQUOS sense3 plus is the bigger version of the sense3. It 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 has a greater resolution: 2220 x 1080 px. The display is an IGZO but not the 120 Hz type found on the flagship devices. Still, it equals or beats any other manufacturer's display in terms of energy-saving and sensitivity. The now standard Rich Color Technology Mobile found in Aquos TVs is used to ensure bright and colourful images.
To further enhance viewing experience, Dolby Atmos®-compatible stereo speakers for Hi-Res audio have been installed on the device, one on the top edge and one on the bottom.
A mid-range device after all, the Aquos sense3 plus is powered by a Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor and has 6 GB of operating memory. There's plenty of onboard storage with 64 or 128 GB ROM options.
This is Sharp's first non-flagship phone to feature two rear cameras: one "standard" 12.2-megapixel camera with aperture size of f/1.8 and 76° focal length, high-speed auto-focus, electronic image stabilisation and subject-blur correction capability. The second camera has a 13.1-megapixel super-wide-angle (123°) sensor with f/2.4 aperture, electronic image stabilisation, subject-blur correction. Both cameras can create Sharp's last year's flagship innovation, AI Live Story, where the artificial intelligence image processor automatically composes a short video clip of the best frames captured while shooting.
Selfie-maniacs don't have much to drool over: the inner camera has an 8-megapixel sensor that is wide-angle (80°) and has an f/2.2 aperture size.
The AQUOS sense3 plus is water-resistant and dust-resistant but, unfortunately, impact-resistance, which is available on the "smaller" AQUOS sense3, is missing – which is silly.
Connectivity-wise, the Aquos sense3 plus has everything you could want: support for all Wi-Fi speed standards (a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0, Osaifu-keitai/NFC, face authentication, fingerprint authentication.
This is a rather tall phone, measuring 160 x 75 x 8.7 mm (H x W x D), and not particularly light-weight with its 175 grams.
It is initially released running Android 9.0 and Sharp guarantees two OS upgrades over the course of two years.
Specifications
- Display: 6.0 inches, 2220 × 1080 px — IGZO LCD
- CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (SDM636) — 4 × 1.8 GHz + 4 × 1.6 GHz
- Rear camera:
- 12.2 MP CMOS, Full-pixel PDAF, EIS, HDR, f/1.8, 76° wide-angle + 13.1 MP CMOS, EIS, HDR, f/2.4, 123° ultra-wide-angle)
- 2160p @ 30 fps, EIS
- Front-facing camera:
- 8 MP CMOS, f/2.2, 80° wide-angle
- 1080p @ 30 fps
- Battery: 4000 mAh (non-removable)
- Operating system: Android
- OS version at launch: 9.0
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AQUOS
sense3 plus sound
SHV46
- Waterproofing: IPX5/IPX8
- Dustproofing: IP6X
- Operating memory (RAM): 6 GB
- Built-in storage memory: 64 GB
- External storage: microSDXC, 512 GB
- The OS received an upgrade to version 10 on 9 June 2020.
- The OS received an upgrade to version 11 on 16 July 2021.
Emphasising that it is great for video and music, Japanese operator AU by KDDI has decided to affix the word "sound" to the device name, which now reads Aquos sense 3 plus sound, designated SHV46.
The SHV46 is sold bundled with aptX HD compatible wireless headphones made by Pioneer.
The AU colour variations for the AQUOS sense3 plus sound SHV46 are: Classic Blue and White.
AQUOS
sense3 plus
SH-RM11
- Waterproofing: IPX5/IPX8
- Dustproofing: IP6X
- Operating memory (RAM): 6 GB
- Built-in storage memory: 64 GB
- External storage: microSDXC, 512 GB
- The OS received an upgrade to version 10 on 1 July 2020.
- The OS received an upgrade to version 11 on 17 August 2021.
Rakuten Mobile's version of the AQUOS sense3 plus (SH-RM11) supports the following radio frequencies:
- LTE (FDD): 2100 (B1) / 1900 (B2) / 1800 (B3) / 1700 (B4) / 900 (B8) / 850 (B5) / 800 (B18 / B19) / 700 (B12 / B17) MHz
- LTE (TDD): 2500 (B41) MHz
- W-CDMA: 2100 (I) / 1900 (II) / 1700 (IV) / 900 (VIII) / 850 (V) / 800 (VI / XIX) MHz
- GSM: 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz
The colour variations for the Aquos sense3 plus on Rakuten Mobile are: Moon Blue, Black, and White.
AQUOS
sense3 plus
901SH
- Waterproofing: IPX5/IPX8
- Dustproofing: IP6X
- Operating memory (RAM): 6 GB
- Built-in storage memory: 128 GB
- External storage: microSDXC, 512 GB
- The OS received an upgrade to version 10 on 27 July 2020.
- The OS received an upgrade to version 11 on 7 July 2021.
SoftBank's 901SH is offered with 128 GB onboard storage (all others, except the SIM-free version, have 64 GB).
The AQUOS sense3 plus on SoftBank supports the following radio frequencies:
- LTE (FDD): 2100 (B1) / 1900 (B2) / 1800 (B3) / 1700 (B4) / 900 (B8) / 850 (B5) / 800 (B18 / B19) / 700 (B12 / B17 / B28) MHz
- LTE (TDD): 2500 (B41 / AXGP) MHz
- W-CDMA: 2100 (I) / 1900 (II) / 1700 (IV) / 900 (VIII) / 850 (V) / 800 (VI / XIX) MHz
- GSM: 1900 / 1800 / 900 / 850 MHz
The colour variations for the 901SH are: moon blue, black, white, and pink (the last one is limited to SoftBank).
AQUOS
sense3 plus
SH-M11
- Waterproofing: IPX5/IPX8
- Dustproofing: IP6X
- Operating memory (RAM): 6 GB
- Built-in storage memory: 128 GB
- External storage: microSDXC, 512 GB
- The OS received an upgrade to version 10 on 13 July 2020.
- The OS received an upgrade to version 11 on 17 August 2021.
The SIM-free version of the AQUOS sense3 plus, designated SH-M11, is the first phone Sharp release in Japan that supports two SIM cards (DSDV-compatible), both LTE-enabled. In addition, the sXGP standard is implemented to ensure high security and stable network communication, making it the ideal phone for corporate use (Android Enterprise Recommended).
It is also one of only two variants (along with SoftBank's 901SH) to come with 128 GB of onboard storage.
Supported radio frequencies include:
- LTE: Band 1 (2.0 GHz) / Band 3 (1.7 GHz) / Band 5 (850 MHz) / Band 8 (900 MHz) / Band 12 (700 MHz) / Band 17 (700 MHz) / Band 18 (800 MHz) / Band 19 (800 MHz) / Band 39 (1.9 GHz) / Band 41 (2.5 GHz)
- 3G: Band 1 (2.0 GHz) / Band 5 (850 MHz) / Band 6 (800 MHz) / Band 8 (900 MHz) / Band 19 (800 MHz)
- GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
The SH-M11 is offered in the standard colours all other carriers have: Moon Blue, Black, or White.