Created: 27 July 2023 · Last edited: 27 September 2026

Alongside the Aquos R7s flagship, Sharp Indonesia are also launching a mid-range phone called Aquos V7 Plus, model number SH-C06. This appears to be the successor to last year's Aquos V6, which came in two versions: the V6 and the V6 Plus. The 2023 model is only available under the V7 Plus name, although two versions will be sold.

The Aquos V7 Plus is based on the TCL 40 SE, developed by TCL Communication Technology Holdings but sold with the Sharp trademark.

Indeed, the Aquos V7 Plus looks like the identical twin of the TCL 40 SE, the only visible difference on the back of the phone being the Aquos logo in the middle and the Sharp logo at the bottom centre.

The Aquos V7 Plus is built on the MediaTek Helio G37 platform, which has four 2.3 GHz cores and four 1.8 GHz cores. Two variants are available: one with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of onboard storage, and another with 6 GB of RAM and 256 GB of onboard storage. Both support microSDXC cards of up to 1 TB.

The 6.74-inch display is... an IPS LCD built by, well, not Sharp. It has the humble 1600 x 720 pixels resolution – but features an adaptive 60–90 Hz display refresh rate. The display is protected by 2.5D glass.

The phone comes with a triple-sensor camera: a 50 MP main, a 2 MP macro, and a 2 MP depth camera. The front-facing camera has an 8 MP sensor. No details have been announced, but since the setup is the same as on the TCL 40 SE, they must be the same: the main sensor has an aperture of f/1.8, a 26 mm focal length (wide-angle), 0.7 µm pixels, and phase-detection autofocus (PDAF). The two 2 MP sensors have f/2.4 apertures. The phone can record Full HD (1080p) videos. The selfie camera has an aperture of f/2.0, a 26 mm focal length (wide-angle), a 1/4" sensor, and 1.12 µm pixels.

Looks like the only Sharp thing in this phone (other than the logo) is the AI Live Shutter, which will intelligently extract images and short video sequences from the video you are currently shooting to build its own AI video clip.

Sound-wise, the Aquos V7 Plus has dual speakers – the flagship Aquos R7s doesn't!

Security-wise, the phone offers a fingerprint sensor mounted on the side.

It supports all positioning systems: dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS.

The Aquos V7 Plus will be offered in grey or blue.

It measures 167.91 x 76.5 x 8.45 mm and weighs 190 grams. The housing is made of polycarbonate.