AQUOS R9 Pro - So Good... And So Bad!

The Sharp Aquos R9 Pro has some of the best specs on any phone... sadly, the execution lacks a lot to be desired.

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[mokisan]

Thank you so much for covering this phone!! You are probably the only English speaking youtuber covering it and also it means great for a review to come from you 😊

[CarlosGuzmanjp]

I used to buy only Sharp phones during my almost 15 years living in Japan. Great to see they are still doing their best to come up with innovative products!

[troycampbell]

I'm surprised that this brand is still around because no tech reviewer talks about it. You are the first reviewer to mention it

[figu]

I love that your covering this phone. I am watching on my leica leitz phone 1 which is basically an r7. Love this channel.

[mtadc]

AD, so glad you did this review.

Would be amazing if you reviewed the Leica Leitz Phone 3 since literally no one has reviewed it and I’m curious about its cameras!

[kavelab]

The Display is actually not "240Hz". The refresh rate itself is 120Hz, it just uses so called black frame insertion at double the frame rate to make motion appear clearer and to just reduce motion blur in general.

If you turn on the Android FPS-Counter, it will show 120, not 240.

[lfthbtcjogidjhajlniooj]

Great review. Just bought one after watching this review. Great advice.

[shahidnew]

really love you guy. true gentle man. a great review time well spend. Great work keep it up

[itsmepickles]

As someone else has stated this has a 8s Gen 3 which is a bit behind the 8 Gen 3. They shouldn't have really released an 8s as I think it confuses people. But yea for that price it should have been an 8 elite

[laurentm]

Thanks a lot for being the first non-Asian based to review this sharp R9pro. I am looking to change my find X3pro next week for CNY I am leaving for Singapore. I wanted to upgrade to the find X8pro, so I expected a review for this sharp, knowing already that the camera was a bit shaky (Japanese review 2 months ago) and they didn't fix it via update. It's a bit like a Xiaomi 14 ultra with a top main sensor but below for other specs. So I wasn't sure about getting the sharp R9pro, the Xiaomi 14 ultra, the Magic 7pro or the findX8 pro because I can get their global versions locally here. And now I am confused lol 😅
Nevertheless, I am surprised by the price for the Sharp R9 pro (global) because In Singapore I can get it for 750 GBP (Sharp Store official), and now the Xiaomi 14 ultra (global) for 840 GBP while for the honor and the oppo, your prices are good, especially for Someone based in the UK (people should be happy to have you there 👍). Thank you/ Merci

[joelconolly]

I've watched a Sharp Aquos R9 Pro vs Xperia 1 VI review from a Japanese YouTuber. It's also behind the Xperia by a lot even with the great sensor. Just goes to show processing also matters in a smartphone. Maybe that's where the Sharp should focus next.

[firasalatiyat]

It does NOT even have 8 Gen 3, it has the 8s Gen 3 processor, which is behind in performance. Sharp is way off with their pricing!

[samanthamarasca]

Great video Mike! That's a thick boy! Interested to see how they sell in Japan, feels like a similar to sell to the Sony V series, a very targeted audience

[MartyJones]

Picked up this phone last month as I can't resist trying out new tech, expected to be using it literally a week and then shoving it on eBay but so far I've been that impressed I'm still using it now 😂 now don't get me wrong it's not as good as my old oppo find x7 ultra however I find the camera performs very well and the flat screen OLED is probably one of the most stunning Ive ever used!

Why didn't they bloody shove the 8 gen 3 in here rather than the 8s though mate?!

Btw been watching you for a long time so decided to join the membership club! Your advice has saved me a lot of money....and possibly made me spend it also plenty of times 😂 so made sense 😎

[paulsotoy]

Thanks Dad, always love unique phones

[redstang]

Agree with you mike, its a cool device for sure but at that price point its just too limited in areas that it absolutely shouldn't be

[davidgibson]

One quick question (and great to see you covering this phone, I have the R7!) - does this Japanese International version come with the 4g bands needed (especially I think the band 20?) for the UK, as sharps website is pretty confusing with regards which versions come with which bands!

Even at the price I would be tempted if so, I found the Aquos I had quite charming in its way!

[therepearblack]

Oh nice, first person has the sharp Aquos R9 Pro 🔥

I've been looking for this phone on online sites and couldn't find it

[johansanjaya]

Wow i never though non asian tech reviewer talk about this phone. Keep up sir👏
Same in my country Indonesia, very few tech reviewer talk about this phone, even pro photographer who talk about this phone and it's amazing
Because of price and spec this phone has limited market share. But at least in my country it has charger set, case, screenprotector, earphone, usb c adapter include in product. And because it's antimainstream brand, i bought R9 series😁

[MrHarvenator]

Great review! Such a shame this phone is overpriced we need more competitors in the market and any Japanese brand is more than welcome in my book but it has to be attractive for the average consumer Japan used to make the most mouth drooling tech in the past I sincerely hope to find their mojo back! And for any manufacturer out there, put the charger in the box! Consumer are growing tired of being scammed it is proven over and over again that buying a separate charger creates a bigger footprint on the environment! Extra Packaging, extra delivery costs we might be dumb but not stupid😉