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Sharp AQUOS R9
Sharp's AQUOS R9 pairs a 6.5-inch Pro IGZO OLED display (1-240Hz, 2,000-nit peak) with a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset, 12GB RAM, and a Leica-supervised 50.3MP main camera with optical stabilization. It has a 5,000mAh battery and IPX8/IP6X protection, and went on sale July 12, 2024 in Japan; Sharp also planned Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia.
Pros
- 6.5-inch Pro IGZO OLED with a 1-240Hz variable refresh rate (240Hz is achieved with black-frame insertion in supported apps), 2,000-nit peak brightness and 1,500 nits at full white
- Leica-supervised 50.3MP main camera with a 1/1.55-inch sensor and optical stabilization, plus a 50.3MP ultra-wide and a 50.3MP front camera
- 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB UFS 4.0 storage, microSD support up to 1TB, and vapor chamber cooling
- IPX5/IPX8 water and IP6X dust resistance with MIL-STD-810G shock rating, at 195g and 8.9mm thick
- Ships with Android 14 and a pledge of up to 3 major OS updates and 5 years of security updates
Cons
- No wireless charging and no 3.5mm headphone jack
- Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 sits below the Snapdragon 8-series chips of earlier AQUOS R models; in review testing Geekbench 6 gave 1,850 single-core and 5,068 multi-core
- No telephoto camera: the rear has only a main and an ultra-wide lens
- Sold only in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia per Sharp's announcement, with no official US price
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Sharp AQUOS R9
Display
- Screen size
- 6.5 ″
- Panel type
- Pro IGZO OLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2340
- Pixel density
- 396 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 240 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 2,000 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,850Top 38%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 5,068Top 37%
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 4.0
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 50 MP
- Max video
- 4K
- Front camera
- 50 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Wireless charging
- 0 W
Design
- Weight
- 195 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 14
- OS update pledge
- 3 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Sharp AQUOS R9 good in 2026?
The Sharp AQUOS R9 earns an Inno Score of 54.3/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Sharp's AQUOS R9 pairs a 6.5-inch Pro IGZO OLED display (1-240Hz, 2,000-nit peak) with a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chipset, 12GB RAM, and a Leica-supervised 50.3MP main camera with optical stabilization. It has a 5,000mAh battery and IPX8/IP6X protection, and went on sale July 12, 2024 in Japan; Sharp also planned Taiwan, Singapore and Indonesia.
What are the key specs of the Sharp AQUOS R9?
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 · Screen size: 6.5 ″ · Capacity: 5,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Sharp AQUOS R9?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are OnePlus Nord CE5, Infinix Note 60, Xiaomi 13T — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
