Since the era of bezel-less phones, we have seen OEMs adopt various design styles ranging from the iPhone X-styled notch, water drop notch, punch-hole, pop-up and sliding design, aimed at reducing the display bezels. The main goal is to increase the screen-to-body ratio and thus give users better user experiences. Even before notch-screen design became a trend, Sharp has long been using the design on its phones. We recently received rumours that the Japanese display giant is planning to implement a dual notch design on its upcoming phone. The rumours turned out to be true as Sharp has launched the Aquos R3 sporting dual notches at the top and bottom of the display.

Sharp Aquos R3 comes with all the dressings of a flagship phone and even more. This is the first phone we’ll be meeting with such a design. Critically analysing the display design, you’ll see there is a waterdrop notch at the top housing the selfie camera and a wider one at the bottom aspect. We can’t say for sure why Sharp opted for such a strange design. Even though some might find it interesting, we doubt if proponents of retaining the symmetrical design of phones will smile at this one. The bottom notch seems to have offered Sharp the space to cram a front-facing stereo speaker on the device. This is one design we have missed on smartphones as you won’t have to the back of your mobile phone to listen to music blasting from the speakers. The device even seems to have a second speaker at the top edge meaning the sound output will be spectacular. The speaker uses Dolby Atmos surround sound technology.

As for the specification, Sharp Aquos R3 features a 6.2-inch Pro IGZO LCD display and is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset. The phone comes in 6GB+128GB memory combination.  Under the hood is a 3200mAh battery with support for 11W fast charge. On the camera end, there is a single 16.3 MP camera house in the waterdrop notch up at the front. The device packs a dual camera setup at the rear made up of a 12.2 MP + 20MP sensors. The rear camera supports 125° super wide-angle shooting. The device has a body thickness 8.9mm and weighs 185g.

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　　Sharp is yet to release the Aquos R3 price and release itinerary. We’ll update you with more information as they drop.

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