There is another phone with the new giant 1-inch Sony camera sensor, and it’s not Chinese
In our Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra comparison we found that the exclusive Sony IMX989 sensor with a gigantic one-inch size is a match for Samsung’s finest when it comes to the main camera kit as, albeit with a smaller resolution than the 108MP Samsung sensor, it comes with much larger pixels able to collect more light at night.
Thanks to its unique IGZO display technology, Sharp has been doing cool things with “all-screen” designs and 120 Hz screen refresh rates years before anyone else. The inconspicuously named SH-01 was part of the winter crop in 2015 and it was perhaps the first phone to sport a display with such a high refresh rate.
The Aquos R6 was the first modern handset with a humongous 1″ camera sensor in 2021, and it seems that the Aquos R7 has been the first with Sony’s new IMX989 1-incher released before the Xiaomi 12S Ultra made the tape.
Not only that but the Aquos R7 sports 240Hz adaptive display refresh rate and record 2,000 nits of peak brightness from the IGZO panel. Well done, Sharp, keep’em coming and do global releases!