Sharp has announced the Aquos R7, the company’s premier smartphone for 2022, which features a massive 1-inch camera that’s as technically impressive as it is eye-catching. The massive back camera is a 47.2-megapixel Leica Summicron lens that has an f/1.9 aperture. Its focal length of 19mm allows it to absorb 1.8x more light than Sharp’s previous 1-inch camera featured on the Aquos R6, making it one of the best mobile cameras on the market.
If you’re not familiar with Sharp as a company or any of its products, you’re not alone. Sharp is a rather niche smartphone producer that usually launches its devices exclusively in Japan and the Aquos R7 doesn’t appear to be an exception.
Although a launch outside of Sharp’s home region isn’t likely, the R7 is still a sight to behold. The 1-inch camera on its backside has a lot of power behind it, allowing owners to be able to snap pictures in 8K resolution.
Unfortunately for those in Japan looking to pick it up, the Aquos R7 only offers 256GB of internal storage according to GSM Arena‘s specs breakdown of the phone. This means that the R7 won’t be able to hold a whole lot of ultra-high-res images before filling up, so owners will need to get an external hard drive or two for storage purposes.
While not entirely practical due to the storage constraints, the R7 is still an interesting piece of tech because it showcases where mobile phones’ cameras might be headed in the coming years as they continue to innovate. Sharp certainly isn’t the first phone manufacturer to feature devices that record 8K footage with the Samsung S20 series beating it to the punch, but it does show that there’s a market for phones that feature extremely high-quality cameras.
Obviously, these features don’t necessarily matter to phone owners who don’t make the most out of their cameras, but if Sharp were to release the R7 worldwide, it could open the door for even more affordable high-quality cameras to get in the hands of photographers. That said, camera lovers shouldn’t hold their breath as Sharp rarely launches its phones outside of Asia.
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The benefits you choose vary from streaming and gaming to food delivery, AI, satellite service, and phone discounts. But if you are satisfied with your existing plan, you can keep it.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.