Not just Xiaomi: Sharp AQUOS R11 is official with Leica cameras

The Japanese company has announced the new Sharp AQUOS R11, its latest flagship. Do not expect top-of-the-line specs with the latest Snapdragon flagship: the company has chosen a different approach, focusing on a balanced technical package, a high-end display, and a camera system developed in collaboration with Leica. No, Xiaomi is not the only brand working with the well-known German brand!

Sharp AQUOS R11: everything you need to know about technical specifications, price and release

The aesthetics are crafted in collaboration with the Japanese designer Miyake: the device features a circular camera module not perfectly spherical, with a large LED flash (which also serves as ambient lighting) and three elegant color options (blue, ivory and terracotta).

The front section hosts a Pro IGZO OLED display of 6.5″ diagonal, with Full HD resolution and a refresh rate of 240 Hz – with LTPO technology. Peak brightness is 3,600 nits while the 50.3 MP selfie camera is housed in a central hole. The device features symmetric bezels of 1.3 mm thickness.

Similar to Xiaomi smartphones, the new Sharp AQUOS R11 is equipped with Leica optics (Hektor series): this isn’t the first time, indeed the collaboration between the two brands has been going on for a long time, well before Lei Jun’s company entry onto the scene.

The main sensor of 50.3 MP is equipped with optical stabilization and is accompanied by a 50.3 MP ultra-wide (FOV of 122°) and a telephoto with 2.9X zoom (and OIS). There is also a 14-channel multispectral sensor for color fidelity.

As you can easily guess, the new AQUOS sits in the high-end segment, without going overboard: the onboard chipset is the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 while on the battery life side we have a 5,100 mAh unit with support for wired charging at 36W.

The price starts from 162,470 yen, about €874 at the current exchange rate. As with the rest of Sharp’s flagship devices, they are designed for the Japanese market and will hardly find a place in our latitudes.

Sharp AQUOS R11 – Scheda tecnica

• Dimensions and weight: 156 x 74 x 8.9 mm, 195 grams
• Colors: Blue, Ivory, Terracotta
• Certification: IP68/IP69, MIL-STD-810G
• Display: Flat Pro IGZO OLED 6.5″ Full HD (2340 x 1080 px), LTPO refresh rate 240 Hz, peak brightness 3,560 nit and HBM 1,800 nit, Gorilla Glass Victus 2
• Security: under-display fingerprint reader (optical)
• Liquid cooling with vapor chamber
• SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 4 nm TSMC
• CPU: octa-core
  • 1 x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
  • 3 x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-A720
  • 2 x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
  • 2 x 2.02 GHz – Cortex-A720
• GPU: Adreno 825
• RAM: 12 GB LPDDR5X
• Storage: 256/512 GB UFS 4.1 non expandable
• Battery: 5,100 mAh
• Charging: 36W
• Camera: triple 50.3 + 50.3 + 38.5 MP (f/1.8-2.2-2.4) with OIS, 122° ultra-wide and telephoto with OIS and 2.9X zoom + 14-channel multispectral sensor | Leica Hektor optics
• Selfie camera: 50.3 MP (f/2.2)
• Connectivity and other: Dual SIM 5G, eSIM, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, GPS, stereo speaker, USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, DisplayPort v1.4
• Operating system: Android 16 with AQUOS UX