the sense8's screen is infamous for having green screen issues (on top of being a bad screen in general), I really hoped they fixed the screen durability in sense9
I have Sense8 in Indonesia, it's very satisfying to use daily. To see Sense9 now is really getting much improvement.. from front and wide camera better, punch hole display and pro igzo not only igzo, stereo speaker, fast charging, just wow
Actually full aluminum phone chassis has a big flaw and that's when the battery age and gets swollen it can't push the back so it pushes the screen and it make the touching and scrolling experience a disaster with a lot of accidental touches
Amazing video ! I like small and especially light weight phones close to 150 grams mark. I had Sony xz1 compact from 2017 that i adore. I don't like iPhones except for their cameras but I became a fan of the 140 gram iPhone 12 &13 mini . The only dealbreaker here for me is that sharp removed headphone jack along with Sd card. Sony again has started to release awesome phones with headphone jack recently.
Be thankful thry have that slot for sd coz S23 sucks they only make it dual sim no sd slot,and with the same tray minus the fingernail cleft(htc used to have it)
@@13galaxy its good if you dont use 240hz but it heats bcz of the 8gen1 but still i got it under 20000taka converting to 226 dollers so its except able (sorry for bad English)
8:25 I apologize for asking bc im not from Singapore, but what other phones can you get in Singapore for 599 SGD? because 7 million Rupiah for the sense9 seems ridiculously overpriced when there's already stuff like Xiaomi 14T or Vivo V40....
@@13galaxyI doubt so, Australian law now mandates phones not certified by AU networks to be completely blocked. I doubt sharp applied to get their phones certified Hugh Jeffries has a video on this.
Sharp should have 2 Options: 12GB, 16GB, 256GB/512GB + MicroSDXC, Not 1 TB (Expensive Storage) Mid-Range: Rival Vivo Y200GT (Gaming), Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Flagship-Low: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Rival Redmi K70 Pro Not 8 Elite: Rival Vivo X200 Serie or Mi 15, Very High Price Android 15, AI Assistant All-New Technology - Mid-Range: $340 - Flagship-Low: $499-$579 For 2025, Ford Strategy: Not High Flagship: Under 1 year Technology, Low Price High: 10 Automatic Low: 8 Automatic Low-High: 9-Automatic Budget: 6-Manual or 7-CVT
166g isn't "really, really lightweight." It's normal weight. Nexus 5X was 136g. iPhone Mini was 135g. Pixel 5 was 150g. Let's stop normalizing 200+g bricks.
Whoever is complaining about weight on a phone may need to go and tote an actual brick around before comparing a phone to one, people that make that case probably have never touched a brick in their entire lives nor done any manual work, phones are light in weight.
Im a phone guy too and I have been really curious on the new Sharps. Especially the Sense9 and the R9 Pro. Hard to find a review thats not in Japanese. I also see a humble Singaporean startup TH-camr and I'm subbed! Assuming you probably purchased the phone with your own money, I really applaud your dedication. All the best in your TH-cam career and look forward to future videos!
haha, thanks for the support! I think this is one of two or three English reviews of this phone on TH-cam. personally, I'd love to review the R9 Pro if Sharp returns my emails.
wait i didn't comment the first time i thought i did
absolute cinema
absolute cinema
It may be small, but i'm sure it has a nice personality
it's got 3 android updates worth of personality
Small? Nah bro that's average
Have you not made this video, i wouldnt have known this exists! Kudos to you! I like how you made this video! more power to you!
I think I'm probably one of two english language reviews of this phone, haha. thanks!
Extremely happy to see full aluminium builds again FINALLY
this and the oneplus nord 4, great aluminium builds
@13galaxy yup although the nord 4 still ovetheats which shows extremely bad design. How can an all metal build phone overheat like that?
6:23 *When they still made smol zenfones
Because sadly the new zenfone is just a watered down ROG
😔
I cracked my knuckles to this video
knuckles: cracked
Where's sonic?
@AGNDoesTech busy making sonic 3
i just did too
Meto.
i recently visited Japan and checked out the phone at one of the phone stores while I was there, definitely looks like an interesting budget phone
I didn't know Sharp make cellphones, and I really like the design of this phone 👌🏻
it's a very interesting design!
I wish i could see Sharp phones in european market, although im not sure how good they are with their software support
apparently this sense9 has 3 years of os updates, but I'm not sure.
I have the sense8. Overall its a great compact phone. But i do regret the igzo panel.
the sense8's screen is infamous for having green screen issues (on top of being a bad screen in general), I really hoped they fixed the screen durability in sense9
I have an Aquos sense 7 plus and I can tell there has been improvements made to the color accuracy and no more subtle backlight bleeding in the dark
I hope so too.
just like Samsung king of gréen lines
maybe sharp buying display from Samsung
@@GameC3nt if that's true that's kinda sad. Like, they made TVs surely display is one of their strongest suits?
@@GameC3nt sharp actually makes its own OLEDs for mobile, although I haven't seen them being used by other brands afaik.
I have Sense8 in Indonesia, it's very satisfying to use daily. To see Sense9 now is really getting much improvement.. from front and wide camera better, punch hole display and pro igzo not only igzo, stereo speaker, fast charging, just wow
I mean, it is a decent phone, and it's nice to see sharp phone users out in the wild!
@@13galaxyreally want to upgrade from Sense8, just perfect improvement but sense9 is not launched yet in indonesia.
Igzo display are great but 1 thing I notice dead touch show up after few years of usage
I own several sharp Aquos phone I just unlucky.
ouch. I'll have to use and see.
Some of my sharp phones in my collection did acquire this problem, although to be fair it only happened several years after they were brand new
A gem of a video
Great production for such a small channel! :0
Build quality and color looks solid
yea. it's very well-built. also loving the colour.
Great review bud!
thanks, man! appreciate you!
Actually full aluminum phone chassis has a big flaw and that's when the battery age and gets swollen it can't push the back so it pushes the screen and it make the touching and scrolling experience a disaster with a lot of accidental touches
ah, that's true.
I also love “compacter” phones. just found you, awesome video. keep up the good work:)
holy shit, thanks so much!
also, +1 on "compacter" phones, I'm stealing that.
That's a really clean video and a gorgeous phone. 😁
Your video are great and really well made kudos 👏
thank you so much!
My dream phone is an android phone with small screen and great performance. This is sooo great! ❤
well, performance isn't great, but it's good enough! also, love the size.
does it include any phone cover in the box? thx
yep, comes with a clear case!
I would not call a base iPhone tiny 😭
coming from a big phone, this is tiny to me 😭
@@13galaxyeven the mini is not a tiny iPhone. The first gen SE is a tiny phone. 😅
@RideOnTimePH the 2G is a TINY phone 😭
@@RideOnTimePHYou have small hands? Because even if iPhone's and S series base models are big for you... Heck, even the iPhone Mini TOO?
I have own many Sharp phones and the sense Series up to Sense6.
It's just the Japan phones are tuned softly by design.
To avoid sodcasting?
Very nice video, bro!!! Very informative and concise, I subscribed right away! I am just wondering, is this video filmed with an iPhone?
yep, it's shot on iPhone Xs! thanks for your feedback!
May I know how does PS2 emulation via AetherSX2 run on this phone? That's a really nice phone, let me check how much does it retail in Singapore
Amazing video ! I like small and especially light weight phones close to 150 grams mark. I had Sony xz1 compact from 2017 that i adore. I don't like iPhones except for their cameras but I became a fan of the 140 gram iPhone 12 &13 mini . The only dealbreaker here for me is that sharp removed headphone jack along with Sd card. Sony again has started to release awesome phones with headphone jack recently.
thanks! personally I did love the iPhone minis myself!
I'm fine with no headphone jack, but having microSD support is pretty good to see on this phone
Sense 9 does have microsd card but no 3.5mm. the predecessor sense 8 has both but comes with thicker bezels
I wish SHARP would sell their phones more gloibally....
same 😔
I really love sharp phones, especially that IGZO display it's so amazing you got to try.
Can't wait to buy these for 50-60% less value in a year or two in my country
You're from Pakistan?
Nice small phone at 166g, we really need more phones like this in the global market
Thanks for the video!
Hope u can review r9.
if sharp doesn't ghost me again! haha
I need to save $ first- maybe by then the R10 will come
@@13galaxy maybe they can send u sense8?
i wonder the actual difference between these two.
Since s7 gen2 just a overclocked 6 gen 1 anyway.
Anyway the R9 has much less shutter lag than the sense 9
Does it have wireless charging?
it's an aluminium unibody, so there's no wireless charging.
@@13galaxyThe pixel 5 had an aluminium body with a cutout to fit the wireless charging coil.
@AGNDoesTech but that had a powder coat over it that allowed that, this is straight up aluminium.
@@13galaxy powder coat as in like that PCB marker pen making the route for the MagSafe?
man when did small phones become 6.1 inches though... 😕
I wish small phones were still 5.5", but no one makes small phones like those anymore :(
@@13galaxy yeah, small phones have faded
truly the end of an era
Wiw I can't believe you have less than a thousand subs? Damm good video, thank you.
haha, thanks! just building my way up!
It looks like the aquos R5G from 2020 beats it in benchmarks
Is there "OEM unlcoking" option in developper options ? for bootloader unlocking
yowch. anyway, yes. oem unlocking is enabled on the sense9
@13galaxy oh that's pretty good, I'd go for the regular R9 if I had to pick an aquos phone
those aluminium body are super slippery tho, not mention the hurt when it fell into your face
I mean, better aluminium than stainless steel and glass, right?
Plus you can buy a grippier case if you need to
Nice
1:06 funny haha
to be fair, it really isn't sharp! haha
does this phone have dual speaker?
technically, yes, but the stereo imaging is quite poor. the earpiece speaker is a lot softer than the main speaker
@13galaxy ah thanks bro, btw i enjoyed this review, you got yourself a subscriber
@monkeyglory2905 thanks! much appreciate you!
*puns lol perfect*
perfectly sharp
6:27 you could say the same about the Xperia 5v
yeah, true
Lol not bad a 25/30w free charger brick. Something samsung been milking lately
👍👍👍
Wonder if it was also a tcl rebadge
No it's not. But some of Sharp's lowest end ones are, such as the Aquos V6
@AGNDoesTech yeah too bad it's a TCL
Headache when U buy parts like batt, they're so uncommon those two in my place
this one isn't.
Be thankful thry have that slot for sd coz S23 sucks they only make it dual sim no sd slot,and with the same tray minus the fingernail cleft(htc used to have it)
I want a remastered Aquos Crystal
that's so real
Xiaomi Mi mix 1 and 2 can be considered spiritual sucessors.
Interesting phone - but not available in Europe :(
shame, it's a pretty interesting addition to some markets
The phone looks so cute like an s10
it's the size of one too!
@13galaxy sad it's only sold in Singapore😭
@@leavemybabyalso in Indonesia, Taiwan, and Japan
@@AGNDoesTech really? I need one but I'm fr way in Africa
@@leavemybaby check your online classifieds and phone shops, they may have taken in shipments of old Japan domestic market phones for sale
I got myself a Aquos r7 in January in my country its cheap af
how is it? I've heard that the R series has poor battery
@@13galaxy its good if you dont use 240hz but it heats bcz of the 8gen1 but still i got it under 20000taka converting to 226 dollers so its except able (sorry for bad English)
Lots of JDM phones end up being imported into south Asia and southeast Asia by third parties
8:25 I apologize for asking bc im not from Singapore, but what other phones can you get in Singapore for 599 SGD? because 7 million Rupiah for the sense9 seems ridiculously overpriced when there's already stuff like Xiaomi 14T or Vivo V40....
Nothing 2a plus, Galaxy A55. I did a comparison of the sense 9 with these two phones on my channel
the Nothing Phone (2a) is 499SGD, (2a) Plus is 549SGD.
@@AGNDoesTech i thought the Xiaomi 14T is 579 SGD
I like it.
honestly, same.
1:10 subscribed cz of this
it isn't sharp, right?
Subscribed.
Commenting for algorithm, you're too underrated 😞
thanks so much!
New crush on yt 😊❤
Bro, nanti boleh tak buat compare sebelah sebelah dengan phone lain. Dan beli kat mana ye?
I did a side by side comparison between the nothing 2a and galaxy a55 on my channel
Aluminum is quite bad for connectivity tho. I prefer plastic.
That's what the antenna lines are for
@@AGNDoesTech they suck aesthetically speaking
unibody plastic will always be my love (pixel 4a)
@@13galaxy Remember the Nokia Lumia phones?
this video made me dumber than jax :thum
thwomp
its pink. its cute. microsd and headphone jack?? bet it doesn't work in australia ;____;
it's pink. it's cute.
shame it doesn't have a headphone port.
it should work in australia, though.
@@13galaxyI doubt so, Australian law now mandates phones not certified by AU networks to be completely blocked. I doubt sharp applied to get their phones certified
Hugh Jeffries has a video on this.
601 subscriber
1:47 why is bro surprised by micro sd cards? outside of samsung's most expensive phones and apple, most phones have it.
no, a lot of manufacturers have omitted it. Sharp themselves have omitted the SD card on the R9 Pro.
Sharp should have 2 Options:
12GB, 16GB, 256GB/512GB + MicroSDXC, Not 1 TB (Expensive Storage)
Mid-Range: Rival Vivo Y200GT (Gaming), Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Flagship-Low: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Rival Redmi K70 Pro
Not 8 Elite: Rival Vivo X200 Serie or Mi 15, Very High Price
Android 15, AI Assistant All-New Technology
- Mid-Range: $340
- Flagship-Low: $499-$579
For 2025, Ford Strategy: Not High Flagship: Under 1 year Technology, Low Price
High: 10 Automatic
Low: 8 Automatic
Low-High: 9-Automatic
Budget: 6-Manual or 7-CVT
166g isn't "really, really lightweight." It's normal weight. Nexus 5X was 136g. iPhone Mini was 135g. Pixel 5 was 150g. Let's stop normalizing 200+g bricks.
it's lightweight in comparison to a lot of phones nowadays. shame that 240g bricks are normal now.
lol. 166 g is not 200+g. please edit your rant.
@@BryTe22 I didn't say it was. Please edit your brain.
Whoever is complaining about weight on a phone may need to go and tote an actual brick around before comparing a phone to one, people that make that case probably have never touched a brick in their entire lives nor done any manual work, phones are light in weight.
@@RJ_Uploads "I do not know what an analogy is" - RJ_Uploads.
Go back to making 40 view unboxing videos.
Decent for 400$
im real 13 galaxy
:3
Joined 2 minutes ago is crazy icl
owah what is this
@@13galaxy hmm what's all this then
Im a phone guy too and I have been really curious on the new Sharps. Especially the Sense9 and the R9 Pro. Hard to find a review thats not in Japanese.
I also see a humble Singaporean startup TH-camr and I'm subbed! Assuming you probably purchased the phone with your own money, I really applaud your dedication. All the best in your TH-cam career and look forward to future videos!
haha, thanks for the support! I think this is one of two or three English reviews of this phone on TH-cam.
personally, I'd love to review the R9 Pro if Sharp returns my emails.
For $600 it’s not worth it
my dream phone, but not available my country Bangladesh 😢😢
yeah, it's very niche. what other options would you look at?
@13galaxy hm Samsung s24 ,but price high 😥
Way too small of a phone
I think it's alright. I'm a fan of small phones.
If so, there are tons of bigger alternatives in the market.
It's not easy to find compact midrangers nowadays, so Sharp's efforts are well appreciated