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Sharp Aquos S3 leaks ahead of possible MWC reveal, looks a lot like the iPhone X
August 22, 2025
It seems all-but-certain that Sharp is readying a successor to last year’s Aquos S2, and now two images have surfaced which allegedly show the Aquos S3 in the wild.
In what seems to be agrowing trend, the pictured handset sports an iPhone X-style notch and a vertically-arranged dual-camera on the rear. This tallies with aprevious TENAA listingwhich pegged the display as a 5.99-inch panel with an 18:9 aspect ratio and a 2160 x 1080 resolution.
Unlike theS2, Sharp’s next flagship also appears to sport a rear mounted fingerprint sensor alongside the dual-camera. The latter is allegedly a 12 MP and 13 MP sensor combo, while the selfie shooter jumps up to 16 MP.
Other rumored specs include a 3,100 mAh battery, 4 GB / 6 GB of RAM, 64 GB / 128 GB internal storage, and a mid-range Qualcomm processor (supposedly either the Snapdragon 630 or Snapdragon 660). It’s also expected to launch running Android Nougat rather thanOreo.
As for when that launch will be, there have been conflicting reports, but at this stage, it seems likeMWCis the surest bet.
Sharp apparently distributed invites to Japanese press for an event on January 16th, but that date came and went without a peep from the Japanese firm, although it did launch theAndroid One S3towards the end of the month for its local market.
Looking back, however, Sharp executives confirmedback in Septemberlast year that it would be attending the Barcelona show in 2018 with a new range in tow. It seems likely we’ll see the rumoredAquos S3 minialongside the main flagship.
We’ll be at the show to see all the new releases, so be sure to keep an eye on our MWC coverage for possible news regarding Sharp’s upcoming product range.
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