The Aquos R Compact is a slightly watered-down version of the Sharp Aquos R that was announced back in April. It is a waterproof 4.9-inch handset powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor that is expected to hit the market in December via Softbank.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sharp-unveils-the-Aquos-R-Compact-smartphone.258576.0.html
I hope this comes to the U.S., or at least has an international version.
God, that bottom chin is so huge but it still has on screen button. What's wrong with your design decision, Sharp?
Finally another compact phone. Sadly might not be available in the West. It's equivalent width to 4.7 in 16:9 (plus a few mm longer) and the body is just 2mm longer in both dimensions compared to the Sony XZ1 Compact which has a 4.6 screen, but the sharp has +30% resolution.
If only it would come to Europe.
I don't get why manufactures don't release a true iPhone competitor. iPhone 7 (and not the Plus!) is the best selling smartphone worldwide, yet on the Android camp there is only one direct competitor, XZ1 Compact, just released and pretty weak offering I would say.
All the others manufacturers have zero similar-sized phones that are comparable to iPhone 7/8 in terms of performance/camera. It's ridiculous!