Sharp Aquos R3 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

Product
Sharp Aquos R3
800 USD
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
799 USD

Price
800 USD
799 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Sharp
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Sharp Aquos R3
SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS

Launch Date
2019, August 01
2026, August 27

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 38
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 1024/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

Dimensions
156 x 74 x 8.9 mm (6.14 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)
161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
Weight
185 g (6.53 oz)
193 g (6.81 oz)
Build
IPX5/IP6X/IPX8 water/dust resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)/ Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Classic Black
Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio

Type
IGZO IPS LCD, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)
Size
6.2 inches, 94.4 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~554 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Exynos 2500 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 640
Xclipse 950

RAM
6GB
8GB
Storage
128GB
128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 4.0
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
12.2 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
20 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide), AF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Features
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face
Video
1080p@30fps
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Capacity
Li-Po 3200 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Ion 4900 mAh
Charging
Wired, PD
45W wired, PD, QC2, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless

Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.0
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

Audio quality
24-bit/192kHz audio