hotwav Note 18 Pro vs Sharp Aquos R8

hotwav Note 18 Pro
hotwav
Note 18 Pro
Sharp Aquos R8
Sharp
Aquos R8

At a glance

Brand
Hotwav
Sharp
Release date
November 2025, 7 months ago
September 2023, 2 years 9 months ago
AnTuTu
308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices
1.751.875 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices

Display

Size
7.2"
6.39"
Resolution
720 x 1560 px HD+
1260 x 2730 px
Type
LCD IPS
IGZO
Density
239 ppi Medium Density
456 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
21:9
19.5:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell
Hole-punch Notch, Rich Color, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², 20000000:1 contrast ratio, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2
CPU
2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
1.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MP1
Qualcomm Adreno 740
RAM
6 GB
12 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.9
Sensor
Samsung
Omnivision OV50A
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.55"

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.3
Sensor
Hynix HI-846
Pixel size
1.12 µm

Battery

Capacity
6200 mAh
4570 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 20.0W
Yes
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 56h
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 4.0
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
74.0 mm 159.0 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
225 g
208 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy
Colors
Blue Gold Green
Gold Cyan
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
87 %
86 %
Water/dust resistance
IP65 , IP68

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B34 (TD 2000), B39 (TD 1900+)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers
Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
Gyroscope
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Compass
Yes

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