AQUOS wish5 vs AQUOS wish4 Comparison: Features, Performance, and More Differences

The wish series is SHARP's entry-level smartphone lineup. In 2025, the latest model, wish5, was released. Its simple design and affordable price make it a popular choice. In this article, we’ll compare it with the previous model, wish4.

Compare the body designs of AQUOS wish5 vs AQUOS wish4 side by side.

AQUOS wish5

AQUOS wish4

Since the release of the wish4 in 2024, the concept of the wish series has undergone a significant shift, adopting a design focused more on comfort.
This concept continues in the wish5, released in 2025, with both models sharing the same overall design.
The design, supervised by Miyake Design, incorporates gentle, flowing curves and features a distinctive camera bump.
A comparison reveals that wish4 and wish5 have an identical design.
In terms of body color, the wish4 was available in four colors: blue, white, black, and pink.
The wish5, on the other hand, comes in five colors: MISORA (blue), NADESHIKO (pink), WAKABA (green), YUKI (white), and SUMI (black), with the addition of a green variant.
While the wish4 featured mostly soft pastel tones, the wish5 introduces more vivid colors.
Even within the white color option, the wish4's white has a slightly beige tone, whereas the wish5 offers a purer white.
Given that white is a popular color, this new shade in the wish5 will likely appeal to many users.
Both models feature a matte texture on the back.
Additionally, both devices have passed durability tests involving 26-direction drops from a height of 1.22 meters onto concrete, ensuring shock resistance.
They also utilize approximately 60% recycled plastic, reflecting environmental considerations.
In conclusion, when it comes to the external design, the texture and design remain unchanged between the two models, and the only noticeable difference lies in the color variations.

Compare the AQUOS wish5 vs AQUOS wish4 Body and Display at Actual Size

The SHARP AQUOS wish series was known for its lightweight and compact design up to the wish3, but starting with the wish4, it adopted a larger body and bigger display.
Since the wish5 follows the same concept as the wish4, both models share the same width, with the wish5 being just 1mm shorter in height.
Therefore, their overall size can be considered nearly identical.
One major change in the wish5 is the front camera notch design: the teardrop shape used in the wish4 has been replaced with a punch-hole design.
This punch-hole style is commonly used in flagship Android models, giving the wish5 a more premium look.
However, the black bezels surrounding the display are still quite thick, especially at the bottom, which makes the design feel less stylish and maintains its entry-level impression.
That said, the thicker bezel can actually make the screen easier to use.
Since the wish series is popular among children and older users, this could be considered a positive feature.
Both models have a 6.6-inch display with the same resolution, offering similar readability.
However, the maximum refresh rate has improved from 90Hz on the wish4 to 120Hz on the wish5, resulting in smoother scrolling and animations.
Additionally, the wish5 is 3 grams lighter than the wish4, which is a small but welcome improvement.

Compare AQUOS wish5 vs AQUOS wish4 in a Specifications Chart

The cameras on both the rear and front have the same specifications, such as resolution and f-number, and both models are equipped with AQUOS’s proprietary image processing engine, "ProPix lite," so there is no significant difference between them.

The processor in the wish4 is the MediaTek Dimensity 700, while the wish5 uses the MediaTek Dimensity 6300, resulting in approximately a 10% improvement in processing speed.

Both models have a battery capacity of 5,000mAh; however, the video playback time improves from about 21 hours on the wish4 to about 23 hours on the wish5, indicating better battery life for the wish5.

Regarding water and dust resistance, the wish4 has IP68 certification, whereas the wish5 is upgraded to IP69, allowing it to withstand high temperatures of up to 80°C and high-pressure water jets. Additionally, both devices meet the U.S. Department of Defense’s MIL-STD-810H standard for shock resistance.

Both models support Osaifu-Keitai (Felica) and eSIM functionality.

	AQUOS wish5	AQUOS wish4
Manufacturer	SHARP	SHARP
Release Date
Screen Size	6.6 inch	6.6 inch
Resolution	720 x 1,612	720 x 1,612
Display Details	LCD	LCD
Max Refresh Rate	120 Hz	90 Hz
Max Brightness
Body Size	76mm x 166mm x 8.8mm	76mm x 167mm x 8.8mm
Weight	187 g	190 g
Processor	MediaTek Dimensity 6300 2.4GHz x 2＋2.0GHzx 6	MediaTek Dimensity 700 octa core 2.2GHz x 2 + 2GHz x 6
OS	Android 15	Android 14
Main camera 1	50-megapixel(f/1.8)	50-megapixel(f/1.8)
Main camera 1 details	25mm
Main camera 2
Main camera 2 details
Main camera 3
Main camera 3 details
Main camera 4
Main camera 4 details
Main camera 5
Main camera 5 details
Sub camera 1	8-megapixel(f/2)	8-megapixel(f/2)
Sub camera 1 details	26mm
Sub camera 2
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Battery	5,000 mAh	5,000 mAh
Video playback time	23 hours	21 hours
RAM(GB)	4 G	4 G
ROM(GB)	64/128 G	64 G
Antutu	404,000 ver10	359,000 ver10
Water resistance	IPX5/IPX9	IPX5/IPX8
Dust resistance	IP6X	IP6X
SIM	DSDV nanoSIM/eSIM	DSDV nanoSIM/eSIM
NFC	Felica	Felica

In the end, which is better, AQUOS wish5 vs AQUOS wish4?

SHARP’s entry-level models are carefully designed to avoid feeling cheap. Especially from the wish4 onward, under the supervision of miyake design, the back panel features a unique and gentle design, raising the overall quality.

In the wish5, the display adopts a punch-hole design and the maximum refresh rate is improved to 120Hz. The front display quality is further enhanced, making it fair to say that “wish5 has raised the front-end refinement beyond wish4.” Attention should also be paid to the differences in rear body colors.

In other respects, the camera specifications remain nearly the same, and processor performance as well as water and dust resistance levels have slightly improved. However, there are no major differences, and both models offer high shock resistance and support eSIM and Osaifu-Keitai (mobile wallet).

Therefore, if you care deeply about display performance, wish5 is the better choice; but if that’s not a priority, wish4 still allows you to fully enjoy the charm of miyake design.

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