Meet Leitz Phone 1 – Leica’s first self-branded mobile phone

 

Leica Leitz Phone 1 @Softbank mobile phone by @Leica

Leica’s first smartphone Leitz Phone 1 equipped with a 1-inch sensor—currently the biggest on the market.

Meet the first smartphone bearing the iconic Leica red dot logo, the German camera maker and one of the oldest camera manufacturers. This Leica-specific design incorporates only the elements that are really necessary in a gadget.

Leica’s first self-branded mobile phone with 5G compatibility is equipped with a 1-inch high-performance image sensor that allows you to take pictures with natural colors in an elegant design unique to Leica. The 22-megapixel, 1-inch sensor is currently the biggest on the smartphone market. Leitz Phone 1 is available exclusively in Japan from next month.

Leica Leitz Phone 1 @Softbank mobile phone by @Leica

Equipped with a 1-inch high-performance image sensor, the new Leica smartphone offers pictures with natural colors.

The camera supervised by Leica is equipped with a 1-inch high-performance image sensor, which is one of the largest installed on smartphones. The new gadget is bright even in the dark, resistant to fast movements, and allows you to take pictures with natural colors.

According to leicarumors.com, there have been rumors about a Leica phone since 2017 (see also this post). The new
phone is a rebadge of the Sharp Aquos R6 smartphone.

In addition, Leica’s lens technology, which combines a 7-element lens with F1.9 and a focal length of 19 mm and a digital zoom of up to 6x, can be saved in RAW and JPEG formats, and even large formats can be printed with high quality and vivid details. In addition, in “Leitz Looks” mode, you can take beautiful black-and-white Leica-style photos.

Leitz Phone 1 is equipped with Pro IGZO OLED display and high-performance chipset that reproduces natural colors.

The approximately 6.6-inch Pro IGZO OLED display is driven at 1Hz-240Hz, and the photos and videos taken are faithfully reproduced even with small color differences, enabling an unprecedented immersive video experience. In addition, it is equipped with a large-capacity and ultra-high-speed 256GB ROM, and can store large-capacity photos and videos. By combining the high-performance chipset “Snapdragon 888G 5G” with 12GB of RAM and a large capacity battery of 5,000mAh, you can enjoy shooting for a long time without worrying about the remaining battery power.

Leica Leitz Phone 1 @Softbank mobile phone by @Leica