Leica LEITZ Phone 2 unveiled with 240Hz OLED screen, 47.2MP rear camera!
Leica launches the second generation of its smartphone called which boasts significant upgrades.
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| The LEITZ Phone 2 |
Leica releases LEITZ Phone 2
To recall, the German camera maker has partnered with Sharp and Softbank to create its own version of a smartphone (LEITZ Phone 1).
Now its successor comes to light which boasts a 47.2MP 1-inch f/1.9 primary rear camera. It is also coupled with a 1.9MP depth helper. You will see them in a huge circular camera island at the back that resembles a lens akin to a DLSR camera.
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| Big circular lens |
It is also accompanied by a camera app that includes features such as the Leitz looks, which stimulates the Leica M lenses. Of course, it is based on the Leica camera UI and lets you choose the Leica M series shutter sound and filters.
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| The front and back design |
Moving forward, the phone is based on Sharp's Aquos R7. Therefore it has a 6.6-inch 10-bit 240HZ OLED IGZO screen with 2,730 x 1260 resolution, 2K peak brightness, Dolby Vision support, and an under-display fingerprint sensor.
Inside, it uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 octa-core processor with a new-gen Adreno. It is paired with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage.
Powering the unit will be a 5,000mAh battery that charges using USB-C power delivery (unspecified) and wireless charging support.
Its front-facing shooter uses 12.6MP for selfies or video calls.
The rest are a 3.5mm headphone jack, IP68 rating, 5G, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GNSS, and NFC.
For software, it runs Android 12 with a custom Leica interface.
Japan price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):
LEITZ Phone 2 - JPY 225,360 (around PHP 89.3K)
Apparently, the Leica branded phone is exclusive in Japan only similar to their previous model.
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