Leica is after all most well-known for its cameras (and not too long ago, collaborations with smartphone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi), however do you know it additionally makes mechanical watches and that there are Leica branded smartphones? Not simply co-branded ones, however solely Leica branded gadgets.
The Leica Leitz Phone 1 was revealed in 2021, and the Leitz Phone 2 launched in 2022, each solely within the Japanese market. By the way in which, in case you are questioning, Leica’s founder’s identify was Ernst Leitz, therefore the identify of the telephone vary, but additionally the Leica identify itself consists of “Lei” from Leitz and “ca” for “Digital camera”. Anyway, we digress. Right now the Leitz Telephone 3 received official, as soon as once more just for Japan.
The telephone comes with a really Leica camera-like look, because it ought to contemplating the model that is hooked up to it. By way of the cameras themselves, the principle one is a 47.2 MP 1-inch Sort, similar to within the Leitz Telephone 2. This comes with a 19mm equal f/1.9 lens. On the entrance there is a 12.6 MP selfie snapper with f/2.3 aperture and 78-degree field-of-view.
The telephone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which, mixed with the truth that there was no Leitz Telephone final 12 months, makes us suppose – was this initially purported to launch in 2023? Anyway, there’s additionally a 6.6-inch 240 Hz IGZO OLED show with 1260×2730 decision and a couple of,000-nit most brightness.
The Leitz Telephone 3 has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of expandable storage, and a 5,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 14. It is IP65 and IP68 rated for mud and water resistance, and just like the earlier fashions it is made by Sharp, which explains the Japan-only availability.
It ships with a Golden Hour widget, which alerts you an hour earlier than sundown and after dawn so you’ll be able to rapidly exit and take some “spectacular” photos. There’s additionally one other widget that constantly rotates pictures from the Leica worldwide gallery, displaying you photos taken with Leica cameras by precise photographers.
Leica Perspective Management debuts on the Leitz Telephone 3, a software program function that corrects the angle of vertical strains comparable to these seen if you shoot buildings. This was up to now restricted to Leica cameras. There are additionally new Leitz Seems and Leica Tones. The Leitz Telephone 3 will grow to be accessible in Japan on April 19, and it ships with a ‘lens cap’ and matching case.
