Leica Leitz Phone 3 With 47.2-Megapixel Main Camera Launched

Leica Leitz Phone 3 was launched on Thursday because the successor to the Leica Leitz Phone 2, which was unveiled in November 2022. The newest handset is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC however retains different key options of the previous telephone which was geared up with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, a 47.2-megapixel main rear digital camera and a 5,000mAh battery. The design of the Leitz Cellphone 3 is alleged to be impressed by the look of Leica cameras and the textured end is claimed to supply customers a greater grip.

The Leica Leitz Cellphone 3 is obtainable in a single black colourway. The worth of the handset has not but been revealed however will probably be obtainable for buy solely in Japan from April 19, the corporate said in a press assertion. As per the promotional photographs on the Leica website, the marketed lens cap will be purchased with an exterior telephone cowl which is bought as a part of a bundle or as further equipment.

Leica Leitz Cellphone 3 with a again cowl and a lens cap
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Leica Leitz Cellphone 3 specs, options

The Leica Leitz Cellphone 3 sports activities a 6.6-inch WUXGA+ (2,730 x 1,260 pixels) Professional IGZO OLED show. The telephone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC paired with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of onboard storage. The storage will be expanded to as much as 1TB by way of a microSDXC card. The telephone runs on Android 14 with a customized consumer interface on high.

For optics, the Leica Leitz Cellphone 3 contains a twin rear digital camera unit which features a 47.2-megapixel 1-inch CMOS sensor with 6x digital zoom and a wide-angle lens alongside a 1.9-megapixel depth sensor. The entrance digital camera, then again, is provided with a 12.6-megapixel sensor with 8x digital zoom. The digital camera system is accompanied by the Leitz Appears to be like software program characteristic which is claimed to assist the Leica telephone simulate the appears of widespread Leica M-Lenses just like the Noctilux-M 1:1.2/50, Summilux-M 1:1.4/28 and Summilux-M 1:1.4/35.

Just like the previous mannequin, the Leica Leitz Cellphone 3 additionally packs a 5,000mAh battery that may be charged by way of a USB Sort-C port. The telephone additionally helps Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.3, Cellular Pay and NFC connectivity. It has a 3.5mm audio jack and an IP68 score for mud and water resistance. For safety, it’s geared up with an in-display fingerprint sensor. The handset measures 77mm x 161mm x 9.3mm in measurement and weighs 209g.