The Leica Leitz Phone 1 is the Sharp Aquos R6
At the beginning of summer, we shared the news about the release of the new Sharp Aquos R6 camera phone to the market. Then it was officially announced a novelty with Leica optics and a 1-inch matrix. But the Japanese are so unpredictable - they took it and turned everything upside down.
The Leica Leitz Phone 1 is the Sharp Aquos R6
In tribute to the founder of the company Ernst Leitz, the company decided to launch its first smartphone under the Leica trademark. But having no experience in this direction, the leadership found an interesting way out of the situation. According to the technical characteristics, a top-end device was required. And even with high-quality optics. The Japanese are smart guys, they quickly found a solution. We agreed with our partners - Sharp Corporation, on the use of their new product, which has not yet been officially presented. Although the price was announced at 1056 US dollars.
With the $ 1056 in mind for the Sharp Aquos R6
Having in stock a smartphone of remarkable performance, Leica simply changed the official name of the gadget to Leica Leitz Phone 1. Although, no, there are changes - the volume of ROM has increased from 128 GB to 256 GB. And the design of the chamber block was changed. It became round and received a lens cap as a gift.
There is no need to duplicate the characteristics of the new Leica. They can be seen in the description for Sharp Aquos R6, on our website. And all would be fine, but the price of the camera phone has grown considerably - up to 1700 US dollars.
Sharp Aquos R6 - would cost $ 1056, and the Leica Leitz Phone 1 costs $ 1700
The Japanese made a very interesting move. They threw 650 US dollars just for the brand. Definitely, Leica will sell for that kind of money. After all, every person in the world who is familiar with cameras knows that Leica does quality things. Sharp is a budget option.
Let's hope that in the new Leitz Phone 1 we will see decent software for controlling and configuring the camera in a smartphone. Still, a 1-inch matrix (13,2 × 8,8 mm) and an f / 1.9 aperture with a 20-megapixel sensor. It is better than all modern compact cameras on the market. It is believed that even the new Huawei P50 Pro will yield to the Leica Leitz Phone camera phone in photography quality.