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Leica Launches Its Own Phone With the Biggest Smartphone Camera Ever

Batoota — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:27:49 +0000

The Japanese market has an endless supply of flagship phones and the new and exclusive Leitz Phone 1 is no different. For starters, the phone’s design includes a camera bump which is circular in shape, and comes with a Leica-branded lens cap.

The phone has just launched in Japan for a whopping $1,700 and it doesn’t seem like the phone would be arriving in other markets any time soon. Most of the specs, including the biggest ever smartphone camera sensor, are very similar to another Japan-exclusive phone, the Sharp Aquos R6.

Design and Display

The display is a 6.6-inch IGZO OLED panel with 2,730 x 1,260 resolution and an adaptive 240Hz refresh rate. The design is extraordinary, to say the least, but the phone’s highlight would be the orbital rear panel which houses the big camera module.

There’s also an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.

Internals and Storage

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC is at the helm of the device alongside 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. There is also a microSD card slot for storage expansion.

The software-side of the phone is covered by Android 11 with Leica’s own interface on top.

Cameras

There is a massive one-inch camera setup on the back which houses a 20MP sensor with an f/1.9 aperture and a 1.9cm focal length. The main camera flaunts AI features so we can expect to see beauty filters and the bokeh effect among other things.

Battery and Pricing

Another highlight of the device is the big 5,000mAh battery which should keep the phone going for a day or two, depending on your usage. There is, however, no news regarding support for fast charging.

The Leitz Phone 1 is available for $1,700 (JPY 187,920) with pre-orders beginning from tomorrow onwards.

Leitz Phone 1 Specifications

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPU: IMG PowerVR GE8320
Supported Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G LTE (unsure about 5G)
Display:
- 6.6″ IGZO OLED with 2,730 x 1,260 pixels resolution;
Memory:
- RAM: 12GB
- Internal: 256GB
- Card slot: yes, microSD
Camera:
- Rear (Dual): 20MP (f/1.9)
- Front: 12.6MP
Colors: Leica Silver
In-Display Fingerprint sensor: yes
Face Unlock: yes
Battery: 5,000mAh
Price: $1,700

BlackBerry delays KEYone release until May

Batoota — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 07:23:43 +0000

The smartphone will now be available in May, at a price of $549 .

BlackBerry has reportedly delayed the launch of the KEYone smartphone, unveiled at the Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona in late February, until May.

During the launch, the company announced to release the phone sometime around in April.

“We just launched two phones, or we helped our partners launch two phones. One in Indonesia and that one is shipping already. The second one, that TCL announced at Mobile World Congress which is the physical keyboard on an Android, that one is not going to be slated to ship until probably the May timeframe. I think the first manufacturing production run is at the end of April. So the product looks pretty good, but the worldwide availability is going to be later than May,” said BlackBerry’s CEO John Chen during the company’s earning calls.

KEYOne is that BlackBerry smartphone that the firm hyped to launch with its traditional physical QWERTY keypad for the one last time.

The smartphone sports a 4.5-inch full-HD IPS display with a pixel density of 433ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 4, is powered by the Snapdragon 625 Octa-Core SoC, alongside 3GB of RAM and Adreno 506 GPU, a 12MP camera and an 8MP front sensor. Internal storage is capped at 32GB with expandable storage of up to 2TB. It runs on a 3505mAh battery and has support for Quick Charge 3.0 which provides 50 per cent charge in approx. 36 minutes. It runs on Android 7.1 Nougat and will now be available in May, at a price of $549 (approx. 54,600).

Renders of darkish pink HTC U ‘Ocean’ leaked on-line

Batoota — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 05:54:45 +0000

Though HTC U is alleged to be launched in mid-April, it can hit the shops solely in early Might.New render photos of HTC U ‘Ocean’ in darkish pink color have been leaked on-line.The photographs of the HTC smartphone, which is purported to be the companies third smartphone within the ‘U’ lineup after HTC U Extremely and HTC U Play, had been leaked on Twitter first.The system is believed to firm’s successor to HTC 10 flagship smartphone.

The photographs present the smartphone to sport skinny bezel show, with bigger prime and backside bezels to function HTC moniker and digicam sensor within the house. The photographs additionally revealed the handset to come back with out a dwelling button and a headphone jack.

The handset was tipped to come back with a touch-sensitive body and HTC’s new interface, Sense 9.

In January, HTC launched two smartphone, HTC U Extremely and HTC U Play, underneath its flagship sequence known as ‘U.’ Nevertheless, the agency maintain off the launch of ‘Ocean’ smartphone. It was speculated that HTC wished to energy the ‘Ocean’ cellphone with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835, and since Samsung bid on SD835 manufacturing till the Samsung Galaxy S8 is introduced, HTC needed to delay the system’s launch. The smartphone is now tipped to be known as HTC U.

Primarily based on the codename ‘Ocean,’ the brand new arrival might function a 5.5-inch WQHD (2560 x 1440) show

Like the 2 beforehand launched fashions, the HTC U might additionally include 4GB RAM, providing 64GB/128GB of inside storage possibility. The inner reminiscence can additional be expanded as much as 2TB by way of a microSD card. When it comes to digicam, it might additionally sport a 12MP rear digicam with Sony IMX362 and a 16MP IMX351 entrance digicam. Sadly, HTC ditched the headphone jack within the ‘U’, based mostly on which the upcoming mannequin is unlikely to function a headphone jack.

Moreover, the cellphone can be believed to accommodate with synthetic intelligence known as HTC Sense Companion, which can assist improve smartphone’s efficiency studying from clients’ utilization.

HTC says the Sense Companion will assist customers save battery life by reminding them to cost the cellphone through the day when it spots a busy calendar, whereas additionally suggesting additional clothes and leaving extra time to journey if dangerous climate is forecast.

Though HTC U is alleged to be launched in mid-April, it can hit the shops solely in early Might.