Leica's smartphone "Leitz Phone 1", released on July 16

Softbank announces the release date of Leica's smartphone "Leitz Phone 1" on July 12th. It will be released on July 16th. The price is 187,920 yen (including tax, the same applies hereinafter), and if you apply "Tokusuru Support +" and purchase it in 48 payments, and return the terminal in the 25th month, half of the payment will be exempted, and the total payment will be 9. It will be 3960 yen.

Leitz Phone 1 is the first smartphone that Leica has supervised in total from hardware to software. It is a model sold only in Japan and is sold exclusively by Softbank. Sharp is the manufacturer.

It is equipped with a 1-inch sensor, which is the largest smartphone camera (according to Sharp research), and uses a 7-element lens with F1.9 and a focal length of 19 mm. The camera UI is also supervised by Leica, with a unique shutter sound, a "bright frame" that shows the shooting range, and a "Leitz Looks" mode that allows you to shoot monochrome photos.

The display is equipped with an approximately 6.6-inch Pro IGZO OLED and can be driven at a maximum of 240Hz. The processor is Snapdragon 888, the main memory is 12GB, and the internal storage is 256GB. It has a built-in battery with a capacity of 5000mAh. You can also use a microSD up to 1TB. Communication is compatible with 5G.