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New Leitz Phone 2/Leitz LUX smartphone coming soon?

Last year I reported some rumors about a new Leitz LUX smartphone and it seems that we are getting closer to the official announcement since Sharp is already promoting their new Aquos R7 phone (the Leitz Phone 1 was based on the previous Sharp Aquos R6 model). Here is what to expect:

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Leica digest #93

→ This Kikkerland camera multi-tool is $5 at Amazon and it includes: blade, flathead, Phillips screwdriver, 2 x wrenches, saw blade, prybar nail puller, direction auxiliary, bottle opener, butterfly screw wrench, ruler, Sunny 16 rule guide, and keyhole. → The new application for increasing image resolution, ON1 Resize AI, is now available (direct download link). […]

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Hands-on photos and videos of the new Leica Leitz Phone 1

Some hands-on pictures of the new Leica Leitz Phone 1 with a 22MP 1-inch sensor and f/1.9 Summicron lens courtesy of Capa Camera:

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Leica announced new “Leitz Phone 1” smartphone with a 22MP 1-inch sensor and f/1.9 Summicron lens

Leica is continuing to expand its smartphone business and today they announced a new “Leitz Phone 1” with a 22MP 1-inch sensor and f/1.9 Summicron lens. There have been rumors about a Leica phone since 2017 (see also this post). The new phone is a rebadge of the Sharp Aquos R6 smartphone. Here are the Leitz […]

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Leica to eliminate 100 jobs in Germany, “Leica phone” mentioned again

Leica CEO Matthias Harsch

As a part of a restructuring process, Leica will eliminate 100 out of the 800 jobs in the company’s headquarters:

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Andreas Kaufmann’s personal dream is a “true Leica phone”

In an interview with CNBC Andreas Kaufmann, chairman of Leica’s supervisory board, made some interesting comments on a potential future Leica (smart)phone: It gets a bit confidential, but you could think of this: Are two camera systems enough for a smartphone? And that could give you a hint into the future. I am not sure […]

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