SoftBank last year launched the Leica Phone smartphone manufactured by SHARP and supervised by Leica. With its unique camera capabilities, though expensive, it is still quite popular. Recently, it announced the launch of the second generation product, which was renamed Leitz Phone 2. It will be sold with upgraded hardware, and parallel imports will soon be available in Hong Kong. Is the current generation of camera systems that powerful? Try it now for everyone.
fuselage details
The Leitz Phone 2 uses a 6.6-inch 2,730 x 1,260-pixel perforated IGZO OLED Pro screen that supports an under-screen fingerprint sensor, etc. The body is 161mm high, 77mm wide, 9.3mm thick and weighs 211g.
The body of the Leitz Phone 2 has been changed to a square design, with a bright white back and silver chrome frame, and a magnetic lens cap is also included. The body is quite heavy and can barely be operated with one hand.
There’s also a dedicated silicone phone case for a better one-handed grip.
There’s a microphone, USB Type-C slot, and speaker at the bottom of the machine.
On the right are the volume keys and the power key.
There are knurled textures on both sides of the fuselage for a more stable grip.
The top of the machine is equipped with a microphone, two out of three card slots, and a 3.5mm headphone slot, which can support microSD card expansion up to 1TB.
Displaying a 3,440 x 1,440 pixel image, using a square chrome frame, using the screen frame is thicker, and the full-screen display effect is average. The brightness is excellent, the colors are bright and prominent, the details are clearly displayed, and the image rendering ability is strong, making the image more realistic.
Current score and performance
Leitz Phone 2 uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, 12GB RAM with 512GB ROM, Android 12 system, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, 5,000mAh battery, IP65/68 dustproof and waterproof, etc. Through the “AnTuTu” application program, the score is 844,404 points, the performance is average, and it is much lower than other top models this year, which may be due to the cooling capacity of the left side.
Shooting power
The Leitz Phone 2 is equipped with a 47.2-megapixel one-inch sole CMOS main lens and a 2-megapixel depth-of-field lens. And a 12.6 megapixel front camera.
Although the phone has only one lens, it also supports 2x zoom and 0.7x ultra wide-angle shooting. It has fewer shooting functions, only portrait, 8K video, HDR video, etc.
However, it has a unique “Leitz Looks” function, which provides the shooting effects of three iconic Leica M lenses: Summilux 28, Summilux 35 and Noctilux 50, as well as three filters: Monochrome, Cinema Classic and Cinema Contemporary.
Shooting in a rainy environment, it can still shoot bright and clear images in a dim environment, and can present the color of the scene environment, with accurate focus and clear details.
After dark, the CMOS exposure capability of the 1-inch sole is even more evident. The brightness of the image is quite high and the details have decreased, but it is still at a good level. Focus accuracy and shutter speed are ideal.
When shooting in wide-angle mode at night, the exposure capacity is still quite exaggerated, even a little overexposed, and it can retain a lot of building detail.
Shot with Summilux 28.
Shot with Summilux 35 with Cinema Classic filter.
Shot with Noctilux 50 with Cinema Contemporary filter.
Shot with Summilux 35 with monochrome filter.
Thanks to the blessing of the filter, the color rendering of the image is more distinctive, but there is still some distance from the original Leica camera.
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Summary and evaluation
The Leitz Phone 2 is available in “Leica White” color only, with 512GB ROM and 12GB RAM, and the price ranges up to HK$14,800. The price of Leitz Phone 2 is quite high, although the performance is not great, the shape, screen and lens are great, and the display capacity of the screen is large. In terms of shooting capabilities, the one-inch CMOS sole is obviously unbeatable, providing excellent exposure capability, shutter speed, focus speed and high color rendering. However, whether “Leitz Looks” and the three filters are really “Leica” is really a matter of opinion. Personally, I don’t think it’s too important. Whether or not it’s worth the price depends on the interest of Leica fans.
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