Leica’s Phone 2 is the red dot version of Sharp’s Aquos R7
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Leica is no stranger to re-badged gadgets. | Image: Leica Leica's at it again. As spotted by PetaPixel, the company has announced the new Leitz Phone 2, updating the Leitz Phone 1 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and a higher-resolution Type 1 camera sensor. The Phone 2 will only be sold in Japan and will cost 225,360 yen (about $1,588).
Or you can buy basically the same phone - minus the red dot logo - for 189,360 yen, which is about $200 less. That would be the Aquos R7 made by Sharp - the licensee responsible for manufacturing the Leitz Phone 2.
The Phone 2 (like the R7) includes a 6.6-inch OLED, a 5,000mAh battery, and a single rear camera with a massive Type 1 47-megapixel sensor. That's an impressively large sensor, which Leica proclaims to be the largest sensor ever in a...