Leica Leitz Phone 3 is official with 1-inch type camera sensor (2024)

FAQs

What size sensor is the Leitz phone 1? ›

Probably has something to do with the f/1.9 lens and the 1 inch sensor.

Anyway, there's also a 6.6-inch 240 Hz IGZO OLED display with 1260x2730 resolution and 2,000-nit maximum brightness. The Leitz Phone 3 has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of expandable storage, and a 5,000 mAh battery. It runs Android 14.

The name Leica is derived from the first three letters of the founder's surname (Leitz) and the first two of the word camera: lei-ca (LEItz CAmera). In 1986, the Leitz company changed its name to Leica and moved its factory from Wetzlar to the nearby town of Solms.

One inch, countless possibilities

Our Leitz Phone 2 features the largest sensor ever in a smartphone. The 1-inch, 47.2 MP CMOS image sensor works hand-in-hand with the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ SM8450 processor to activate different sensor modes depending on the scene and environment.

Every image sensor marketed as 1-inch sensor measures 0.52″ (13.2mm) on the long side, 0.35″ (8.8mm) on the short side, and 0.63″ (15.9mm) diagonally.

Large sensors result in higher dynamic range and cleaner images. Most smartphone sensors typically measure just 1/2.55 inches or about 1cm across, although higher-end smartphones are increasingly packing in 1/1.31-inch and larger sensors.

The main camera of the Xiaomi 13 Pro is a Sony-made IMX989 1-inch sensor, and it comes with a 23mm full-frame equivalent f1. 9 Leica wide angle lens as well as HyperOIS (Optical Image Stabilisation).

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).

In early 2018 Huawei released a new flagship phone, the Huawei P20 Pro, with the first triple camera lens setup. Making up its three sensors (co-engineered with Leica) are a 40 megapixel RGB lens, a 20 megapixel monochrome lens, and an 8 megapixel telephoto lens.

Leitz is present worldwide, with seven own production locations as well as 38 sales and service locations.

Do professional photographers use Leica cameras? ›

My favorite photographers who photographed weddings in a documentary style are Jeff Ascough and Australian photographer George Trifunovic. They, coincidentally, both shot on Leicas throughout their careers.

The Nikon has fewer pixels, so at f/8 in the center where all lenses work pretty much alike, the D3 and D700 are at a disadvantage. With the same money spent on lenses, the Leica easily wins. The Leica is usually superior, or at least as good, as the best from Nikon and Canon at the same price.

The Leica Leitz Phone 1 measures 74.00 x 162.00 x 9.50mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 212.00 grams. It was launched in Leica Silver colour. Connectivity options on the Leica Leitz Phone 1 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth v5.

The 1-inch type sensor that's used for the primary camera in the Xiaomi 12S Ultra and 13 Pro and the Vivo X90 Pro is by far the biggest here.

"Instead of using the usual sensors from Sony, Leica latest sensors are made by CMOSIS, a renowned European specialist for advanced CMOS image sensors. They developed a high-resolution, high-dynamic-range CMOS image sensor exclusively for Leica Camera AG.

Sensor size refers to the physical size of the sensor, and is typically not noted on specification sheets. The best way to determine sensor size is to look at the pixel size on the sensor and multiply by the resolution.

Leica X1 uses an APS-C (23.6 mm × 15.8 mm) format CMOS sensor with 12.2 megapixels (4272 × 2856 pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio).

This is a list of smartphones with a primary camera that uses a 1.0-type (“1-inch”) image sensor or larger. However, as of February 2024, there are no smartphones that use a sensor larger than 1.0-type. The first camera phone to feature a 1.0-type sensor was the Panasonic Lumix CM1 in 2014.

LEICA LEITZ PHONE 1 SNAPDRAGON 888, 256GB 12GB , 240 refresh rate.