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title: "SoftBank in Japan has Launched a Leica Phone"  
description: "SoftBank has declared a Leica-branded handset for the Japanese market. Leica has given its title to phone camera methods already, but this Leitz Phone"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2021-06-17  
updated: 2021-06-17  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/768/softbank-in-japan-has-launched-a-leica-phone  
category: "mobile development"  
tags: ["mobile development", "news", "smartphones", "smartphone", "manufacturing"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# SoftBank in Japan has Launched a Leica Phone

SoftBank has declared a Leica-branded handset for the [Japanese](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40869/how-did-the-u-s-government-change-its-policy-toward-japanese-americans-serving-in-the-military-how-did-many-respond) market. Leica has given its title to phone camera methods already, but this Leitz Phone 1 is the initial time the Leica brand & iconic red dot has taken [preference on a smartphone](https://www.mindstick.com/news/440/xiaomi-ready-to-drop-it-s-gaming-smartphone-redmi-k40).

![SoftBank in Japan has Launched a Leica Phone](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/ee684699-2af5-4f02-a262-3d02cf46bf93/images/603811cd-0153-4af1-b89a-9d0b3af8441e.jpeg)\

The camera arrangement is definitely going to be predominant for a handset like this, and the [hardware](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/303100/best-pc-hardware-2023) used is surely unusual. There is a unique 20-megapixel 1-inch sensor — the most significant in any handset— with a 19mm-equivalent f/1.9 ultrawide lens, indicating other focal lengths require to use of digital zoom.

If that reflects [friendly](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/116104/how-to-write-good-seo-friendly-articles), well, Sharp stated the exact thing a month ago. The Aquos R6 has an identical Leica-branded camera system — though the Leitz Phone 1 makes it seem to be a lot bigger — and distinctive [features](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12993/5-advanced-features-for-your-odoo-ecommerce-theme) like its 120Hz Pro IGZO OLED display are also a match.

![SoftBank in Japan has Launched a Leica Phone](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/ee684699-2af5-4f02-a262-3d02cf46bf93/images/15b2733b-54ad-4211-890e-9ec816bc3ea4.jpeg)\

If we [talk about another thing](https://www.mindstick.com/news/686/charge-your-smartphone-in-less-than-8-minutes-xiaomi), the Aquos R6 does not appear with a lens cap & matching case.

SoftBank is moreover [marketing](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13033/benefits-of-choosing-digital-marketing-as-your-career) the Aquos R6 beside the Leitz Phone 1 and isn’t trying to hide the comparisons among the two phones. Rather, it’s positioning the R6 as a model for someone who actually needs the Leica camera, & the Leitz Phone 1 for those who appreciate Leica’s hardware configuration. And secondly, what could be [enhanced](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104149/cenforce-unveiling-the-little-known-secret-to-enhanced-performance) in keeping with Leica tradition than jerking surviving [products](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2358/apple-will-use-us-made-semiconductors-in-its-products-to-lessen-its-dependency-on-asia) with a red dot?

![SoftBank in Japan has Launched a Leica Phone](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/634367/ee684699-2af5-4f02-a262-3d02cf46bf93/images/0aed906e-da47-4828-ba23-1f9b954244d0.jpeg)\

The price of this phone will be approx. $1,700.

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