I Wanted To Love The Leica Phone
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- Опубліковано 14 січ 2022
- The world of cameras is a lot like the world of wristwatches: even if you don’t “get it,” you can’t deny the allure of a well-made piece of hardware, with those precision details and mechanical textures so often missing from the smartphone world.
So when camera legend Leica designed a new carapace for one of the most curious cameraphones of 2021, I knew I wanted to take it for a spin - even if, at its core, it’s just a rebadged Sharp Aquos R6 … and even if took until almost 2022 for me to get a hold of one. I’m Michael Fisher and I’ve spent a month with Leica’s “first smartphone.” Join me for MrMobile’s Leitz Phone 1 Review!
[ABOUT MRMOBILE’S LEICA LEITZ PHONE 1 REVIEW]
MrMobile’s Leica Leitz Phone 1 Review was produced following thirty days with a Leitz Phone 1 review sample provided by Qualcomm. MrMobile does not accept compensation from the manufacturers of the products he reviews in exchange for producing content. No payment was provided and no manufacturer or carrier was afforded a preview, editorial input or copy approval rights concerning this review.
[PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO]
Sharp Aquos R6 [Sharp]:
jp.sharp/k-tai/aquos-r6/
Leitz Phone 1 [Leica Camera AG]:
leica-camera.com/en-AU/World-...
[LINKS]
Leica Leitz 1 Unboxing + Hands-on + Camera Test [ben’s gadget reviews]:
• Leica Leitz 1 Unboxing...
Sharp Aquos R6 Hands-on - The Smartphone With The 1-inch Camera Sensor [ben’s gadget reviews]:
• Sharp Aquos R6 Hands-o...
We used the Leica M11 for a month! [The Studio]:
• We used the Leica M11 ...
Sharp Aquos R6 Hands-On: This huge 1-inch camera sensor can’t compensate for lackluster software processing [XDA]:
www.xda-developers.com/sharp-...
How is everyone updating the firmware? Used Japanese SIM card? [XDA]:
forum.xda-developers.com/t/ho...
Leica Lens Font: LG 1050 By Aen [Designspiration]:
www.designspiration.com/save/...
[MUSIC]
“Crystalized” by Luna Wave [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/10232
“Kill The Noise” by DaMarcus VanBuren [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/12701
“Ask Me Again Sometime” by Midnight Daydream [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/12265
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Between this and the Surface Duo 2 at-launch, any phone that gets shipped with touch response issues should be laughed out off the industry. It's an absolute clown move.
Hard agree. Nothing like this should make it past QC.
Don't forget Pixel 6 Pro 😅😅😅
I believe some early adopters of the iPhone 13 series had touch response issues sporadically, including me. After some updates it has been much improved
@@mxbblife_mu about the fold three not getting its Android 12 update? The selective outrage on tech UA-cam is really amusing. Apple and Samsung get away with systemic anti-consumer bs, and every competitor gets s*** on.
@@michaelcorcoran8768 My Fold 3 Had Android 12 for weeks now....Why are you crying like a Baby.
This phone looks like the love child of a Nokia 1020 and something from the Galaxy Note lineup, and that's a really good thing. Just wish it actually- ya know, worked better 😅
Yeah, very similar to my Note 20 with the flat top and bottom with curved sides.
Looks like a lumia 925 to me
No, it looks exactly like huawei mate 40 pro
Lets hope something like gcam mod may improve the software for that exceptional camera hardware
*hate child
I think you might be the only reviewer to still include call quality on a smartphone. It's appreciated 👍
True, and it shame really that this feature is getting more neglected. Sure they may not do voice calls, but I'm pretty sure majority still does this, at least outside their bubble. In my work, we do calls alot of times.
When was the last time a new phone had bad call quality? Maybe its just that nearly all phones have good quality so people dont even test🤔
@@kaukon I get what you're asking but that's precisely the problem. We're getting less and less info about what voice calls are actually like because smartphones are (getting) just so capable, and we're left in the dark.
I do love the design, as a former Lumia enjoyer.
Hi Dark's Alternate account.
Fantastic my friend. I agree on everything since I have been using this device as well.
@anirban panda simply install/sideliad gcam and enjoy it's Camera.
Just that every image is an ultra wide shot 😄
Agree i have it my self and i love this device soo much
I never even knew this phone existed. Lovely review, thanks.
Hi :) First time on your channel. When I clicked this vid I was a bit sceptical (Many people claim to do a review but have no idea what they are talking about and just regurgitate marketing material). But your work has won me over: well flowing video, a good script, solid arguments, nice examples (especially liked the b/w picture comparison) and pleasing cinematography! Bloody well done!
Love your videos Michael
Awesome video as always, it's a pleasure seeing them :) I had not heard about this phone, good to know just to have it on the radar
I love your style of creating; made me want that phone in the first half, had me rethinking my choice in the later part. Bravo!
I cannot remember if I left any comments for you last year so I have decided the thank you in advance this year. Your content has merely one flaw... there is not enough. You are easily my favourite UA-camr. Sincerely, thank you.
The last phone I imported from Japan was a Sharp Aquos SH-01G back in 2014, and while the phone itself was great and ran well (no touch issues lol), there was one major annoyance with the camera, where you cannot turn off the shutter sound and it's also loud as hell!! (I think it's a Japanese law) Something to consider for anyone looking to import one of these!
It is a law. Prevent creeps taking shots in secret.
@@tidus1ph Only in Japan lmao.
Amazing review and editing!
Amazing review Michael. Best tech reviewer on UA-cam by far. Please keep up the good work. A One Plus 10 Pro review would be nice.
Props to whoever chooses the background music, it's on point. Congrats on great videos MrMobile, keep it up!
That would be me 😌. Thanks!
I just don't understand how so many of these companies half arse this great concepts for devices. Especially considering how much it must cost to even get anything into production and sold.
I like this phone's design it reminds me of how Sony Experia phones looked a while ago.
Could you name any?
They have always been flat displays with long elongated camera modules
Could you name any?
They have always been flat displays with long elongated camera modules
Start checking from Sony Experia Z (z2)
@@mastergreyskull523 The Xperia XZ Premium and XZ1
If only xz premium could update to Android 11 I would get another one. I still have mine but afraid to use except at home on wifi. @@pixels_per_inch
Thank you for this review! As a Leica user, I'm lusting over this device, needed to know how it worked here in the US. I'm torn buying one, it'll one up all my Leica club members! But I'm also practical, as I read all who reminisce over their Nokia phones, I feel in 3 yrs an expensive paperweight. I know electronics are expendable, but with Leica, hmmm I still shoot with a 1953 Leica! Wonder if there will be system updates, as I heard nothing about that. Thanks again!!🥂
Great Video. I always love the adventure you take us on.
Great looking phone…similar to many but different too!
And, thanks MrMobile - the reviewer with the best script 👌
listening to your video review(s) is just a...
nice calm book on a sunday morning with a hot cup of joe...
Excellent review, as always.
Omd great review , interesting POV of it really settles my question. best bud.
I love seeing Michael review niche phones that you only see when they're getting reviewed. It really makes you wonder who's buying them.
Yet another great video Michael some of the black and white photos taken were great but just think of what the hardware would be like if it was on a pixel with the added computational software on top of the processing from the camera itself
damn dude, what a class. I very much liked your style, your voice, your manner of speaking, your stuff and your editing.
The scrolling is the smoothest I've ever seen on a phone. I'm interested in the 2 generation version that is floating around
Holy dang! I can't believe I didn't find this channel sooner. I watched videos of yours YEARS back, I don't think i've ever seen what you actually looked like before. I love this new (new to me, maybe it's been years) format where you are on camera mixed with scripted scenes with B roll... Man this is next level stuff, Just look at all this editing! Sheesh! Plus the great voice and i've always loved the content/opinions.. Insta-Sub!
I was waiting for this :))
What I would love to see out of one of these reviews of the camera specialty phones, is how do these photos from a camera specialty phone perform in Lightroom editing for professional circumstances, versus something’s shot out of an iPhone. Would I buy this to take a picture on the fly, and go home and edit it? In a way that allows a lot more freedom than an iPhone or Google phone shot? I feel like that’s the real question.
That pretty much requires shooting in RAW, which many phones can do. More pertinently, it also requires an expertise and interest in photo editing that I just don't possess. You might want to check out Steve Litchfield's content for that kind of thing.
@@TheMrMobile Unfortunately, he's taken a (perhaps permanent) break apart from the odd thing here and there.
You can watch Matthias Burling’s Nokia 9 Pureness review.
It’s an old review from 2019, but shows what these phones r capable of in the right hands
@@TheMrMobile are you british?
Takes me back to my Lumia times. Great video 👌👌
4:41 Of all the references you could've made, this was the most pleasantly surprising. Respect
I love seeing a video of yours right now so good
Keep it up Michael. Love your reviews
God, I love getting immediately sidetracked. Shoutout to the Mondaine pocketwatch!
Great review, production and presentation as always. Give me 3 days and that lens cap will be history.
Huge omission not having a dedicated shutter button with a half-press, like the Sony. Heck. For ¼ of this price, you can still buy the LG V60, with a great manual mode, awesome video, a 32-bit Hi-Fi QuadDAC, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 2-year warranty.
3 days? Give me 15 minutes.
Now I want to see the Gcam port on this, who knows what extreme results will come out!
I still cant get a fuckin gcam port to work on my galaxy s20
@@uchihasasuke7436 celsoazevedo is the place to go. Unless you've got exynos, that's tricky
What advice would you give if I were wanting to import one to use here in the States?
Network compatibility etc and settings?, is there anything you’d recommend or advice on setting it up please
as mentioned the lens cap could have had a swivel mount, which could have had a landing zone on the wireless charging coil to hold it in place when in use.
They could've at least put a spare cap in the box for free
@@jamesjameson4566 agreed, for the price that they are charging for the phone, would have been a good idea.
Great review, thanks.
You make quality content keep it up.
Great review! 👍
Did you seriously bring up The Bad Touch by Bloodhound Gang just for that segment!?? That's ridiculously hilarious!! Ok Mr. Mobile, I see you 👀👀😅😅
So put your hands / on my phone / and then watch it do zip
It's too comical! I love it haha
4:40 I laughed my head off at the Office Space reference. Good grief what a surprise that was. XD
Wish I could buy this phone. Love me some Leica. Have an M240 that I use for street photography often.
Excellent review.
such a bummer to hear. I really hope they get another shot at making this device. it's so close to perfection if they can nail it right.
Thanks for the review, was thinking of buying a second hand import but i think i will wait and see what the Leica 2 is like. Any chance of a review of that some time, now it's out?
Awesome review. Better than movies I see on TV
Very good compositions, well done 👍
0:52 Technically a “re-badge”
1:23 Retro comparo
2:03 “Without skidding over the edge into boring”
2:40 Is it harder to use the camera?
3:10 Coulda, woulda, shoulda?
3:48 “This is a solid smartphone”
4:51 Cellular performance
5:30 Touch response woes
6:18 And on to the photographs
7:28 “No artificial processing”
8:52 He let the city decide
9:47 If
Now do the Unihertz one that you reviewed on the weird phones, and thank you so much for this review!!!!
0:16 A Mondaine?! Man, I love this guy.
Great review!
Love your vids always, from the Pocketnow days. Hope you'll do a collab with Jaime Rivera and Joshua Vergara. Exciting clips, Mr Mobile.
Had the same touch issue with motorola edge 20, also confirmed by other users, seems like a problem with very high touch panel refresh rate not implemented properly into the software
That is one slick looking phone... definitely reminiscent of the old Lumias 👍🏻
Cool device. I actually like the black and white ones. Look is unique and not over processed. 👏
The touch response is totally okay with my set. Not sure if your device has the problem or it was something to do with software which is now sorted out of my device.
I came into this thinking Yes I found my next phone, and then you said it was lacking in the one thing its supposed to be designed for. I hope there's a sequel that fixes the issues.
I almost thought that you were going to hold up a pistol with a electronic dot sight! LOL!
Brilliant insertion (pun intended) of the Office Space scene.
Hi does it support slow motion? What is the maximum real fps (not interpolated)?
That onboard sound recording is so good i mean so good!!!
... you're being sarcastic right? Because the noise floor is so high, that hiss was driving me nuts.
@@TheMrMobile no i am not being sarcastic i am listening this on iphone 12 speakers and there is no hissing sound
Throw on some headphones and give it another listen. Very low recording level, very high noise floor. Most flagship Android phones are far better at audio in camcorder mode.
@@TheMrMobile ok i'll do that but i have to tell u something i am huge fan of your work since the pocketnow days plz keep up the good work and keep those videos coming☺️☺️☺️
The new OneUI 4.0 update on my Galaxy S10 is having very similar navigation issues, yet my ancient LG V30 with a custom A12 ROM has no issues whatsoever. I wonder what causes it.
The picures looked really good. I wish my Pixel 6 pics had this look.
I was wondering if you managed to update the phone with the SoftBank SIM you ordered?? I have managed to get on of these phones for £400 GBP. I've got the APN settings in and it's working sweet. No touch screen issues, but I have it for its looks tbf. I can only get a SoftBank data only SIM from eBay. Hoping I can use that to update it!
So much promise... I think if Leica had been a bit more 'ballsy' in terms of working on / improving on all the short falls and spent a little more on R&D, etc. then it could possibly have turned into a classic / iconic mobile camera device in the sense that it would be camera foremost, communication device second. That and actually marketing it in other countries would help as well. If I had the spare cash, I would have really considered importing one! Thanks for a great review as always.
The narration on this video is on an another level. Hats off to man. It's truly felt like a journey. Kudos to you ..
Lol ‘Lawrence’ at 4:41
"Two prints at the same time" made me smile. Good one. Really like this phone and great review Michael. Again :)
It made my housemate ask what was so funny.
Indeed the trend still seems to be ,Boutique hardware shines often in one tiny point and optimization of it's OS never meets the bar.
I'd still try one. I love BW eerie photo scenes and vid.
Have u tried shooting with manual settings?
This phone would be so good for taking dark frames in astrophotography with that dust cap.
I like how you used the bloodhound gang album cover when describing The bad touch
You make great videos.
Those b/W shots are amazing.
I've been waiting for your review on any #Sharp flagship phone since the very beginning of this channel & finally, he it is (even this is just a rebadge #Sharp though) 😅
Nice shout-out to Ben :)
I Love Mr Mobile Videos 🤩
I know MrMobile was doing some acting back in the day, but I never thought I'd see him in 'A Haunting'!
I love your videos!
I have the R6, sometimes it takes astonishing images but must of time a 200 dollars phone performs miles better.
The screen instead is mind-blowing
I didn't realize your are Star Trek fan. Subscribed just for this !
They isn't mentioned the charging wattage support , let me know which charger you used for changing and how much time it took. Hope you will because i am curious to buy this phone l.
Thanks to share.
Bens gadget reviews? I love his channel
I am only glad their approach to computational photography is nothing like what’s on iPhones and Pixels.
Got to love the fingerprint scanner being the proper one, the headphone jack and the nice MicroSD!
This is heartbreaking because I love that boxy with curves design of the lumias and leitz wish that design language comes back or atleast is referenced more
I remember taking stunning monochrome pictures from mate 10 pro which has leica powered camera . I really miss that quality
Hi mobile! Would you be doing a review on the Samsung Freestyle?
Thats a Great looking device, lets hope they redeem it and make a phone next year , iron out those issues and maybe lower the price 😬
My old Essential ph-1 also has a dedicated black & white camera sensor
Esse design desse Leica leitz phone 1 e impressionante gosto de mais desse telefone
2:28 very satisfying sound :)
1:26 You're right It is reminiscent of the Nokia Lumias 1020 - 1520 I love it's design
so its only 120 hz? what is black frame insertion?
Is this phone worth it if i can get it in a price that's equivalent to 250$ in my country? (without the sim working)
Please tell me !
Aquos r6 vs Leica leitz phone 1, in camera purpose