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Sharp Leica Aquos R9 phone with indicator lines pointing to phone.

The new Sharp Aquos R9 Pro flagship phone, with camera module co-engineered with Leica, has been announced. It'll go on sale first in Japan next month, followed by a 'global model' soon after.

The Vario-Summicron*2 camera system consists of triple cameras – standard (23mm EFL) , wide-angle (13mm EFL), and telephoto (65mm EFL). All three have 50.3 megapixel senors, with f/1/8, f/2.2, and f/2.6 apertures respectively. The tele camera also boasts optical image stabilization.