Xiaomi to partner with Leica

Xiaomi is said to be working on a new smartphone called the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, which will be powered by Leica’s camera technology. The Chinese version of MIUI’S Gallery Editor app, according to a report, has plenty of evidence pointing to this partnership. This isn’t the first time a smartphone manufacturer has teamed up with a camera manufacturer. While it appears that Xiaomi will collaborate with Leica, the scope of this collaboration is still unknown. Xiaomi has the Ultra series in its kitty that could do with some innovation, and who better than Leica to up the game for the company. As for Xiaomi’s possible involvement with Leica, some developers have found traces of codes in the Gallery Editor app built into the MIUI Chinese ROM version. Will this simply be an opportunity to plaster the Leica label on a phone, throw some Leica-inspired filters into the camera and gallery applications, and call it a day? We should be hearing more about the product and Leica partnership from the company in the coming weeks, or it could be months.