Xiaomi has announced that the Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi will launch globally this Saturday.
The Xiaomi model will be unveiled alongside the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra in Barcelona this week. While the vanilla and Ultra variants adopted the same moniker as their Chinese counterparts, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Edition took a different naming approach in the international market.
There are minor differences between the Chinese and global variants of the phones, especially in their batteries and pricing. The same goes for the Leica Leitzphone, which comes with a slightly different design than its Chinese sibling. It is based on the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, but comes with additional photography-focused features. To recall, the standard 17 Ultra offers the following:
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- LPDDR5X RAM
- UFS 4.1 storage
- 16GB/512GB (CN¥7,999/$1,140) and 16GB/1TB (CN¥8,999/$1,280)
- 6.9” 2608 x 1200px 120Hz AMOLED with 3500nits peak brightness and under-screen 3D ultrasonic fingerprint scanner
- 50MP 1″ Light Fusion 1050L (ƒ/1.67, 23mm) main camera with OIS + 50MP ultrawide with AF + 200MP Samsung HPE 1/1.4″ (ƒ/2.39-ƒ/2.96) periscope telephoto macro with 3.2x-4.3x optical zoom and OIS
- 50MP selfie camera
- 6800mAh battery
- 90W wired, 50W wireless, 22.5W wired reverse, and wireless reverse charging
- Xiaomi HyperOS 3
