Although the agreement between Leica and Xiaomi does not imply exclusivity a priori, they already confirm from Huawei that their collaboration is interrupted and they will no longer ship mobile phones with Leica optics.
That there was an “understanding” between Xiaomi and Leica It was the industry’s biggest open secret, although the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, with which the collaboration will begin, will have to wait until next summer to appear in society aims squarely at the throne of the mobile market and by further expanding the ámbito plus.
of yesterday The partnership between Xiaomi and Leica is official with this móvil exhibit focuses on photography, which is already in the final stages of development, but before Xiaomi introduces us to its new one ‘Ultra’ Most of us asked what the terms of the agreement would bewhether it would be exclusive or what would happen to other manufacturers who have previously used Leica optics.
Huawei was the first to confirm its next steps and our colleagues from Android authority They therefore ended the cooperation with the German House on March 31st We will never see another Huawei móvil inteligente with a Leica signed photo. The response from the Huawei representative was succinct:
We cánido confirm that the cooperation between our two companies ended on March 31st.
An era comes to an end and that’s it This agreement between Leica and Huawei has existed since 2016released with the P9 series and now suddenly ended after the Trumpet and the cross over access to US technology, which also led to the end Fall into the hell of the Shenzhen giant.
So does the Huawei P50 series the last to be introduced worldwide under the Leica brand on the back and the optics of the well-known company from Wetzlar, which is no longer in the new Huawei Mate Xs 2 and will not be in the Huawei Mate 50 or later either.
In case you were wondering what Huawei and Leica are collaborating with, you should know this The devices of the Chinese giant were not only driven by opticsbut also from Programa and processing improvements with specific adjustments, selectable color modes, portrait enhancement and much more.
In the case of Xiaomi, this is the truth At the moment we don’t know which areas Leica will touchalthough we understand that the arrangement will be afín as the Haidian manufacturer has recognized this itself This Xiaomi 12 Ultra is jointly developed by the two companies… We’ll have to wait, but Xiaomi’s next “flagship” looks really good!