Xiaomi 12 will get a Leica camera for the first time? This is what it looks like’

According to a well-known rumor, the Xiaomi will collaborate with camera manufacturer Leica for the Xiaomi top 12 devices. The post was taken offline a few minutes after it was posted. Leica was previously Huawei’s regular partner, but that came to an end this year.

Leica and Xiaomi?

Leica is a German manufacturer best known for its premium cameras. According to Digital Chat Station, Leica is currently collaborating with Xiaomi on the Xiaomi 12 series. That message appeared on Chinese social media, but went offline a few minutes later for unknown reasons. Fortunately, everything sticks to the internet and this Twitter user captured a screenshot of that original post.

Nevertheless, we consider the collaboration between Xiaomi and Leica very plausible, because rumors have already leaked about it coming from another source. Our friends from LetsGoDigital therefore already unpack with concept images of a Xiaomi 12 Ultra with Leica cameras. We see the second on the back, similar to how we could see the year with the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, but slightly larger.

Leica is looking for new collaborations

Leica has worked with Huawei for years on the P and Mate series, the brand’s high-end phones. The German company was mainly responsible for the lens design, Huawei told us in an interview last year. Nevertheless, Leica announced that this exclusive collaboration will come to an end.

At that time, the message leaked that Leica will now work with multiple smartphone brands, and the names Sharp, Honor and Xiaomi have fallen. We now know that Leica has already worked with Sharp on the camera of the Aquos R6. Leica liked that phone too rebrand and release it under its own name as the Leica Phone 1.

More about the Xiaomi 12

A lot of information has already been leaked about the Xiaomi 12 and you can read more about the expected features of the phones here. Or take a look at the articles below:

• Xiaomi 12X leaked: compact high-end phone with Snapdragon 870
• ‘This is the striking design of the Xiaomi 12’
• Xiaomi Mi 12 will be the first to arrive with Snapdragon 898 in December

Do you think the collaboration between Xiaomi and Leica can pay off? In recent years, Huawei has been able to establish itself as one of the authorities in the field of smartphone photography. Let us hear your thoughts in the comments at the bottom of this article.