Xiaomi inks partnership with German brand Leica, to launch new flagship phone in July

Xiaomi has confirmed its association with German camera brand Leica. The smartphone maker has also announced that their first co-developed phone will arrive in July this year.

According to Xiaomi, the partnership with the legendary image and innovative technology, is a beginning to a new era of mobile photography in July.

Xiaomi took Twitter to make the announcement of its first partnership with a camera brand. While Leica has worked with Huawei, Sharp, and Panasonic previously.

According to Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, the Company focuses on creating the ultimate user experience, and has always hoped to explore the capabilities of smartphone photography to the extreme. Both the companies have agreed with each other’s “pursuits and ideas” and their cooperation involves optical design as well as “tuning aesthetic orientations.

As it is with announcements like this, details are mostly not revealed initially. That means we are not sure if this partnership will have a greater impact on the making of Xiaomi’s next flagship or if it will be limited to a few camera filters, which we have seen before on other phones that use a camera brand’s logo on their bodies.

Xiaomi and @leica_camera have officially reached a global strategic partnership in mobile imaging.

Combining the legendary image and innovative technology, let’s look forward to a new era of mobile photography in July! pic.twitter.com/GyFut9ZTlg

— Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) May 23, 2022

Earlier this month, Xiaomi launched Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G smartphone in India, with a starting price of Rs 62,999. The smartphone’s comes with 120W fast charging, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, and a 50MP triple rear camera configuration. Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G is seen as a competitor to the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G, which was introduced in India at a starting price of Rs 66,999.

The Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G is available in two RAM configurations. The 8GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model costs Rs 62,999 and Rs 66,999, respectively.

Furthermore, Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G is available in three stunning colour options: Couture Blue, Noir Black, and Olive Mauve.

Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G: Specs and features

Featuring 6.73-inch WQHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Xiaomi 12 Pro 5 offers adaptive refresh rate of the LTPO2 screen may go as low as 1Hz. For improved gaming experience, the phone offers 480Hz touch sampling rate. The smartphone also has twin Harmon Kardon speakers that enable Dolby Atmos. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU powers the phone, which has up to 12 GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It runs MIUI, which is based on Android 12.

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