Xiaomi-Leica partnership to yield camera-oriented smartphones in the future

Xiaomi and Leica partnership to deliver high-end optical performance on smartphones

Xiaomi has been one of the pioneers in the smartphone industry and has been developing customer-oriented products. The smartphone maker claims to have strived for innovations in the field of AI, ultra-fast charging, bezel-less displays, motorised cameras, etc. The company has also shown great dedication to improving its optical performance and has over the years accumulated technical know-how in the field of lenses, chips for cameras, etc. 

Xiaomi India and Leica Camera AG share the same ideas regarding mobile imaging. Both companies are eager to continuously explore the optical performance and photographic experience in the mobile imaging era through extreme technological breakthroughs and aesthetic pursuits

Leica Camera AG's prowess in the optics industry can now be observed to contribute to Xiaomi's camera systems. The partnership aims to bring along Leica's 100-plus years of photography heritage in optical engineering and craftsmanship. Leica will also contribute to tuning the image processing to achieve "the Leica image look". The photography optimisations will contribute to optical engineering, design, and imaging software to offer the best possible imaging results in the field of smartphone photography.