The Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi is the latest flagship Android phone from Xiaomi, made this time with a deep collaboration with iconic German camera maker Leica. It’s arguably more camera than it is phone, with a large main image sensor, telephoto zoom that employs actual moving elements and a function ring around the camera unit that you can turn to control zoom or other settings.
It’s filled with Leica-specific touches, from the red dot logo and “Leica Germany” etching on the body to the Leica color profiles in the camera — the same ones you’ll find on Leica’s actual cameras.
It’s the best camera phone I’ve ever used, though at £1,700 in the UK, it doesn’t come cheap. But then nothing with a Leica logo ever does. It won’t be officially on sale in the US but that UK price translates to $2,300.
