I spent an entire month last year using the Xiaomi 15 Ultra as my primary camera. It ticked a lot of boxes for me as a long-time photographer, and has become my favorite camera phone, not least for the natural photo quality from its large 1-inch sensor.
That phone was recently updated with the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, which appears to be a relatively minor upgrade, but which shares the same hardware as Leica's first globally available phone (other than in the US), the co-branded Leitzphone. (There was no Xiaomi 16 series, as Xiaomi hopes to "directly [compete] with the iPhone in the same generation.")
