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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Gareth Bevan

The Leica Leitzphone is back – and this time it’s going global

Leica Leitzphone smartphone held in a hand.

While many people might be familiar with Leica co-branding phones released by Xiaomi, far fewer might be aware of its own-branded Leitzphone series of phones. Leica launched the series in 2021, though, as Japanese exclusives co-developed with Sharp, the western world is yet to experience the luxury German camera maker's take on the smartphone – until now.

Leica has unveiled its brand new Leitzphone – and this time it’s going global. To give it its full, not-so-catchy title, the ‘Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi’ is the brand’s first internationally available Leitzphone, and combines Xiaomi’s latest flagship hardware with Leica’s design language.

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