Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Leitzphone Review: A Dream Camera Phone The Xiaomi Leica Leitzphone is the best, most exciting camera phone I have ever used. And I've used them all, including Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra. And while they're both great phone cameras for most people, Xiaomi and Leica's latest collaboration has resulted in a handset that's arguably more camera than it is phone. It bears the Leica red dot logo, has Leica etching on the sides, a host of Leica filmic color styles to shoot with and it has a functional hardware wheel on the back of the phone that actually turns to control camera settings. It'll even be sold in Leica's own physical stores here in the UK. It costs £1,700 in the UK, which converts to roughly $2,300 (though it won't be officially sold in the US), so it doesn't come cheap, but nothing with a Leica logo does. However, if you're looking for the ultimate imaging experience in a phone, pay attention. Let's dive in deeper and take a look at the most important part: the camera. Xiaomi's Leitzphone Looks Exactly Like a Leica Phone Should The phone's main camera uses something called a LOFIC image sensor, which stands for Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor. It's basically a brand-new sensor technology designed to deliver much better dynamic range in a single image. That's helped, too, by the sensor's large size and the high-quality Leica Summilux lens sitting in front of it. A bird flying past a building Taken with the main camera in the Leica Chrome color profile, I love how this pigeon has been frozen in action, with pleasing contrast throughout the image. Using the 8x hybrid zoom I was able to fill the frame with these seagulls. The Chrome color profile resulted in beautiful tones in this image. I love being able to quickly snap away at low angles using a phone.#uk #xiaomi #leica #leitzphone #qualcomm
