Instead you can attach any camera lens that uses the Leica M Mount system to the back of the phone. What makes Xiaomi’s system different is that it uses a proprietary system, for better or worse.

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On paper, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra offers a lot of great specs. Powerful Leica-tuned cameras, including an absurd 200MP telephoto lens, a large battery, and all the performance of the new Snapdragon 8 ...

With these changes, the 15 Ultra is a very strong phone for photos. It’s great for zoom shots and photos taken in the dark. Its new lens system is the best you can get in a phone.

Nobody will be looking at this phone's image quality and splashing out $13,000 on a Hasselblad as a result. Xiaomi's partnership with Leica, on the other hand, hits different.

When the phone first launched, it struggled with dynamic range, leaving bright spots overblown, and while this has been slightly improved, it's a characteristic of Leica's processing.

Features include “authentic Leica looks” via a bunch of Leica lens simulations. The app reproduces Leica lenses such as the Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2, Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4, and Summilux-M 35mm f ...