Clem's Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi
The Chinese version of the Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi (yes that is the official name) was released in China in December 2025. The global version became available in Australia from 09 March 2026.
I pre-ordered mine on 02 March 2026 and I received it via courier today. The global release is bundled with a Xiaomi Professional Photography Kit (worth AUD349) for free. The list price of the Leitzphone itself was AUD2,299. I have been setting up apps on the phone all this afternoon (manually as Mi Mover didn't want to work), and so I will only test the Leica camera setup tomorrow.
This phone:
(i) is also known as the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica version (BTW there is no Xiaomi 16);
(ii) replaces my Xiaomi 15 Ultra which I lost at sea in Brisbane last June).
The Leitzphone powered by
Xiaomi.
Above the phone is the Xiaomi Professional Photography Kit (not
Leica branded).
I also bought a Xiaomi Ultrathin Magnetic Powerbank (to the left
of the phone).
13 March
2026
Created by Clem Kuek
