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Xiaomi joined forces with imaging titan Leica last year for the 12S Ultra flagship smartphone, and now the company has repeated the formula for the 13 Series, which is also one of the first to be powered by Qualcomm's latest mobile chipset.

Imaging titan Leica has given its first smartphone a processing and sensor update, and has again essentially repackaged a recent Aquos handset from Japanese consumer tech outfit Sharp for the launch of the Leitz Phone 2.

Xiaomi snuggled up with Leica back in June for the launch of the 12S Ultra smartphone featuring a 1-inch-type image sensor and Summicron optics. Now the companies have partnered again on a concept version with a lens adapter for mounting Leica glass.

Last year, Leica partnered with a Chinese home entertainment hardware company to launch a FHD UST projector named the O1 Pro. Now the premium camera optics veteran has launched its own model at IFA 2022, the 4K Cine 1 Laser TV.

Xiaomi has announced the mainland China launch of the 12S Series smartphones. Aiming to redefine what's possible with mobile photography, the range-topping Ultra model features a new 1-inch Sony sensor and imaging systems co-engineered with Leica.

Insta360 has announced a powerful new addition to the One RS modular actioncam system launched back in March. The 1-Inch 360 Edition shoots immersive 6K video and is the first 360-degree camera to be co-engineered with Leica.

Vienna’s Leitz Photographica Auctions celebrated its 20th year in business this week when it sold the camera of the man who invented 35-mm photography for €14,400,000, smashing the previous world record of €2,400,000.

Leica has announced a new addition to the M-series of retro-stylish rangefinder cameras. The M11 retains the overall look but comes with versatile new sensor technology, a high-resolution touch panel, a big battery and some internal storage.

Back in May, Sharp announced the Aquos R6, a smartphone with a camera that rocked a 1-inch CMOS sensor developed with German imaging veteran Leica. Now Leica has essentially slightly repackaged that device for its first smartphone, the Leitz Phone 1.

Back in April, China's JMGO partnered with Leica for the optics of its upcoming O1 Pro ultra-short-throw LED projector. Details were somewhat lacking, but with the launch of the Indiegogo funding campaign we can now fill in some of the blanks.

As we've regularly seen, smartphone photography has yielded some impressive results given the limitations of relatively small sensor sizes. Now Sharp is set to bump image quality up a notch by squeezing a 1-inch CMOS sensor into its latest handset.

Leica has announced the fruit of a partnership with Chinese home entertainment hardware company JMGO, the O1 Pro ultra-short-throw LED projector, which can fill a wall with Full HD images from just inches away.