After much speculation and rumour, the official announcement has finally arrived! Xiaomi and Leica have simultaneously posted posters confirming the release of the Xiaomi 13 Ultra. The phone will be released globally in April.
The first poster released by Xiaomi reads with no small amount of confidence:
The age of motion picture optics
The most perfect Leica ever
Summicron lens for cinematography
And the Weibo post has the following text in Chinese:
„Újabb kulcsfontosságú lépés a Xiaomi és a Leica Global Imaging stratégiai együttműködésében.
This time, we bring together the latest, never-before-seen optical system solution for mobile imaging and Leica's most perfect Summicron lens ever in mobile imaging. From wide-angle to telephoto, a variety of mobile phone lenses have consistently achieved excellent results in optical capabilities for the first time.
This ground-breaking range of technology will be equipped with the new globally launched #Xiaomi13Ultra, which will be released this month."
At the same time, Leica has also released its own poster, which goes into a bit more detail, thankfully in English.
Xiaomi and Leica's strategic collaboration in global imaging has taken another decisive step of far-reaching significance.
Together we have brought you the latest, never-before-seen optical system solution for mobile imaging, and the most perfect Summicron lens ever made for mobile imaging.
For the first time ever, various smartphone lenses from wide-angle to telephoto have achieved consistently excellent optical performance in what can be described as a "coming of age ceremony for mobile imaging".
We believe that the perfect lens should have a large aperture, compact size and high imaging performance throughout the focal length range.
Thanks to the persistent efforts of both teams, our users can finally enjoy such an amazing mobile photography experience.
The Xiaomi 13 Ultra achieves this feat. It's a great honour to recommend this fantastic product, jointly designed by Leica and Xiaomi, which will be launched worldwide.
See you this month.
According to the latest poster, the Xiaomi 13 Ultra will be unveiled on April 17, 2023, at 13:00 Hungarian time. Of course, the On our YouTube channel you can watch the live show with me!
