This morning Xiaomi CEO and other official Xiaomi sources have confirmed the yesterday's newsthat the Xiaomi 14 series will feature Leica Summilux optics.
"Mobile imaging optics, which represents a critical 'leap in time'.
Xiaomi and Leica have teamed up to bring the most advanced Leica Summilux lenses in mobile imaging to date, as well as a new professional high dynamic range image sensor for mobile optics, to create a new generation of optical system solutions. So mobile devices will truly be able to capture superb moments in every situation, with scene-perfect accuracy.
This extraordinary optical system will be used for the first time in the new #Xiaomi14# series of mobile phones, which will be launched this month."
Leica Summilux
The name Summilux is a combination of the word Summum, which is the Latin word for "highest", and Lux, which means "light". The first Summilux was the 50 mm in 1959, followed in 1961 by a new 50 mm Summilux design, whose optics remained unchanged until it was replaced by the 50 mm Summilux-M ASPH in 2004.
The maximum f-stop of Summilux lenses is f/1.4, f/1.5 or sometimes f/1.7. This is 1.5 stops lower than Leica Noctilux lenses, but Summilux lenses are smaller as a result. Summilux lenses are designed for low-light photography - Wikipedia
If the Xiaomi 14 series can use similar parameters to the Summilux optics, topped with an adapted sensor, it could be very impressive. Of course, this will also require good software, which the new HyperOS will be an integral part of. Could Xiaomi be on the throne again? We'll see at the end of the month!
