Last year, Xiaomi teased a crazy concept phone with a huge (and really expensive) Leica objective lens attached to the body. We saw it in person at MWC!
attached to the body. It was a PR stunt to showcase the powerful 1-inch IMX989 sensor underneath and what smartphone camera sensors were capable of.
The phone was based on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra, which never made it to global markets , with only minor changes to fit the Leica lens. The camera above the 1-inch sensor was also removed to allow the light from the Leica lens to hit the sensor directly. Now, here at MWC in Barcelona, we were able to take a closer look at this concept. The good news is that it's a real thing; it's not some render made deep in Xiaomi's labs .
The bad news is that we weren't allowed to touch it or play with it, as it was under a display glass, firmly attached with sticky tape . Here are some photos of the real thing; it's not much, but it's something, we guess.Xiaomi 13 Pro launched globally here at MWC , sporting the same 1-inch IMX989 sensor underneath the main camera. So, mobile photography fans around the world can now buy the thing for 1,299 euros, and who knows, maybe in the future people will be able to snap professional lenses on top of these huge and powerful camera sensors.
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