▶️ If you were wondering whether the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition (or Xiaomi 17 Ultra by Leica) would hit international markets, we have good news for you. The answer is yes, and this was recently confirmed by the NBTC certification authority in Thailand. However, the smartphone will be sold under a different name: Leica Leitzphone based on Xiaomi.

▶️ It sounds complicated, but it makes sense: three previous Leitz smartphones have been released so far, and all of them were sold only in Japan. It seems that Leica has abandoned this lineup and replaced it with its own version of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. If the name confuses you, Ernst Leitz was the founder of Leica, and the company's name itself is a combination of his surname and the word "camera."

▶️ The Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi has model number 25128PNA1G, as confirmed by the aforementioned certification. A prototype with this model number was found in the Geekbench AI database. This confirms that it runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, like its Chinese counterpart, and has 16 GB of RAM. Unsurprisingly, it will run Android 16 from day one with Xiaomi's proprietary HyperOS 3 skin.

▶️ The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition costs more than the regular Xiaomi 17 Ultra in China, so we assume the price will be similar in other markets. Recently, information about the price of the Xiaomi 17 Ultra leaked online. According to rumors, it will become official for global markets on February 28.

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