This new Xiaomi flagship gets a Leica camera with a 1-inch sensor

Xiaomi is not resting on its laurels when it comes to its smartphones. It's been barely six months since Xiaomi announced its last flagship, but now it has a new one with its new partner. Xiaomi partners with Leica to launch its new 12S series. Its most distinctive point, which you really won't miss, is that massive 1-inch, 50.3-megapixel Sony IMX989 sensor. You get a pixel size of 1.6um, doubling to 3.2um via pixel binning for improved colour accuracy and low light performance. Unlike the Sony Xperia Pro-I, it uses the entire portion of the 1-inch sensor.

Xiaomi took part in developing this sensor with Sony, with the two companies splitting the US$15 million cost evenly. But they won't have exclusive rights to the sensor. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said it'll be made available to his local competitors after the launch to "promote the advancement of mobile imaging together."

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Leica partners with Xiaomi to release a co-branded phone in July

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The rumours have just been confirmed. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and Leica have entered a "long-term strategic cooperation," which includes a launch of a new flagship smartphone in July 2022. It's the latest mobile imaging collaboration for Leica after partnerships with Sharp, Panasonic, and Huawei. Xiaomi hasn't revealed much about the upcoming device. But we could probably expect it to have the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip and some imaging filters from Leica's side. According to Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, the cooperation is meant to "provide a strong boost to Xiaomi's imaging strategy."

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Xiaomi now has a 100W wireless charging stand

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Xiaomi continues to advance its wireless charging tech with this newest product. The company just launched a 100W wireless stand in China, following last year's 80w version. 

Carrying the model name MIDY-13-EL, it has a similar appearance as that option, but it comes in a black and bronze design instead of the white and gold motif of its predecessor.

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Xiaomi overtakes Apple in smartphone shipments during Q2 2021

For the first time, Chinese tech company Xiaomi has overtaken Apple in the global smartphone shipments ranking for the second quarter of 2021 with 17% of the market share. According to Canalys research, smartphone shipments grew 12% last quarter as COVID-19 vaccination programs are happening worldwide. 

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