The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition will go global tomorrow with a new name

• Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition will be called ‘Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi’ outside China
• This phone has a mechanical zoom ring for the camera
• It will be released on February 28.

Late last year, Xiaomi unveiled one of the most interesting phones we’ve seen in a long time, and no, we’re not talking about the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max with a second screen. Rather, we are referring to the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition, which only has a screen but includes a mechanical zoom ring for the camera, which also serves to adjust focus or exposure.

That launch was only for China, but the phone is about to go global and Xiaomi has just confirmed that it will do so under a new name.