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

• The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition will be called the “Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi” outside of China
• This phone has a mechanical zoom ring for the camera
• It will launch on February 28

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

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