{"id":714539,"date":"2026-03-02T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:20:12","slug":"leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2325836df21\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2325836df21\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wikwv2wo23I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most of us carry a capable camera in our pockets every day, yet somehow the act of taking a photo still feels like wrestling with a piece of software rather than making an actual picture. You tap, swipe, wait for the AI to decide what the scene should look like, and end up with something technically perfect and faintly anonymous. That\u2019s the frustration the Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi is trying to address, arriving at MWC 2026 as a phone designed around the idea that shooting should feel deliberate.<\/p>\n<p>The most telling detail is the rotatable camera ring around the lens module. It\u2019s a physical control you can assign to focal length, focus, or bokeh depth, borrowing directly from the tactile language of Leica\u2019s rangefinder cameras. There\u2019s something telling about that choice: at a time when every interaction is a touch gesture, adding a ring you can actually turn is a quiet argument that the best interface for a camera might not be a flat sheet of glass.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mi.com\/global\/product\/leica-leitzphone-powered-by-xiaomi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leica x Xiaomi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611695\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-04.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611696\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611696\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-12.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"eb7881b11283c31958afe93c-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"eb7881b11283c31958afe93c-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The hardware behind that ring is genuinely serious. The primary sensor is a 1-inch format with LOFIC HDR <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, which gives it a real optical size advantage over the smaller sensors in most flagship phones, particularly in high-contrast or low-light situations. A 200 MP telephoto covering 75\u2013100 mm and a 14 mm ultra-wide complete the system, so the focal length range maps fairly naturally onto how photographers tend to think rather than how smartphone specs sheets tend to read.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611697\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611697\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-06.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611698\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611698\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"eb7881b11283c31958afe93c-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"eb7881b11283c31958afe93c-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611699\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611699\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Software is where it gets more interesting, and where you\u2019re asked to trust the collaboration a little more. Leica Essential Mode simulates the output of two specific cameras: the Leica M9 and the M3 with MONOPAN 50 film. For people who know those cameras, that\u2019s a specific and meaningful promise. For everyone else, it\u2019s an aesthetic reference that requires some faith, and there\u2019s a gap between \u201cinspired by classic Leica lenses\u201d and actually using one that the marketing doesn\u2019t quite close.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611700\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611700\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-09.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611701\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611701\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-11.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611702\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611702\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-13.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the phone is exactly what a 2026 flagship should be. Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 handles the processing, a 6,000 mAh battery supports 90W wired and 50W wireless charging, and the 6.9-inch 120 Hz OLED display hits 3,500 nits peak brightness. Leica also redesigned the entire UI, with custom fonts, icons, and two interface <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s running across every system element, which is more thoroughgoing than a co-branded phone usually gets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611705\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611705\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611706\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611706\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611707\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-611707\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-05.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>One feature that doesn\u2019t make the headline but probably should is the built-in Content Authenticity Initiative metadata support, which embeds provenance data in every image to confirm its origin and integrity. As AI-generated imagery gets harder to distinguish from photographs, having a phone that can prove a picture is real starts to feel less like a niche feature and more like an actual need.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611708\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2026\/03\/02\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Leica and Xiaomi Built a Phone With a Rotatable Camera Ring\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2026\/03\/leica-and-xiaomi-built-a-phone-with-a-rotatable-camera-ring\/xioami-leica-leitzphone-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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