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

• The Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition will be called the ‘Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi’ outside China
• This phone has a mechanical zoom ring for the camera
• It’s launching 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 screen-packing Xiaomi 17 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. Rather, we’re referring to the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition, which only has one screen but includes a mechanical zoom ring for the camera, which can also be used to adjust the focus or exposure.

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