Alas, the Xiaomi 12S series will be China-exclusive
“Xiaomi will offer Xiaomi 12S Series exclusively in Mainland China. Our Strategic Partnership in Imaging Technology will have long-term impacts beyond the scope of this series, into Xiaomi’s international markets.”
So we will have to wait until Xiaomi 13 for Leica goodies.
— Richard Lai (@richardlai) July 4, 2022
Alas, such an exclusivity has historically been typical for Xiaomi’s most intriguing gadgets, and the Xiaomi 12S series is just the latest in the line of products unavailable elsewhere in the world. For now, it’s certain that it’s a proof of concept that will most certainly ensure the camera prowess of future Xiaomi phones. Hopefully, by the time the Xiaomi 13 series gets released early next year, that is. Leica, Xiaomi’s long-term iconic camera partner, is also software/hardware camera package will have scored all the new goodies that make the Xiaomi 12S Ultra such an interesting device.
Reportedly, this new sensor has been developed by Sony and Xiaomi together, but will most certainly trickle down to other manufacturers’ phones in the near future.
The Xiaomi 12S started at around $600, while the Xiaomi 12S Ultra kicked off at the local equivalent of roughly $900 in China. Let’s hope that Xiaomi doesn’t take too long to bring this promising new camera sensor