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Huawei Mate 9 rumored to have dual Leica-branded camera with OIS

By LR admin | Published: September 11, 2016

Huawei is rumored to announce a new Mate 9 smartphone with a dual Leica-branded camera equipped with OIS:

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Huawei P9 with dual Leica lens wins European Consumer Smartphone 2016-17 at EISA

By LR admin | Published: August 14, 2016

The Huawei P9 smartphone with dual Leica lens won the 2016-17 EISA European Consumer Smartphone award (see also the recent review by Kristian Dowling): August 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) is honoured to announce that the Huawei P9 has been named ‘European Consumer Smartphone 2016-17’ by the European Image and Sound Association […]

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Leica will work with other electronics companies

By LR admin | Published: July 20, 2016

After the Huawei P9 smartphone, Leica will continue to work together with other electronics companies. The cooperation with Huawei was only the beginning – this is according to the German magazine “Capital” (issue 08/2016, EVT July 21). The exact quote from Leica CEO Oliver Kaltner was: “There are lenses in every television, every console, action cameras, drones. We […]

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Leica stores will be selling the Huawei P9 smartphone

By LR admin | Published: June 24, 2016

The new Huawei P9 and P9 Plus smartphones with Leica dual camera are already available for sale at the Leica Store Wetzlar and Frankfurt. Additional Leica Stores will be added in the coming weeks. The price of the Huawei P9 is about 550 Euros, the Huawei P9 Plus is around 700 Euros. For US pricing and availability, check Amazon’s Huawei P9 listings.

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Leica and Huawei issued a joint statement on the P9 camera module

By LR admin | Published: April 26, 2016

After the reports that the Leica camera setup in the Huawei P9 smartphone is made by the Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology, both companies issued a joint statement to clarify Leica’s contribution to this project:

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Leica’s CEO Oliver Kaltner talks about the new Huawei P9 smartphone

By LR admin | Published: April 21, 2016

Leica Camera AG CEO Oliver Kaltner talks about the partnership with Huawei and the new P9 device:

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The Leica camera setup in the Huawei P9 smartphone is made by the Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology

By LR admin | Published: April 18, 2016

GSMarena reports that the Leica camera setup inside the new Huawei P9 smartphone is made by the Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology:

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Announced: Huawei P9 smartphone with dual camera lens system by Leica

By LR admin | Published: April 6, 2016

The Huawei P9 smartphone with dual camera lens system by Leica is now officially announced: “Integrating the design values and engineering excellence of Huawei and Leica in a smartphone photography system co-engineered by the two companies, the P9 brings together best-in-class hardware and software, from optical lenses, to sensors, to image processing algorithms, empowering users […]

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