
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:

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 […]

#Huawei #HuaweiP9 pic.twitter.com/MwaP4Hj7gE — Steve Hemmerstoffer (@stagueve) April 1, 2016 When the above picture of the upcoming Huawei P9 smartphone with a Leica lens system appeared on Twitter on April 1st, I thought it was just another joke. The picture is most likely real, here is another one: