Leica eyes Xiaomi, HONOR, Sharp as partnership with Huawei expected to end this year
The partnership of Chinese tech giant Huawei and Leica is expected to end this 2021, and the German firm is now allegedly looking for another smartphone deal.
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Leica sets eyes on Xiaomi, HONOR, Sharp
Reports from Gizmochina and GSMArena said that the Huawei-Leica partnership may end with the upcoming P50 series.
Citing tweets by leaker Teme or @RODENT950, GizmoChina said Leika is exploring ways to seal a deal with a new smartphone manufacturer.
GSMArena's sources, on the other hand, raised the possibility of a non-exclusive deal with smartphone manufacturers if Leica opts to get them all on board.
According to GSMArena, the US-China trade pressures may have weighed down Huawei's deal with Leica.
Just late last year, Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station said that the agreement between Huawei and Leica has already expired and the German optics maker has been approached by other Chinese manufacturers.
The claim, however, had been debunked by Huawei last year.
To recall, Huawei and Leica have forged a long-term partnership in 2016 in order to achieve the best possible imaging results in the field of smartphone photography.
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