Up to now, observers had always assumed there would be two Xiaomi 17 Ultra models in China. The Leica camera flagship, which is expected to launch there this month, has always appeared as a duo in certifications under the numbers 2512BPNDAC and 25128PNA1C. However, the first concrete lead regarding the regular global Xiaomi 17 Ultra is only a few days old. It was discovered in the IMEI database on December 4, 2025, under the number 2512BPNDAG, coinciding with spy shots that effectively confirmed a triple-camera setup instead of the quad-camera found on the Xiaomi 15 Ultra.
Interestingly, we can also expect the second model in Europe. In addition to the P1 model with the number 2512BPNDAG, which will presumably launch as the regular Xiaomi 17 Ultra, the GSMA database has now also revealed the model number 25128PNA1G, which according to Xiaomitime is internally referred to by the code name P1S and will apparently be called the “Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi”. Whether this is indeed the final marketing name remains to be seen.
A “Xiaomi 17 Leica Leitzphone Edition” would not be unlikely, especially since Xiaomi probably does not want to completely abandon the Xiaomi 17 Ultra name. More interesting than the name, however, is what will differentiate this high-end variant from the Xiaomi 17 base model. According to reports from China a few weeks ago, the camera setup is the same on both models, but the special edition will probably be available in a different color, with a more striking design and “technologically advanced” clip-on optics. Incidentally, Sharp already has a Leitz Phone smartphone series, but it is currently limited to the Japanese market.
As a young tech enthusiast with a history involving assembling and overclocking projects, I ended up working as a projectionist with good old 35-mm films before I entered the computer world at a professional level. I assisted customers at an Austrian IT service provider called Iphos IT Solutions for seven years, working as a Windows client and server administrator as well as a project manager. As a freelancer who travels a lot, I have been able to write for Notebookcheck from all corners of the world since 2016. My articles cover brand-new mobile technologies in smartphones, laptops, and gadgets of all kinds.
Translator: Jacob Fisher – Translator – 2597 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022
Growing up in regional Australia, I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Now I live in Germany, having moved here in 2014, where I study philosophy and anthropology. I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.