Huawei revealed this week that its contract with veteran brand Leica has expired, with Leica and Xiaomi coming just hours after announcing a camera partnership of their own.
The Huawei / Leica tie-up was effective from the 2016 P9 flagship series, but was the partnership really successful? We have raised this question with our readers and here is what they said.
Was Huawei and Leica’s partnership successful?
The result
Only 1,700 votes were counted after this poll was published in our news article, and 72.86% of respondents said that the Huawei / Leica partnership was indeed a success. It is difficult to say for sure how much influence Leica had on camera development during the partnership, but we can say with certainty that Huawei’s sharp climb in camera skills matched the Leica deal. Devices like the P20 Pro, P30 Pro, and P40 Pro Plus have been praised for their innovative camera capabilities and great image quality.
Otherwise, 14.85% of respondents said they are not sure if Huawei and Leica’s partnership is successful. We understand the position that smartphone cameras in general are making great strides at the moment, with everyone like Google, Samsung, and Xiaomi advancing.
Finally, 12.29% of surveyed readers said that the Huawei / Leica tie-up was not successful. We’re not sure if these readers thought Huawei was successful on its own or if Huawei’s phone cameras weren’t just great.
Comments
- Hello: Huawei and Leica were probably the only partnership that made sense. Hasselblad and OnePlus, for example, didn’t do much, while Huawei and Leica were actually at the top of their game. I’ve never used them personally (US citizens, I didn’t know they existed until they were banned) but I’ve heard a lot of great things about them. Huawei’s shame is being limited after the ban. I doubt Xiaomi and Leica will comply.
- JZ VR: While it was a great partnership, Huawei didn’t need Licor to make a great camera, U.S. anti-competitive bans and restrictions would only come back to bite it, Huawei now has the world’s second largest R&D budget and it just became more self-sufficient.
- All right. Nothing lasts forever, I guess their partnership was due to renewal and since they don’t sell as many phones as before – Leica goes where they can get more money. Business is normal.
