After the publication of information that the camera in the smartphone Huawei P9 was not made by Leica, the companies Huawei and Leica issued a joint statement in which they draw attention to the fact that the camera in the smartphone Huawei P9 is a joint development of the two companies, Leica has been directly involved in the development of the innovative camera module. Below is a statement from companies Huawei and Leica disclosing details.
In February Huawei and Leica announced a long-term strategic partnership. The camera function is the most used smartphone app, and our goal is to meet the high standards that Leica's philosophy demands.
Leica brings to the collaboration the expertise gained from decades of experience in technical and optical design. The partnership between Huawei and Leica aims to provide the best photo quality in the smartphone segment.
The companies collaborated extensively on the brand's recently unveiled premium smartphone Huawei of the P9 line. Leica has been deeply involved in the development of the innovative camera module. The partners' common goal was to achieve the very best performance in digital image transmission. The resulting result raises the quality of photos taken with a smartphone to a whole new level.
Co-development is an integral part of the product, and Leica's contributions include:
- joint development, evaluation and optimization of optical lens design in accordance with Leica standards;
- joint development of the design of the camera module to reduce the effect of stray light ('halo and glare effect');
- evaluating image quality in terms of color reproduction / color fidelity, white balance, stray light ('halo and flare') reduction, exposure accuracy, dynamic range, sharpness, and noise performance;
- image processing with Leica's many years of signal processing and optical system expertise;
- Determining compliance with the most stringent standards for batch production Huawei ensuring consistently high product quality.
The international recognition of Leica expertise is largely based on its ability to provide the lowest market tolerances.
The demand for excellence is an integral part of the technology partnership Huawei and Leica for the P9 camera module to ensure uncompromising quality.