Leica will enter the smartphone market!

Time is changing indeed if a classic camera manufacturer like Leica is now going to enter the smartphone market! Andreas from leica Forum reports:

According to a report by German Manager-Magazin Leica is planning to offer smartphones with the Leica brand. Joint venture partner is the Chinese telco equipment supplier Huawei. The report says that the first product will have the name P 9 (Leica P9?) which was introduced to telco companies this week during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Besides the Huawei logo the Leica P9 will have the iconical red Leica logo. Release is planned this spring, price is rumored to be about 600 €, similar to an iPhone 6.
We keep you informed as soon as we receive official information from Wetzlar!

But really, is there a market for luxury camera-smartphones?