Will Huawei’s cameras be worse without Leica?

In recent months we have learned that Leica’s contract with Huawei is coming to an end, and that this prestigious brand, which has starred in one of the most fruitful relationships in the technology market, may reach other different brands. That is why we wonder to what extent the cameras of the Chinese brand will suffer without their collaboration.

The camera is one of the essential aspects of any mobile phone, like others that are trending, and more so if it is a high-end device. And in that case, any help from a prestigious brand is always welcome, but we wonder to what extent these collaborations can improve, or worsen, the quality of the cameras.

Will Huawei's cameras be worse without Leica

The future without Leica

Undoubtedly, the arrival of the Leica in the smartphone market marked a before and after, improving the reputation of mobile cameras, which until then were not as well valued as they are now. But if we look to the future, together with Huawei it is not expected that there will be a new brand of this size and prestige, so the cameras of the brand will again fly alone without the company of a brand like this, at least that is what we wait now, because we don’t know if there is any new partnership on the brand’s horizon.

Leica abandona a Huawei

Now, when wondering if the cameras of the brand will be worse in the future, not having Leica, there is no simple answer, but it can be summarized in that no, the cameras of the brand should not be worse. And is that the association with Leica , as in the rest of similar cases in the industry, is more focused on the software than on the hardware of the cameras of these mobiles. Therefore, the influence of these brands on the cameras of these mobiles is more limited than we might think.

Cámara Huawei P50

Therefore, it is normal that in the long run the cameras of the brand are not harmed in such a direct way by the cessation of collaboration. Logically, some aspects may be affected, but basically the hardware and the optimization of this in the cameras, will continue to be basically the responsibility of Huawei.

More marketing than real results?

It is evident that in the case of these collaborations, manufacturers learn a lot from the experience of the large photography brands, especially to fine-tune the post-processing of images , introducing the solutions that these brands have and which they apply to their own. cameras. But speaking of software, anything is possible, and it should not be ruled out that to all that Huawei has learned from its relationship with Leica , new technologies will be added in the future that the brand is capable of developing by itself. It is true that with the arrival of Leica, Huawei’s cameras have become the best on the market, but as we say, it is a merit shared with Leica.

Leica Huawei

Therefore, to the question of whether Huawei’s cameras will be worse without Leica, we believe not, another thing is that they do not evolve so fast , but what is evident is that everything Huawei has learned in these years of collaboration is not going to fall on deaf ears. Another thing is that users value having the Leica logo on their cameras, in that case there will be no alternative, at least for now, and it will be time to rely exclusively on the good work of the Chinese firm with their mobiles. We’ll see what happens after the Huawei P50, which still has the Leica camera.