India, Feb. 2 -- There is a very clear direction of this flagship phone that puts it at odds with the general approach by most cutting edge smartphone imaging systems at this moment in time. While the rest inevitably chase the sharpest details, best accuracy and most realistic artificial intelligence (AI) intervention, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra By Leica is going for something that has typically been its partner Leica's forte - realism, the essence of the moment photographed, and the emotion of it all. It is absolutely not to say that Xiaomi isn't chasing the best dynamic range, shadow representation and accurate night photography, but for once, the imperfections of a human in the frame or the creases in the world we photograph, are allowed to s...