As smartphone makers struggle to find the "next" innovation, something to put their phones on the map, along comes Xiaomi with a crazy-yet-not-crazy concept phone incorporating a magnetic dock in the ...
At Mobile World Congress 2025, Xiaomi showcased a Modular Optical System (MOS) that magnetically attaches a lens to a custom Xiaomi 15. It's like a Moto Mod, but with a full-fledged, working camera ...
You can use smartphone cameras to shoot some stellar photos or videos – there are entire feature-length films that have been shot on smartphones. But there’s one thing you can’t typically do with a ...
At Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Xiaomi showed WIRED a new concept phone with a detachable lens that connects magnetically and transfers power and data. (The brand hosted WIRED at its media ...
Ahead of Mobile World Congress, there was one announcement that I was very excited about. And that was realme’s new concept phone. It’s the realme Ultra, which is an interchangeable lens concept phone ...
A breakthrough lens developed by researchers could slash the cost of thermal cameras, making heat-sensing technology practical for smartphones and cars, where high prices have long kept it out of ...
Several Android phone manufacturers have showcased concept phones with external camera lenses over the years. In fact, realme showed off a concept phone with 3x or 10x external lenses at MWC earlier ...
Camera phones in 2025 show big gains in sensor power, zoom, and video. Some phones focus on large sensors for low-light shots, others on long zoom, while a few focus on video. As the year comes to an ...