Xiaomi isn’t the first company to develop a proprietary removable camera module for a smartphone. Almost a decade ago, Motorola briefly offered a $299 Hasselblad camera module for the Moto Z Play.

Dubbed the "Modular Optical System," this prototype integrates a 100-megapixel Micro Four Thirds (MFT) sensor and a 35mm f/1.4 lens that magnetically attaches to compatible Xiaomi phones.

The China National Intellectual Property Administration has published a TCL patent that shows off a weird smartphone with a removable camera setup. The patent, first spotted by LetsGoDigital, shows ...

Smartphone Fairphone 6 The main camera on the rear panel has a 50-megapixel module with a Sony Lytia 700C sensor and optical image stabilization, as well as an ultra-wide-angle 13-megapixel module.

The brain seems to be PuzzlePhone’s most advanced component and contains the device’s CPU, GPU, RAM, and flash storage, as well as front and back-facing cameras. Don’t expect to get your hands on the ...

Phonebloks proposes an alternative: modular design. Think LEGO bricks for smartphones. A Phonebloks phone might comprise a battery block, camera block, processor block, and a variety of antenna ...