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.

Smartphone cameras may look like they’ve hit their limit, but from smarter sensors to AI-powered zoom and next-gen HDR, the ...

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 ...

The company also says that the tiny sensor will decrease the overall smartphone camera module size by 10 percent. Further, it can be utilized for several types of smartphone shooters, including ...

The replaceable lens is apparently a built in solution, rather than offering an accessory that snaps onto a smartphone like the Vivo X200 Ultra. Users might be able to interchange lenses via magnets.

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.

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 ...