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 ...

Xiaomi has unveiled a new concept modular phone built for photography enthusiasts. The concept features an attachable lens and sensor module called the Modular Optical System. The company ...

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 ...

Jumping straight to what makes the Xiaomi Modular Optical System possible, Xiaomi’s proprietary LaserLink technology helps the module connect to the phone with ultra-fast 10Gbps optical data ...

Although still a concept, it almost felt like a finished product. Xiaomi showcased an interesting new cameraphone concept at this year's MWC in ...

The Xiaomi 15 is a solid Android phone that doesn't have a lot of flaws. Unfortunately, it also doesn't have much to help it ...

At MWC 2025, Xiaomi is showing off its new concept idea for the Xiaomi Optical Modular System – a micro four-thirds camera and lens combo that magnetically attaches to the rear of a prototype ...

Look past the glitzy phone launches, and you'll find some truly bizarre, sometimes ingenious devices and concepts lurking in ...

In addition to announcing global Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Ultra flagships at MWC 2025, Xiaomi showed off another rather interesting phone. A custom Xiaomi 15 phone with a magnetic clip-on camera ...

Phones have gotten bigger and bigger in the last half decade, a trend that makes sense considering we’re doing and consuming ...

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