One of the most interesting exhibitions of MWC 2025 was the presentation of new concepts of Xiaomi and Realme modular mobile phones. With different approaches, both models bring smart phones closer to professional digital cameras, but Suffers from the difficulties in the nature of complex constructions.
Xiaomi saves the idea of magnetic modularity, The concept already known in the marketHowever, it has been used in recent years. The company’s proposal remembers the approach of the Moto Z line, Allow to add a complete camera (lens + sensor) behind A Xiaomi 15 changed Through magnetism.
After connecting to the device The module communicates through laserlinkA registered technology that uses two contact points to provide power supply and data transmission up to 10 GBPS without the need for cables or complex fittings.
This solution offers some advantages such as automatic focus support that can be adjusted by the manual focus ring and the use of your mobile phone’s own hardware for image processing and provides a consistent photo style with other cameras.
In the show organized during MWC – and Tecmundo – Xiaomi exhibited a 35 mm lens with 100 MP sensor and f/1.4 of Type 4/3. Accordingly DonkeyToday, there is no other lens on smartphones with these features. Theoretically, this set allows you to capture more light and increase the quality of photos, especially in low light environments.
What are the disadvantages of Xiaomi’s modular camera?
Theoretically, the Xiaomi solution offers more versatility to users who can replace lenses as they wish. However, due to the unprecedented character of technology and dependence on registered standards, It is unlikely to have a wide variety of accessories on the market.
This was one of the factors that led to the failure of the Moto Z line and moto snaps. Although it was promising, the modules had limited, difficult and high prices. Among them was Hasselblad True Zoom, a very similar suggestion to Xiaomi, a Moto camera, and even Hasselblad True Zoom.
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If Xiaomi wants to take this concept forward, he will have to offer attractive advantages to professional and enthusiastic photographers. After all, the main benefit of having a strong camera on the phone is portability and The additional module is not compact.
Realme bets on replaceable lenses
Realme approach is more traditional and less innovative, but also brings its own difficulties. The company offered an unprecedented mobile phone with three rear cameras, One of them has a Sony sensor that should be manually buried by the lens..
Although the main sensor is fixed, Lens Exchange allows to change the properties of the captures. Realme presented 73 mm for portraits and 234 mm lens for telephoto.
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However, DonkeyThe design of the device brings a major problem: the camera module is not the center, the additional lens – a heavy component – to make. To climb the phone, to disturb and use using it.
Also, OCRealme adopts a completely physical approach onceWithout any advanced connection technology. As a result, there is no support to automatically focus on combined lenses.
On the other hand, Mark overcomes the limitations of registered standards by adopting a compliance with the M-order standard.. Theoretically, this means that any lens compatible with this standard can be used on the smartphone – but in practice it is still early to say how much this idea will really apply.
They are just ideas
Although they are interesting products, both are demonstrations of concepts examined only by companies. Therefore, there is no estimation for the release of any of the modular camera phones offered.
Nevertheless, it is an important temporal segment that emphasizes the relevance of smartphone cameras for the market and provides examples of how the differences between digital and cellular cameras can shrink even more.
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I’m Ben Stock, a highly experienced and passionate journalist with a career in the news industry spanning more than 10 years. I specialize in writing content for websites, including researching and interviewing sources to produce engaging articles. My current role is as an author at Gadget Onus, where I mainly cover the mobile section.
