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Tecno's 4.9mm modular phone concept features stackable magnetic modules including camera, battery up to 10,000mAh, and walkie-talkie, highlighting customization possibilities.
- At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Tecno Mobile unveiled Modular Magnetic Interconnection Technology featuring an ultra-thin 4.9mm base phone, shown this week from March 2 to March 5.
- Tecno presented the concept to experiment with two prototype variants, Atom and Moda, reflecting its reputation for wild, one-off trade-show devices and a Lamborghini partnership.
- Everything attaches magnetically and activates instantly, with pogo-pin connectors enabling stacking and modules transmitting via Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth and mmWave, including 3,000mAh battery packs and a Telephoto Lens.
- Concerns focused on magnetic durability and carrying many modules, as modular phones often lose efficiencies; the concept also lacks a USB-C port and has attachments heavier than the phone.
- Historically modular phones have struggled, as Google’s Project Ara ended over 10 years ago and Motorola’s Moto Mods and LG’s G5 failed, but Tecno’s concept could push premium hardware amid moves by other Chinese phone manufacturers last year.
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Tecno’s Modular Magnetic Concept Tries Resurrecting a Dead Idea
When it comes to Tecno’s Modular Magnetic Interconnection Technology, the company describes it as a “phone that grows on demand”. A magnetic-based system that allows users to stack components -- including various cameras -- onto the back of the phone makes it highly adaptable. At least in theory.
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Tecno, a subsidiary of Transsion, unveiled an ultra-thin modular magnetic concept smartphone at MWC, aiming to challenge the fixed-hardware model of today’s devices. The concept is built on a simple premise: conventional smartphones lock users into a single hardware configuration, requiring a full device upgrade to access new features. This new system instead allows users to attach or swap modules on demand, with changes completed in minutes. At…
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