Exclusive: Hands-On With Xiaomi’s Prototype Modular Camera Lens

Xiaomi Wants to Make Modular Magnetic Lenses for its Phones

Just before Mobile World Congress 2025 opens up in Barcelona, Xiaomi presented a concept it’s calling the “Modular Optical System”, which is basically an external lens that can attach to one of its phones.

Exclusive: Hands-On With Xiaomi’s Prototype Modular Camera Lens

The prototype consists of a 35mm camera lens that can be snapped onto the back of a Xiaomi smartphone.

Xiaomi has already shown a smartphone with a strong camera solution at the MWC with the Xiaomi 15 Ultra - but you go even further.

Xiaomi Modular Optical System Showcased

Xiaomi showcased the new imaging technology and it is dubbed the Xiaomi Modular Optical System that comes with a customised external lens. It will enable you to capture DSLR-level images. It is actually a concept technology and the company presented the same on a customised vanilla variant of the Xiaomi 15 series. The device features [...]

A Hands On With Xiaomi's Modular Optical System Concept Smartphone

Xiaomi brought its Modular Optical System smartphone prototype at its MWC 2025 booth in Barcelona, where I had the chance to try out. The brand initially unveiled this concept device during the launch of its Xiaomi 15 Series a day prior. The base of this system is a standard Xiaomi 15 smartphone, or at least, that’s what Xiaomi wants us to believe. No exact specifications were given, but it’s assumed to be identical to the retail model. The only…

xiaomi unveils modular magnetic lens that turns smartphones into digital cameras at MWC

xiaomi reveals its modular magnetic lens that turns smartphones into digital cameras during MWC 2025 in barcelona.