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TECNO resurrects modular devices with a 4.9mm concept smartphone

TECNO has quietly announced that it’ll showcase its modular smartphone ecosystem at the upcoming MWC 2026 trade show in March. The brand has developed a new concept that allows users to snap different ...
Time

Project Ara: Inside Google’s Bold Gambit to Make Smartphones Modular

On January 29, Google announced that it had agreed to sell Motorola, its phone-manufacturing business, to Chinese electronics giant Lenovo. Thus concluded the company’s brief, unprofitable foray into ...
Liliputing

TECNO’s modular phone concept features magnetic camera, battery, and gamepad add-ons

Modern smartphones are pocket computers that often feel like jacks of all trades, but masters of none. While you can use them for communications, photography, gaming, and much more, there are ways a ...
Morningstar

TECNO Unveils the World's Thinnest Modular Smartphone Ecosystem Concept

A new ultra-thin magnetic architecture makes a modular smartphone system possible without added bulk. HONG KONG, Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AI-driven innovative technology brand TECNO is set to ...
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This modular phone concept lets you connect anything from an external microphone to a whole camera lens via magnets

MWC this year might stand for Modular World Congress. We've already seen Lenovo's modular ThinkBook laptop, and now we have Tecno — a phone maker that's never shy about making wild concept devices — ...
VentureBeat

A brief history of Google's ill-fated modular smartphone, Project Ara

Google's ambitious plan to bring modular smartphones to market, Project Ara, has been suspended. While there's still a chance that Google will breathe new life into Ara by licensing it to third ...
HotHardware

TECHNO Concept Reimagines Android Phones With Swappable Modular Components

TECNO has peered into the future and now believes that modular smartphones are the way to go. Previewed ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show next week, TECNO has revived a modular concept ...
Android Police

I checked out the two concept phones everyone's talking about — here's the one I'm excited for

Tom has been covering technology since 2019, having worked as part of the phones team at TechRadar and then as an editor at What to Watch. Since 2025 he’s been a freelance contributor for many more ...
Tech Times

The Rise of Modular Gadgets and Upgradeable Electronics You Can Keep for Years

Discover how modular gadgets and upgradeable electronics extend device lifespans, cut e‑waste, and save money by letting ...
NBC Bay Area

Google's Modular Smartphones May Sell Next Year for $50

Google's new modular smartphones could show up next year and sell for a mere $50, according to a report. Google's Project Ara modular smartphones are slated for next year and could sell for only $50, ...
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Xiaomi rumored to debut its “Optical Modular” smartphone, XRING O2 chip in H2 2026

A new leak from Kartikey Singh suggests Xiaomi is planning a handful of ambitious devices for the second half of 2026. Not just routine upgrades either. The focus seems to be on things like camera ...