TECNO is preparing a bold showcase at MWC 2026: the world’s thinnest modular smartphone ecosystem, built around a magnetic interconnection system that instantly brings to mind the Motorola Moto Z and its snap-on modules from a decade ago. This time, TECNO is aiming higher, with support for around ten attachable
It’s 2025, and somehow we’re still stuck choosing between a pocket-sized phone that cramps our thumbs and a massive screen that barely fits in a jeans pocket. But what if we didn’t have to choose anymore? What if you could decide the size of your phone depending on what kind
In an age where we crave large screens for content consumption yet demand pocketable devices, the smartphone industry has tried to strike a balance—with foldables often being the go-to answer. But foldable phones, while innovative, introduce their own compromises: fragility, added complexity, and steep prices. What if there was a
If Nothing Phone 1 wasn’t your cup of tea, you can check out this new concept design. It’s a modular phone envisioned by Andrey Avgust and it’s very angular and shaped like a monoblock. It may feel rough in your hands, but at least it attempts to be special. This
Modular phones went out of fashion pretty fast, faster than you could say “Motorola Moto Z”. Moto was actually the only one who stuck around for more than one or two generations. Anyway, today we have an award winning design from Vivo, that proposes a detachable top side camera, which
We’ve been writing about modular phones for about 10 years now and they have yet to conquer the mainstream. Modu had the right idea, Project Ara had the right funding and Moto Z seemed to be the one. None of them made a big splash and we’re only left with
For a while there two things seemed to be just around the corner when it came to mobile devices: modularity and smart glasses. Both were big around 2011-2012 and both failed miserably, most people blaming Google for that. Now modularity is back, albeit as a concept, like the one below,
Motorola RAZR 2019 seems to have captured the hearts of quite a few people and now we’re preparing for a follow-up already. Motorola RAZR 2020 has already appeared in a few patent, sketches and leaks, but now they are being turned into renders, thanks to Letsgodigital. And lo and behold,
Remember the Nintendo Phone we covered recently? Well, Lee Huang, the designer behind it is back with a fresh concept, this time one that involves a modular phone, which I actually like. The modules are easily attached through a special hole within the device’s body. First of all, I have
Google seems to have abandoned a few promising projects, such as Google Glass or Project Ara, but someday they may revisit them. Modularity hasn’t exactly been a hit in the world of smartphones, even though Motorola is doing a fine job with it. Designer Muhammad Farras gives the Project Ara
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