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 ...

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 ...

TECNO is reviving the dream of customizable smartphones at MWC 2026 with a seriously thin concept phone. This TECNO modular smartphone ecosystem utilizes a slick magnetic system to snap on powerful ...

Google's modular smartphone, Project Ara, could arrive in early 2015 and cost just $50. For $50 you'd only get a bare-bones Project Ara endoskeleton, of course -- you don't even get a display, I think ...

Building a smartphone with modular components that could be quickly swapped out for different parts sounds like a really cool idea, but Google is ready to admit no one actually wants one. The Alphabet ...

The patent filing was published earlier this week and noticed yesterday by Business Insider. It describes a modular mobile device that would include telephony capabilities, a touchscreen, speaker and ...

In an odd quirk of fate, a month after writing about upgradeable smartphones, an innovative fellow called Dave Hakkens has launched new modular smartphone concept called Phonebloks. The idea is that, ...

Xiaomi has unveiled a new concept modular phone built for photography enthusiasts. The concept features an attachable lens and sensor module called the Modular Optical System. The company currently ...

Parts of a functional prototype of a Project Ara phone -- still a work in progress -- including the endoskeleton frame, the screen, electrical components and custom 3D-printed module enclosuresGoogle ...