True modular smartphone hardware never went mainstream. That could change as phone makers look beyond magnets.

The pogo pins enable a more efficient power transfer system that runs cooler than wireless charging. Tecno has combined one popular trend from the past ...

Nothing has announced the second phone under its colorful subbrand CMF: the Phone 2 Pro. Just like the first CMF phone, this is a modular handset with extra accessories you can screw into place. And ...

Google’s Project Ara promised a modular smartphone future that never arrived. 10 years later, I still think we missed ...

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 ...

Modular phones are having another moment, and this time, Tecno is jumping in with a surprisingly fun idea. The company teased a new modular concept built around a super-thin smartphone. Instead of ...

Tecno’s Modular Phone brings an innovative magnetic expansion system and an ultra-thin 4.9mm “core” body. It uses pogo pins and mmWave tech to connect swappable modules, including batteries, ...

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 ...

Fairphone has launched its sixth-generation phone designed to be user-serviceable, long-lasting, and eco-friendly. The Fairphone (Gen. 6) is more compact than past iterations, with a 6.31-inch display ...

This Optical Modular Smartphone likely ties back to Xiaomi’s Modular Optical System, which was shown earlier as a concept.

Oukitel has launched what it's calling as the world's first industrial-grade modular rugged phone, the WP300. It's seriously tough, but also the most fun I've had with a smartphone in a long time.

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 ...