This concept phone supports full-sized DSLR camera lenses, and we tried it out

TL;DR Realme has revealed its Interchangeable Lens Concept phone at MWC 2025. This phone has a one-inch camera sensor that can be paired with your existing Leica camera lenses. Realme’s phone also includes two conventional smartphone cameras if you want to ditch the full-sized camera lens. Many top camera phones today sport one-inch primary camera sensors, but you were previously out of luck if you wanted a one-inch zoom camera. Now, realme has shown off a rather intriguing concept device at MWC 2025, and we were able to go hands-on. The realme Interchangeable Lens Concept smartphone has a one-inch Sony CMOS camera sensor that allows you to (surprise) attach DSLR camera lenses. More specifically, the manufacturer says it uses Leica’s M mount, so most Leica camera lenses support the device. However, realme specifically touts two camera lenses for its concept device, namely a 73mm (~3x) portrait lens and a 234mm (~10x) telephoto lens. In addition to the one-inch sensor, the phone al ... Read full article.