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In addition to the new, co-developed with Leica, Ultra 15 smartphone with Summilux lenses, Xiaomi also release two prototype photography solutions for smartphones:

• Xiaomi Modular camera optical system
• Xiaomi interchangeable lenses for a smartphone

The lens adapter for the interchangeable lenses appears to be M-mount.

Update: the second prototype is from a company called Realme – the interchangeable lens concept phone is also called Ultra (hence the confusion). The phone has a 1″ sensor. The kit shown includes two lenses, a 73mm f/1.4 (equivalent) and a 234mm f/1.5 (equivalent).

Xiaomi shows prototypes of a new 100MP MFT modular optical camera system and interchangeable lenses for smartphones

Several companies have launched similar products in the past, and they all have failed (DxO One, Sony QX, Olympus AIR, Yongnuo YN43, Hasselblad True Zoom, Vivitar IU680, SwitchLens),

Here is some additional information on the new Xiaomi 15 series (in the US Xiaomi phones are sold at Amazon):

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