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

Realme's concept phone offers 3x and 10x lens module options. Or you can simply bring your own lens to the party.

Mar 3, 2025 - 10:57

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

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.