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Paulo Vargas @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 06:49 EDT

Your phone may get a magnetic lens add-on this year

A leak says magnetic lens modules are entering mass production planning, and added context points to Xiaomi’s modular optics idea. The claimed Micro Four Thirds sensor and 10 Gbps link sound big, but key details are still TBD.

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