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2025 was the yr of skinny smartphones, for higher or worse. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air tried to make the case for why we must always care about ultra-thin designs, however neither did something fascinating past lowering battery capability and eradicating cameras. At MWC 2026, I discovered a brand new super-thin cellphone that takes the skinny type issue and really offers it a objective.

The cellphone comes from TECNO, and because it stands, it’s an idea system with no correct title. And I do know what you’re pondering — it seems a lot just like the iPhone Air. The digicam bar on the high and the sensor placement are virtually equivalent to these of the iPhone Air. Going off that alone, it’d be straightforward to jot down off TECNO’s cellphone as a shameless copycat.

Nonetheless, there are a few essential factors in regards to the design that aren’t instantly obvious. For one, at simply 4.9mm thick, TECNO’s cellphone is thinner than the 5.8mm Galaxy S25 Edge and 5.6mm iPhone Air. Shaving off nearly a millimeter might not sound like a lot, however in individual, it’s vital.

Samsung and Apple’s skinny telephones are spectacular, however TECNO has actually gone a step additional right here. TECNO’s cellphone is so gentle that it seems like a dummy cellphone, much more so than an iPhone Air. But it surely activates and capabilities similar to another Android cellphone. It feels prefer it shouldn’t be attainable, however it’s. Moreover, as a result of it’s so skinny, there’s not sufficient house to suit a USB-C port — or any port for that matter; TECNO’s cellphone completely expenses wirelessly.

The opposite factor to find out about TECNO’s design — and what makes the cellphone a lot extra fascinating than its ultra-slim rivals — is that it’s modular.

Utilizing a magnetic attachment system (what TECNO calls its Modular Magnetic Interconnection Expertise), you may connect quite a lot of completely different modules to the again. This isn’t the primary time we’ve seen a modular Android cellphone, however TECNO’s strategy is well probably the most fascinating but.

On probably the most fundamental finish, some modules embody a pockets and a kickstand. There’s additionally a 3,000mAh battery pack module, which you’ll be able to place different modules on high of — together with one other battery pack for a complete of 6,000mAh of additional endurance. There’s a digicam physique module with extra buttons and its personal sensor and lens. Most fun to me is that there are even telephoto and motion digicam modules — letting you add extra digicam sensors everytime you please.

You might argue that a few of these modules, such because the pockets and battery packs, are already achievable at this time with applied sciences like Apple’s MagSafe and Google’s Pixelsnap — and that’s true. Nonetheless, TECNO’s system nonetheless had benefits.

Because you’re including these modules to such a skinny and light-weight cellphone, TECNO’s strategy provides considerably much less bulk, even in comparison with including MagSafe equipment to an iPhone Air. There are additionally extra prospects with what TECNO is doing. The digicam modules basically allow you to add and swap sensors everytime you need — one thing that goes far past the capabilities of MagSafe and Pixelsnap. And there could be a future the place we see much more superior modules, resembling ones that add further storage or RAM to the cellphone.

It’s price reiterating that TECNO’s cellphone could be very a lot only a idea system. It may finally be launched as an actual cellphone you should buy, or it could not. Proper now, it’s only a cool thought of what TECNO is considering for the long run.

Even so, it’s an thrilling have a look at what the corporate is engaged on — and I hope TECNO retains creating the idea and finally will get it into folks’s arms. After utilizing it myself for just some minutes, I can’t wait to see extra.