Xiaomi 12S Ultra Concept gets the ‘modular phone camera’ right

The Xiaomi 12S Ultra Concept was recently unveiled by Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun on Twitter. The concept phone looks a lot like the regular Xiaomi 12S Ultra but comes with room for a modular attachment where you can basically turn the phone into a proper mirrorless camera with a professional Leica lens.

Co-engineered with Leica, the German camera maker, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra comes with two 1-inch camera sensors (that’s twice the number of sensors compared to the regular 12S Ultra), one of which will function as a regular flagship camera while the other will kick in when you add a Leica M-series lens.