I tested the detachable camera concept and was even able to shoot some example images. Xiaomi may have been talking a lot about the cameras on its new 15 Ultra phone at this year's Mobile World Congress,

At MWC 2025, Xiaomi is showing off its new concept idea for the Xiaomi Optical Modular System – a micro four-thirds camera and lens combo that magnetically attaches to the rear of a prototype Xiaomi 15.

With the 15 Ultra, Xiaomi took the best and made it better with a new 200-megapixel periscope lens to complement the other (largely unchanged) cameras.