Over the last few years, Chinese Android manufacturers have followed Vivo's example of launching add-on "teleconverter" lenses for their flagship phones, enabling long-distance photography that the phones on their own could never match.
Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.
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Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone
Nacon’s new PS5 controller can mix audio from your phone and console
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 18 Pro Max: Comparing their displays and batteries
Samsung and Google are raising prices on their budget phones
iPhone 18 Pro Max can’t call or text on AT&T? Apple will replace it for free
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