{"id":318340,"date":"2026-02-26T13:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/318340\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:27:09","slug":"tecno-shows-off-an-ultra-slim-modular-phone-with-magnetic-attachment-and-physical-pins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/318340\/","title":{"rendered":"Tecno shows off an ultra-slim modular phone with magnetic attachment and physical pins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tecno has combined one popular trend from the past \u2013 modular phones \u2013 with one trend that is popular now \u2013 ultra-slim phones \u2013 to create the Tecno Modular Phone. This is a concept built on the company\u2019s Modular Magnetic Interconnection Technology and is being showcased at the MWC as a platform for future innovations.<\/p>\n<p>The core idea is this \u2013 current smartphones lock you into a particular set of hardware features. To get new hardware, you have to replace the whole phone. This concept system lets you add and swap components on a day-by-day and even minute-by-minute basis depending on what you need.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of this system are two Tecno Modular Phones \u2013 the Atom Edition is the silver and red one, while the Moda Edition is the geekier dark gray and gold model.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/26\/02\/tecno-modular-magnetic-interconnect-technology-prototype\/popup\/gsmarena_001.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tecno Modular Phone Atom Edition\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772112428_912_gsmarena_001.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>Tecno Modular Phone Atom Edition<\/p>\n<p>The phones measure only 4.9mm thick, which is a full millimeter less than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsmarena.com\/tecno_spark_slim-14112.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tecno Spark Slim<\/a>. There is a matte finish glass on the back and a precision-engineered rectangular magnetic array to hold the add-on modules in place.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike MagSafe, Tecno\u2019s system uses a physical connection (pogo pins) for efficient power delivery that runs cooler than wireless charging. This makes better use of modules like the Power Bank, which doubles the usable battery life and measures only 4.5mm thick. A 4.9mm phone plus a 4.5mm power bank still is a fairly thin setup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/26\/02\/tecno-modular-magnetic-interconnect-technology-prototype\/popup\/gsmarena_002.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tecno Modular Phone Moda Edition\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772112428_530_gsmarena_002.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>Tecno Modular Phone Moda Edition<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Tecno decided to use a wireless data connection \u2013 the phone can do Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and even mmWave depending on what the add-on module needs. A power bank or a gaming controller doesn\u2019t need to send a lot of data, so Bluetooth will be enough.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are modules like the Action Camera and the Telephoto Lens, which need to send a live preview to the phone, so they need a high-speed, low-latency connection. Such modules can use Wi-Fi or mmWave \u2013 Tecno is keeping specifics under wraps for now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"image-row clearfix\">&#13;<br \/>\n<a onclick=\"javascript:ShowImg2(&quot;news\/26\/02\/tecno-modular-magnetic-interconnect-technology-prototype\/popup\/gsmarena_003.jpg&quot;);return false\" href=\"#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772112429_194_gsmarena_003.jpg\"\/><\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>While it wasn\u2019t explicitly mentioned, you can see that the Atom Edition has only one set of power connectors, while the Moda has two. Some modules are so large that they cover the whole back, which means that you can only use one of them anyway. But future products that use this system could offer more or less customization options depending on the user\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Modular Magnetic Interconnection Technology is just a prototype to show off the hardware capabilities for now. If this ends up going to the production stage and it catches on, Tecno could open it up for other companies to add to the ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tecno has combined one popular trend from the past \u2013 modular phones \u2013 with one trend that is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318341,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-318340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}