realms Ultra

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, realme revealed a concept phone called “Ultra,” featuring an interchangeable lens system. The phone features a large circular camera module with a tough glass cover over its custom Sony Type1 CMOS sensor, as well as the Sony IMX989 and IMX890 sensors for the main and ultra-wide cameras, respectively. realme combines the Ultra prototype with two lenses: a 73mm and a 234mm—both have manual focus and aperture rings, with the 73mm notably resembling Leica’s design. In a demo against the iPhone 16 Pro Max, realme’s Ultra clearly surpassed the Apple device. The Ultra's larger 50-megapixel Type1 CMOS sensor outperformed the iPhone's telephoto lens, though the comparison isn't entirely fair since the iPhone uses a much smaller sensor. Still, the Ultra’s 234mm lens gave it an advantage that Apple’s hybrid zoom couldn’t match. For cameras, it 50MP main sensor with OIS, an 8MP ultrawide lens, unspecified macro lens and a 32MP front camera. HMD has launched a new ultra-basic device with the HMD 100. Read more in our articles including "MWC ‘25: realme unveils interchangeable lens concept that uses Leica M-mount" and "vivo S50 series unveiled".