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Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone

The Verge·October 1, 2026

I’m sorry, this is just a camera that makes phone calls. | Image: Huawei 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. Today, Huawei one-upped everybody with the add-on lens for its Mate 90 Pro Max flagship, which is not only a comically huge zoom lens, but also includes its own image sensor. The 1-inch-type, 50-megapixel RYYB sensor inside the Ruiying Z10 is bigger than any inside the phone itself, so attaching this lens doesn't just give you better glass, it's actually a complete overhaul of the camera capabilities. And wh …

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