RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro: Detachable Action Camera Phone Review
The RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro is a new smartphone featuring a detachable, magnetic action camera module. While the camera offers decent 2.7K video quality, its limited 40-minute battery life remains a notable drawback compared to dedicated action cameras.
Why it matters
It represents a unique hardware innovation in a stagnant smartphone market, challenging the traditional design of mobile devices.
Every few years, a phone manufacturer tries something genuinely different. Not a faster chip. Not a bigger screen. Something that makes you stop and think about what a smartphone even is. The RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro , which just debuted at IFA Berlin and walked away with an Innovation Award , is that kind of phone. It has a camera built into its back panel that you can pop off and use as a standalone action cam. Yes, really.
The Xsnap 7 Pro’s main party trick is a cube-shaped action camera module that sits flush in the phone’s rear panel when attached. Pull it off — it connects magnetically — and you’ve got a standalone action camera that weighs 39 grams.
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