Alcatel hints at a modular future for its mid-range phones

Alcatel is being particularly mysterious at this year’s MWC, showing off a mid-range phone with a removable back — the A5 — but not saying outright that it’s making a modular device in the vein of the Moto Z. We had some hands-on time with the A5, and tried out not only a rear case covered with LEDs that respond to music (as seen above), but also a speaker case and a battery extender. Alcatel, though, won’t confirm whether these add-ons will ever go on sale, saying