Organised by the GSMA, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the biggest mobile phone event of the year. The GSMA Mobile World Congress 2018 or MWC 2018 for short happening from February 26 – March 1 at the Fira Gran Via venue in Barcelona, Spain.
With the exception of Apple, this year’s MWC event will be attended by major brands such as ASUS, HTC, Huawei, Lenovo (Motorola), LG Electronics, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, TCL (Alcatel and Blackberry Mobile), Vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE.
This year Samsung is expected to unveil the new Galaxy S9 Series while LG could unveil its upgraded LG V30 with AI advancements (LG V30s). Other devices billed to go official include new Huawei Matebook PCs and Tablets, Nokia 9, Sony Xperia XZ2, ASUS ZenFone 5 Series, Motorola G6 series and more.
Wiko made sure to also update its low-end Lenny, Tommy and Jerry series with 18:9 FullScreen displays. The Wiko Lenny 5, Jerry 3 and Tommy 3 smartphones come pre-installed with Android 8.0 Oreo (Go Edition), 4G LTE connectivity support and pricing range from EUR 79 to EUR 99. The Wiko Lenny 5 features a 5.7-inch […]
Energizer took to the stage at the Mobile World Congress 2018 to showcase the world’s first smartphone with a 16,000mAh battery – the Power Max P16K Pro. The battery is said to charge fully in 90 minutes and expected to deliver up to 5 days of normal usage as well as up to 40 days […]
The ASUS ZenFone 5 Lite (aka ZenFone 5Q) completes the trio of Zenfone 5 series smartphones unveiled at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona. Unlike the ZenFone 5 and 5Z, the ZenFone 5 Lite boots Android Nougat OS with Zen UI 4.0 and relies on either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 or Snapdragon 430 Mobile platform. The […]
Alongside the existing Zenfone Max (M1) and NovaGo, ASUS introduced the new Zenfone 5 series smartphones at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona. The ASUS Zenfone 5 and ASUS Zenfone 5Z both feature a large 6.2-inch Full HD+ 19:9 Super IPS display with 90% screen-to-body ratio, 12MP (f/1.8) + 8MP (f/2.0) dual rear cameras and front […]
Qualcomm Technologies at the MWC 2018 introduced the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series for today’s mobile devices to take advantage of some of the high-tier features and performances mostly found in the premium Snapdragon 800 Mobile Platform Series. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series is engineered to offer advancements in four areas: […]
Mediatek has officially announced its latest Helio P series SoC – the Mediatek Helio P60 at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona. The new mid-range mobile processor is touted as the first SoC platform to feature a multi-core AI processing unit (mobile APU) and MediaTek’s NeuroPilot AI technology. Built using TSMC’s new 12nm FinFET technology, the Mediatek […]
Alongside with the new Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact smartphones at the MWC 2018, Sony also launched the Sony Xperia Ear Duo, a new wireless ‘open ear’ stereo headset integrated with smart assistance (Google Assistant and Siri) and compatible with both Android and iOS devices. The Sony Xperia Ear Duo delivers an excellent dual […]
Announced initially at ISPO 2018, the Bulitt Group has relaunched the Land Rover Explore at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona. The high-end tough smartphone is “designed for people who live for adventure and need a phone that can survive whatever it’s put through. Designed in collaboration with Land Rover, the Explore smartphone takes some subtle […]
Sony Mobiles took to the MWC 2018 in Barcelona to announce its new high-end Xperia smartphones – the Sony Xperia XZ2 and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact. The duo features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 mobile platform with X20 LTE, up to 4GB of RAM and boot Android 8.0 Oreo OS. Released as the successor to last […]
Google’s frequent Android One collaborator, General Mobile has released a new smartphone based on the initiative. The General Mobile GM 8 comes pre-loaded with vanilla Android Oreo OS and predictably expected, will get monthly safety updates as well as up to two years of Operating System updates directly from Google including the upcoming Android P. […]