Mobile World Congress, or MWC , is the largest mobile trade show of the year. It was held from 22nd feb to 25th feb 2016 at Barcelona, spain. The show kicked off with LG and Samsung launching their flagship G5 and S7, S7 edge respectively just a day before MWC 2016 started. And in coming days many other Devices were announced from many OEMs, So here we make list of all the major announcement from the mega event.
- Alcatel
Alcatle Announced their arrival to MWC 2016 a day before Big Show started by announcing Idol 4 and 4S. Also the company announced that they are renaming company to just ALCATEL by removing Onetouch name from it. Idol 4s comes with a VR headset which gives user an immersive 360 degree experience for gaming and viewing media content.
Read Full Article : Alcatel announces Idol 4 and 4s ahead of MWC.
- Gionee
Gionee launched World’s first Android Smartphone with 3D touch feature which works same as iphone 6s and 6s plus. For price tag of 449 Euros it offers a lot including a 5.5″ FHD AMOLED Display, 4GB RAM, 16 GB ROM, 16 and 8MP camera setup and also dual whatsapp feature.
Read Full Article: Gionee announces S8 with 3D touch feature for 449 Euros.
General Mobiles(GM)
Google Introduced Android One program back in 2014 Sept starting in India and now it has grown in more than 10 countries now and untill now Android One was only costing less than $200, now in Turkey GM have announced Android One Flagship phone for price tag of $300. For $300 price tag The GM 5 plus offers features such as usb type c, fast charging, 4g, 5.5″ FHD display and many more awsome features packed. And as any Android One devices this will be the first in line to get all new Android updates directly from Google.
Full specs
- 5.5″ FHD Display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 protection
- 1.5Ghz Snapdragon 617 Octacore processor with Adreno 405 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB Flash storage with sd card support upto 128GB
- 13MP rear camera with Dual LED flash
- 13MP front camera with flash
- Android 6.0.1
- 3100mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0
- 4g, wifi, BT 4.0, GPS, USB type-c
- Price: $305(Available in Turkey)
HTC
HTC didn’t launch their flagship in MWC but they launched 3 new mid range smartphones named Desire 530, Desire 630 and Desire 825.All Three smartphones are Running on Android Marshmallow on top of Sense UI 7.0.All have 4G support. Price’s are yet to be announced.
Read Full Article: HTC Desire 530, Desire 630 and Desire 825 Announced
Huawei
Huawei launched an exicting new 2-in-1 device at the event in MWC dubbed Huawei Matebook. The device is available in 6 variants with Intel’s M3/M5/M7 6th gen processors. Also along Depending on RAM and Storage you need. The Accessories for matebook include a $129 keyboard, $59 matepen and $89 matedock. And it also includes a fingerprint sensor too.
Matebook
- 12″ (2160*1440) Touch screen
- upto 3.1Ghz 6th gen Intel M processor(Dual core)
- 4/8GB RAM
- 128/256/512GB SSD
- Windows 10 home, windows 10 pro
- 5MP front camera
- 4430mAh battery
- FringerPrint sensor
- 6.9mm thick and weighs 640gm
- Dual microphone and Speakers
- wifi, BT 4.1, Usb 3.0, Usb c
The Huawei MateBook comes in Grey and Golden colors and the keyboard case comes in Black, Brown, Orange and Beige colors. It will be available in Asia, Europe and North America in the coming months.
Price
- Core M3 – 4 GB – 128 GB -$699
- Core M3 – 4 GB – 256 GB -$699
- Core M5 – 8 GB – 256 GB -$699
- Core M5 – 8 GB – 512 GB -$699
- Core M7 – 8 GB – 256 GB -$699
- Core M7 – 8 GB – 512 GB -$699
Lenovo
Lenovo Announce 2 smartphones and 3 Business Tablets at MWC and here are the details of all 5 devices
Lenovo vibe k5 Note
- 5″ HD display
- 1.4Ghz Snapdragon 415 with Adreno 305 Gpu
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB ROM + upto 32gb sd card support
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash
- 5MP front camera
- Android lollipop
- 2750mAh battery
- Dual sim, 4G, BT 4.1, GPS, Dolby Atmos
- 8.2mm thick and 142gm weight
- Available in March for $129
- Colors: Platinum Silver, Champagne Gold and Graphite Gray
Lenovo vibe k5 Note plus
- 5″FHD display
- 1.5Ghz Snapdragon 616 with Adreno 305 Gpu
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB ROM + upto 32gb sd card support
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash
- 5MP front camera
- Android lollipop
- 2750mAh battery
- Dual sim, 4G, BT 4.1, GPS, Dolby Atmos
- 8.2mm thick and 142gm weight
- Available in March for $149
- Colors: Platinum Silver, Champagne Gold and Graphite Gray
Lenovo Tab 3 7
- 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS Display
- 1GHz quad-core MediaTek 64-bt processor
- 1GB RAM
- 16GB internal memory, plus 32GB with microSD card
- Android 6.0
- Dual SIM
- Splash-proof IP52 and Nano Coating Technology
- 5MP rear camera
- 2MP front camera
- 3450mAh battery
- 8.8mm thick and Weighs 260g
- Dolby ATMOS, 4G LTE (Optional) WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- Available in june foe $129 with white and blue color
Lenovo Tab 3 8
- 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS Display
- 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek 64-bit processor
- 1GB / 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal memory plus 32GB with microSD card
- Android 6.0
- Dual SIM
- 5MP rear camera
- 2MP front-facing camera
- 4290mAh battery
- 8.9mm thick and Weighs 329g
- Dolby ATMOS, 4G LTE (Optional) WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- Available in june foe $99(wifi) and $149(LTE) with white and black color
Lenovo Tab 3 10
- 10.1-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) FHD IPS Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on fr
- 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek 64-bit processor
- 2GB / 3GB RAM
- 32GB / 64GB internal memory plus up to 64GB with microSD card
- Android 6.0
- Splash-proof IPX2; Dust-proof IP5X
- 8MP rear camera with upto 1080p video recording
- 5MP front camera
- 7000mAh battery
- 8.9mm thick and 5.9gm weight
- Dolby ATMOS, 4G LTE (Optional) WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, Dual front facing speakers
LG
LG had made lot of buzz in tech world before the start of event with all leaks and finally a day before MWC started they launched the G5 flagship. The device is one of the first smartphone in world to come with Modular Design. GSMA also gave the G5 best smartphone of MWC 2016.
Read LG G5 Article here:LG G5 Announced with Removable battery, Always on and Modular Design
Obi
At the end of year 2015 Cyanogen had announced that in 2016 they are going to launch budget smartphones running on Cyanogen OS, So, here it is the Obi MV1 running on Cyanogen OS. The device comes in 2 Variants with 1GB and 2GB RAM. Starting from $139 for base model and $149 for 2GB RAM one. Also it comes with 4G support.
Full Specs of MV1
- 5″ HD display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.3Ghz Snapdragon 212 with Adreno 306 Gpu
- 1/2GB RAM
- 16GB ROM + upto 64gb sd card support
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash and f/2.2 aperture
- 2MP front camera
- Android lollipop 5.1 on top of Cyanogen 12.1.1
- 2500mAh battery
- Dual sim, 4G, BT 4.1, GPS, DTS sound
- 8.95mm thick and 149gm weight
Oppo
Oppo didn’t announce any major smartphone in MWC, but they announced the tech whole world needs. VOOC super charging introduced by oppo will charge your smartphone full in just 15 minutes. And also they announced world’s first fmartSensor image stabilization technology.
Read full Oppo Article here:OPPO Unveils Super-Fast 15-Minute Flash Charge and World’s First SmartSensor Image Stabilization Tech
Samsung
As expected Samsung launched their latest Flagship S7 and S7 edge with some improvements from previous year’s. They bought back sd card support and also now these are fully water resistant.
Read full Article here:Samsung S7 &S7 Edge launched at MWC 2016
Sony
Sony this year ditched their most popular Z series smartphones and introduce all new Xperia X series with 2 new launches including Xperia X and Xperia X performance. Both devices are running on Marshmallow and have 23MP and 13MP front camera. As far as we think the phones comes with small batteries with 2630mAh and 2700mAh respectively.
Sony Xperia X
- 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display
- 1.8Ghz Snapdragon 650 with Adreno 510 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal memory plus up to 200GB via microSD card
- Android 6.0
- Dual SIM (Optional)
- 23MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/2.0 lens, Predictive Hybrid AF, upto 1080p video recording
- 13MP front-facing camera with 1/3” Exmor RS sensor, 22mm wide-angle f/2.0 lens, upto 1080p video recording
- 2630mAh Battery with Qnovo’s Adaptive Charging technology
- Fingerprint sensor, LDAC, Digital Noise Cancelling
- 7.9mm thick & 153 grams Weight
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, BT 4.2, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC
Sony Xperia X pefrormance
- 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display
- Quad core Snapdragon 820 with Adreno 530 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal memory plus up to 200GB via microSD card
- Android 6.0
- Dual SIM (Optional)
- 23MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, 1/2.3″ sensor, f/2.0 lens, Predictive Hybrid AF, upto 1080p video recording
- 13MP front-facing camera with 1/3” Exmor RS sensor, 22mm wide-angle f/2.0 lens, upto 1080p video recording
- 2700mAh Battery with Qnovo’s Adaptive Charging technology
- Fingerprint sensor, LDAC, Digital Noise Cancelling
- 8.7mm thick & 164 grams Weight
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, BT 4.2, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC
The Sony Xperia X and Xperia X Performance come in White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold and Rose Gold colors and will roll out starting from Q3.
ZTE
ZTE announced spro plus smart projector at MWC also they announced their tie-up with Football club sevilla FC. Not only this they aslo launched 2 new smartphones in Blade series with Z7 and Z7 lite. Both Devices are having 2.5FD glass and made up of metallic design. Both run on latest Android 6.0. V7 has Octa-core chip where as V7 lite is powered by quad core. Both are packed with 2500mAh battery.
Read both Article here:
ZTE Introduces Spro plus smart projector and announces partnership with sevilla FC
ZTE Blade V7 and V7 lite announced
So, This is the end of all MWC coverage for this year. Let us know which device you people liked and which are going to own ?.Comment in the below section. And also do follow us on twitter @theunbiasedblog. Next year MWC is scheduled from 27th feb to 2nd march. Stay tuned for more Tech coverage.
