dimanche 25 février 2018

MWC 2018: Biggest announcements so far

What is MWC? Mobile World Congress is one of the biggest and most exciting events in the mobile industry. It's where the majority of big players like Samsung, LG, Sony, and Huawei show off their latest and greatest products every year.

When is MWC? MWC formally kicks off on Monday, February 26 and ends on Thursday, March 1. Of course quite a few companies have already made their announcements official

Where is MWC? As is the case every year, MWC will take place in Barcelona, Spain at two venues— Fira Gran Via and Fira Montjuïc.

Now that MWC 2018 is starting to kick off we're already seeing big announcements from Samsung, LG, Nokia, and several others. Let's dive right in and see what each company has to offer at this year's Mobile World Congress.

Samsung

 

Samsung  officially announced its newest flaship phones, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, at its Unpacked event on February 25, a day before MWC kicks off.  In terms of their design, the S9 phones look similar on the surface to the older Galaxy S8 devices. The Galaxy S9 has a 5.8-inch Quad HD+ Curved Super AMOLED display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio, and a pixel density of 570 ppi. The S9 Plus has a 6.2 inch display with the same aspect ratio and pixel density. Samsung says these displays are also 15 percent brighter than the ones on the Galaxy S8.

The Galaxy S9 will have 4 GB of RAM and a 3,000 mAh battery, while the S9 Plus bumps it up to 6 GB and a 3,500 mAh battery. Both come with 64 GB of onboard storage, with a microSD card for additional storage. Both phones will come with either the Samsung Exynos 9810 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoCs (depending on the region).

The biggest difference between the two phones are the camera setups. The Galaxy S9 sports a single Dual Pixel 12 MP sensor with dual /1.5 and f/2.4 apertures. The S9 Plus offers two rear-facing camera sensors — one wide-angle at 12 MP and one telephoto at 12 MP.  Both phones also support what Samsung is calling AR Emoji, which lets owners turn themselves into an animated emoji inside the phone, which can then be shared with friends and family via messaging or social media.

Pre-orders for both the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will start on March 2, and both will go on sale on March 16. The Galaxy S9 price is $719.99 unlocked (or $30/month over 24 moths) and the Galaxy S9 Plus price is $839.99 unlocked (or $35/month over 24 months) via samsung.com or the Shop Samsung app. Wireless carriers will have their own prices, and trade-in deals for both phones.

Samsung also revealed a new version of its DeX Pad accessory along with the Galaxy S9 series. Like last year's DeX, it should let you hook up your smartphone to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to use it like a desktop computer. However, the new DeX Pad will have a different design than its predecessor, which will allow the smartphone to lie flat on the dock instead of upright.

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LG

Instead of announcing a successor the LG G6 at MWC, the company decided to reveal a variant to its most recent flagships, the LG V30 and V30 Plus, as part of the trade show. The new phones are called the LG V30S ThinQ and the V30S ThinQ Plus.

In terms of design, the V30 S ThinQ phones are the same as the V30 devices. with both getting a 6-inch FullVision display. Both also use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor. However, the G V30S ThinQ and the V30S ThinQ Plus will get a memory boost to 6 GB of RAM, compared to the 4 GB on the V30, and both get storage boosts as well, with 128 GB on the V30S ThinQ and 256 GB the V30S ThinQ Plus.

The V30S phones are also getting some AI camera upgrades, with features like QLens, which can do visual searches on Amazon or in Pinterest, and AI Cam, which suggests camera settings based on image recognition. Finally there is Bright Mode, which LG says makes images taken by the camera twice as bright compared to the V30.

The V30S and V30S Plus will debut in South Korea in March, followed by launched in other parts of the world. Pricing for the phone has not yet been announced.

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Nokia

HMD Global, which owns the rights to use the Nokia brand, revealed several new phones at its MWC press event. This includes the Nokia 7 Plus, a bigger version of 2017's Nokia 7. The Nokia 7 Plus will have a 6-inch display, compared to the 5.5-inch Nokia 7, along with an 18:9 ratio and a 2,160 x 1,080 resolution. It will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of onboard storage, dual 12 MP and 13 MP rear camera, a 16 MP front facing camera and a 3,800 mAh battery. It will be released in selected markets in Europe this April for the price of €399.

The Nokia 8 Sirocco was also revealed at MWC. It has a 5.5-inch edge-to-edge pOLED panel with a 2560 x 1440 resolution and protected by Gorilla Glass 5. It has Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 chipset, along with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage, along with the same 12 MP and 13 MP rear camers as the Nokia 7 Plus, along with a 5 MP front camera, QI wireless charging and a 3,260 mAh battery. It's due out in April in some parts of the world for €749.

HMD Global is launching the 2018 edition of the Nokia 6 in Europe, with two models; one with  3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage and the other with 4 GB and 64 GB of storage. Both have a 5.5-inch 1080p display Qualcomm's Snapdragon 630 chip, a 16 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front facing camera. It will be priced at €279 when it launches in Europe. By the way, the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus and the Nokia 6 will support Google's Android One, which means those phones should get regular monthly Android security updates.

The cheapest Nokia Android phone was revealed at MWC as well, the Nokia 1. Based on Android Oreo (Go edition), it will launch in Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, Asia Pacific, Australia, and Latin America this April, with a price of just $85. For that cost, you will get a 4.5-inch IPS display, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of storage, a 5 MP rear camera, and a 2 MP front facing camera.

Finally, HMD revealed the Nokia 8110 4G, a feature phone designed to look like the older Nokia 8110 mobile phone, which was made famous by its appearance in 1999's classic movie The Matrix. The "banana phone", with its sliding cover to protec its keypad, will go on sale in May for €79 in Europe.

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Huawei

Huawei didn't announce any new smartphones at MWC, but it did reveal a new Android 8.0 Oreo tablet, the MediaPad M5, a successor to the MediaPad M3, this new tablet will come in 8.4-inch and 10.8-inch screen variants, with both versions featuring 2560 x 1600 pixel "ClariVu" IPS LCD displays. Inside they will have the older Kirin 960 processor inside and 4 GB of RAM, along with 32, 64, or 128 GB of onboard storage. The 8.4-inch version will have dual speakers, while the 10.8-inch version will have four speakers. There will also be an 10.8-inch MediaPad M5 Pro model, which supports an optional keyboard dock, and can use the M-Pen stylus.

Huawei also announced the Windows 10-based Matebook X Pro notebook, with a 14-inch display, and inside you can get either the full Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, along with either 8 GB or 16 GB of RAM and either 256 GB and 512 GB of storage It also has a full-size chicklet back-lit keyboard with a cool feature; a web camera that's placed in the keyboard, between the F6 and F7 keys, that pops up when you touch it, and goes back down when you press it down. Pricing and a launch date have not been announced.

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Alcatel

 

During MWC, the budget-themed smartphone maker Alcatel announced five new handset: the Alcatel 1X, Alcatel 3, Alcatel 3V, Alcatel 3X, and Alcatel 5, all of which have 18:9 FullView displays. The 5.3-inch Alcatel 1X is not only the cheapest of the five phones, it's also running Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition), which explains why it will have either 1 GB or 2 GB of RAM, along with 16 GB of internal storage.

The Alcatel 3 will have a 5.5-inch display and 16 GB of storage, while the Alcatel 3X has a 5.7-inch screen and either 16 GB or 32 GB of storage. The Alcatel 3V has a big 6-inch display, with 16 GB or 32 GB of storage. The Alcatel 5 has a 5.7-inch display, 16 GB or 32 GB of storage, and a 13 MP front-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture, along with a back camera is 12 MP. You can check out our detailed look at all the the new Alcatel phones announced at MWC at the links below.

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ZTE

The ZTE Blade V9 and Blade V9 Vita were announced at MWC. The V9 Vita will have a 5.7-inch, 18:9 display, with a resolution of 2,160 x 1,080 pixels, along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chip, either 3 GB or 4 GB  of RAM and either 32 GB or 64 GB of onboard storage. It will also have a dual rear camera, with a 16MP and 5 MP sensors, and an 8 MP front facing camera. The Blade V9 Vite is smaller at 5.45 inches, along with a slower Snapdragon 435 chip, 2 GB and 3 GbB RAM options, and either 16 GB and 32 GB of storage. There's still a dual rear camera, with 13 MP and 2 MP sensors, and a 5 MP front camera. Pricing and availablity have yet to be revealed.

ZTE also announced the Tempo Go, which is one of the budget phones that will us  Android Go, a version of Android 8 Oreo made for low-end devices. The phone will have a 5-inch display with a 480 x 584 resolution, along with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of onboard storage, along with a microSD card slot where you can add up to 32 GB of additional storage. It will also have a 5 MP rear camera, a 2 MP front-facing camera and a 2,200 mAh battery. It will go on sale for just $79.99 unlocked.

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Upcoming: Sony

According to a report from MyDrivers, Sony will reveal a flagship smartphone at MWC. Called the Xperia XZ Pro, it is expected to sport a 5.7-inch OLED display with 4K resolution, the Snapdragon 845 chipset, and 6 GB of RAM.

It could be Sony's first handsets with a dual-camera setup. The report claims it will feature an 18 MP sensor with 1.33μm pixel size and a 12 MP sensor at 1.38μm pixels at the back. Other specs and features include a 3420 mAh battery, 128 GB of storage, and an IP68 rating for protection against water and dust.

We've also heard rumors about the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact, both of which are expected to sport a Snapdragon 845 chipset. The former has accidentally been confirmed by the carrier Three Ireland in a now-deleted tweet, while the latter has apparently stopped by the FCC recently.

The XZ2 Compact is expected to come with a 5-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display, 4 GB of RAM, and a dual-camera setup. The XZ2, on the other hand, is rumored to sport a larger 5.7-inch Full HD+ display with the same aspect ratio. It's also expected to offer 4 GB of RAM like its smaller brother. Rear-mounted fingerprint scanners are tipped for the devices, but no headphone jack.

The two smartphones could be revealed at MWC alongside the Xperia XZ Pro, although this hasn't been confirmed yet.

Upcoming: Lenovo/Motorola

Lenovo announced the Moto G5 and G5 Plus at MWC 2017. At this year's event, the company could unveil the G6 series of smartphones.

Images of the Moto G6, G6 Plus, and G6 Play have leaked, giving us a closer look at their designs. All three models look more or less the same, sporting glass backs and big camera bumps — check them out below.

When it comes to specs, the G6 is said to come with a 5.7-inch Full HD+ display, the Snapdragon 450 chipset, and a 3,000 mAh battery. The Plus model will reportedly feature a 5.93-inch display, the Snapdragon 630 processor, and a 3,200 mAh battery. It's said to launch in five colors shown in the image below.

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Both devices might come with either 3 or 4 GB of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of storage, although the Plus model might also be offered with 6 GB of RAM. The smartphones are also expected to be equipped with a dual-camera setup sporting 12 and 5 MP sensors.

The G6 Play could have a 5.7-inch display and pack a massive 4,000 mAh battery. Other specs such as the chipset and RAM are unknown for now.

Additionally, images of the Moto Z3, Z3 Play, and X5 have also leaked. However, these three phones likely won't be revealed at MWC, although everything is possible.

Upcoming: Asus

Asus has sent out press invites for its MWC event taking place on February 27, which hint the Zenfone 5 series will make its debut. It's expected we might see the Zenfone 5, 5 Max, and 5 Lite, all of which could have 18:9 displays.

The Zenfone 5 could look a lot like the iPhone X, which can either be a good or a bad thing depending on who you ask. WinFuture has shared an alleged image of the handset that shows it could have an iPhone X-like notch on the front and vertically positioned dual-cameras on the back.

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An alleged hands-on image of the device has also popped up online, which tells us the same story — check it out below.

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The Zenfone 5 Max is expected to feature a massive battery, although its capacity is unknown at this point. Rumors suggest the handset will also offer a 5.7-inch display, a dual-camera setup, and Android Oreo.

Moving on to the Zenfone 5 Lite, the device is expected to come with the Snapdragon 660 chipset under the hood along with 4 GB of RAM, according to Roland Quandt. It could also sport four cameras — two on the front and two on the back.

None of the rumors have been confirmed yet, so we'll have to wait until February 27 to see whether they are true or not.

Many other well-known brands like HTC and Acer may also be present at the show, but there's no word on which devices they might announce. We'll update this page as soon as we hear more to keep you up to speed with all the latest.

Meanwhile, let us know which products are you most looking forward to in the comments below!



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