New smartphones are coming from Huawei, LG, Nokia, Sony, Moto and many more at the MWC that runs in Barcelona, Spain from 27 February to 2 March. More than 2200 companies are exhibiting.
We know that:
- Huawei will announce the P10 and Plus flagship replacement for its P9 and surprisingly the Huawei Watch 2.
- LG has its new G6 which is the first with an 18:9 screen (2:1) and amazing screen to body ratio.
- Nokia will relaunch its 3310 – a feature phone with push buttons expected to sell 100 million units this year and the surprise is the Nokia 6 Android smartphone.
- Sony will announce five new X series
- Moto has its mid-range G5 and Plus, and more Mods
- BlackBerry (under licence to TCL) will have a new KeyOne model
- Samsung is holding back its Galaxy S8 until 29 March but will announce the Galaxy Tab S3 and more
The emphasis this year will be on AI, machine learning and VR plus more on IoT – home automation, driverless cars, and new gadgets.
iTWire will use this initial article as a reference where insufficient information is known and an index to further articles on Monday (the first day of the event).
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Stay tuned Monday for updates.
BlackBerry KeyOne
- Security is the selling point and runs Android 7.x
- Aimed at enterprise only
- BlackBerry's DTEK application pre-installed
- 4.5" screen and a physical keyboard
- 3505mAH battery and USB-C
- Around A$800+
LG – Innovation for a better life
LG G6
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Pro and 4GB/64GB base
- 5.7" QHD 2880 x 1440, 564 ppi, big screen yet one handed use – not a bigger phone (in a 5.2" sized body). Large display is now far more important as it is becoming a primary internet device
- Change of form factor to 18:9 Full Vision Display screen to conform with HollyWood Univisium standards
- IP 68 rating and MIL Spec drop rating
- Improved dual, flush mount rear camera. 13MP 71 degree normal lense and 13MP, 120 degree wide angle. OIS and 4K record. Will shot two images side by side. 360 degree panorama
- 100 degree wide angle selfie
- Rear fingerprint sensor
- AI – learning from you using Google Assistant - OK Google
- Apps in Play store are being made compatible with 18:9 and media player will zoom it up.
- First smartphone to support both Dolby Vision and HDR10 – incredible high dynamic range
- US$200 value of G6 compatible 18:9 games on Google Play and Temple Run Imagini games package
- Ice Platinum, Mystic White, Astro Black
- 3300mAh battery – guaranteed battery reliability and air gap around battery, Qualcomm fast charge 3.0
- Heat pipe cooling and dispersed heat generating component
- Android 7 with upograde to 8
Looks like an impressive device.