The Global Mobile Conference will be held in Barcelona this week, providing manufacturers with an opportunity to show off new gear without having to hold their own splash events. So far, we’ve learned about some new laptops and phones, as well as upcoming updates to AID Android and Meta’s Internet connectivity announcements.
This is a look Everything announced by Mobile World Congress That caught our attention. We will update this story throughout the week.
Lenovo
Among the large manufacturers, Lenovo is arguably the busiest MWC to date. The company revealed a bunch of laptops, including Upgraded ThinkPads and several interesting concept models.
The ThinkPad T14S 2-in-1 is designed more consistent with the convertible format of the yoga lineup, rather than the typical ThinkPad. The 14-inch machine can be equipped with a 400nit Wuxga touch display. Other ThinkPads are undergoing specification upgrades, while Lenovo claims the new ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 has “one of the lightest ThinkPad designs ever”. The company has new Laptops with AI-generating capabilities The same is true.
Some concepts of association undoubtedly attracted our attention. The company currently does not intend to Yoga solar PC concept Enter commercial equipment. Thanks to the solar cells on the casing, the laptop can absorb enough sunlight energy in 20 minutes to play an hour of video. Light as low as 0.3 watts is enough to juice the battery. While solar-powered laptops are nothing new, yoga solar PCs are polished. I hope Lenovo will do more about this concept in the future.
In addition, Lenovo has shown some Concept display accessories Used for Intelligence Book Laptop. There is an eight-inch screen that can be magnetically attached to the sides to help you keep up with notifications and widgets. The Magic Bay Dual Display concept adds a 13.3-inch panel to either side of the main display. There is also a slim second display designed to sit above the laptop screen and provides quick access to time, weather, notifications, focus mode timers, AI assistants and notifications.
Most importantly, Lenovo offers a new prototype laptop with flexible displays. The technology used by the company in Thinkbook, and Gen 6 Collable, Thinkbook codename flip AI PC proof of concept (Full name available) has a folding screen. This allows Lenovo to increase the panel size from 13 inches to 18.1 inches. On the other hand, the Thinkbook Rollable’s display can extend to 16.7 inches. Again, Lenovo is not currently planning to release a commercial version of this folding laptop, but it’s an interesting idea.
Samsung
Samsung’s main MWC news this year is The company’s latest mid-size and budget phones. The Galaxy A56 has a larger screen at 6.7 inches than its predecessor, but is also thinner at 7.44mm vs. 8.2mm. There’s a tiny bump right now, the volume and power buttons are all here – we think the A56 is easier to handle for the tweaks.
Samsung switched the camera array in the A56. On the front, there is a low resolution 12MP lens. On the other side, you’ll find an upgraded 12MP Ultrawide, a 50MP main sensor and a 5MP macro lens. The A56 has a bunch of AI-powered camera and image editing features, such as enhanced subject detection and object eraser in portrait mode.
The Galaxy A56 is open for reservations in the UK and costs $499/£499. It will strike Britain on March 19, but people in the United States will have to wait until later this year.
Samsung also revealed the Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A26 5G. Both devices have a 120Hz, 6.7-inch display with brightness up to 1,200 columns. They also share an IP67 rating and a 5,000mAh battery with the A56.
However, each model has only 6GB of RAM (compared to the 12GB of the A56). Additionally, the A36 has a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 processor, rather than the Exynos 1580 that the A56 has, while the A26 has an Exynos 1380 chipset.
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Unfortunately, Xiaomi has no plans to bring its phones that it shows off at MWC to the United States. What a pity, because no other company is like Xiaomi 15 Ultra These days in this country.
Xiaomi has collaborated with Leica to create a smartphone that incorporates a lot of photography. The camera array includes a 1-inch 50-megapixel Sony main sensor, an f/2.2 50MP Ultrawide Cam, a 50MP mid-range lens, a 70mm focal length and a 200MP periscope array with a 100mm focal length – equal to 4.7x optical zoom. Some preset Leica filters help blend the knowledge of the two brands.
This is not everything for mobile snappers. Xiaomi’s separate photography kit includes an additional camera grip with physical shutter buttons, adjustable dials and dedicated video buttons. You can also choose to connect a standard 67mm filter adapter to the housing – in other words, some devices you might use on a dedicated camera are compatible with the Ultra 15 as part of this setup.
Additionally, the Ultra 15 has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 3200 columns of brightness to help you take a closer look at the capture. Also, unlike some other Chinese phones (such as Huawei), Xiaomi supports Google Services in Hyperos 2, which is an Android skin. The Ultra 15 starts at around €1,499 (approximately $1,572).
Android
Speaking of Android, Google announces Two new AI driver functions for MWC’s operating system. The live video feature that Google previewed on I/O 2024 for the first time allows you to share what your phone’s camera sees with Gemini, so you can ask questions about the video-recorded chatbot.
The new screenshot feature works in a similar way. You can ask Gemini questions to learn anything on your phone or tablet display.
If they work and are advertised, these features may be a boon for accessibility. Google will first make it available to Gemini premium subscribers from later this month. People with $20 a month Google AI Premium Membership, which includes Some Verizon plansyou can access Gemini Advanced.
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Samsung isn’t the only smartphone manufacturer to showcase two new mid-range devices at MWC. there is nothing First appearance on the phone 3A Pro and phone 3A In the event – even if it has not released the phone 3.
The 3A Pro has a smarter camera module (literally, the device is about 10 grams heavier than the 3A). It contains a 50MP telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom; a 50MP main sensor with an F/1.88 lens and dual-pixel phase detection autofocus (PDAF); and a speeding 8MP sensor with a 120-degree field of view. The phone also has remote mode. As for the 3A, it has a main 50MP camera with a single-pixel PDAF, but the other two sensors are the same as those on the 3A Pro.
The camera is the main difference between the two phones, both with a 6.77-inch AMOLED LTPS display with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a maximum brightness of 1,300 columns. The phones come with a 5,000mAh battery and support 50W fast charging, and they run on the Snapdragon 7S Gen 3 chipset.
These devices don’t have any versatile basic keys, a physical button that can take screenshots and help you record voice notes. The phone also has some generated AI features, such as the ability to transcribe the above voice notes and describe the content in the screenshots and photos.
As usual, these devices were not initially provided in the United States through the Beta program. Phone 3A reservations are now open for $379 on March 11. On March 25, this $459 phone is in your hands.
MWC goes beyond new gear and operating system updates, and there is more news. Meta and Internet Society Announced partnership Strengthen affordable internet connectivity around the world. They have invested $30 million together over the next five years.
The main purpose of the project is to help build infrastructure in areas where commercial providers have not yet done so. Connectivity-co-funded programs will also return to training programs, community solutions in underserved areas and local networks. The Internet society hopes to find more partners to help the project.
