After years of promises, 5G finally arrived at MWC 2019 — kind of, sort of. Barcelona served as the launching pad for several 5G handsets, set to arrive later this year. Though your actual 5G mileage may vary. Foldable displays, another long-promised smartphone tech, also had its moment in the sun. Several companies debuted foldable […]
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5G will be crazy fast, but it’ll be worthless without unlimited data
Mobile World Congress might have you convinced of two major mobile trends for 2019: foldable phones and 5G.
Foldable phones are undeniably interesting — we finally have real phones that transform into tablets with larger screens! — but 5G, the next generation of faster and more reliable cellular connectivity, has the potential to truly change how we live and work, even if foldable phones end up becoming a fad.
At MWC 2019, companies from all corners of the globe tripped over each other to showcase a near future where high-resolution movies would download in seconds, expansive 3D games and VR would be streamed directly to phones and new headsets, and smart cars (self-driving or not) would be able to recognize each other to prevent collisions. Read more…
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View More 5G will be crazy fast, but it’ll be worthless without unlimited dataLight is expanding from smartphone cameras to self-driving cars
This year’s MWC has been very much the beginning of a new phase for Light . Until now, the Palo Alto startup has been best know for its 16-lens DSLR competitor, an utterly fascinating, if not particularly practical device. At this week’s show, however, we’re seeing a wholly different side of the company, one focused […]
View More Light is expanding from smartphone cameras to self-driving carsEnergizer’s 18,000mAh battery phone is as thick as 3 normal phones
You want a big battery? OK, but be prepared for some downsides.
Energizer, the battery company, is now building phones (a whole bunch of them, too), and one of the most interesting devices they brought to the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona is an 18,000mAh battery phone.
Yes, that’s 18,000mAh — roughly seven times the capacity of the 2,659mAh battery in the iPhone XS.
The Energizer Power Max P18K Pop is actually quite an interesting device. Besides that humongous battery, it has a 6.2-inch notch-less screen, a triple, 12/5/2-megapixel rear camera, a dual, 16/2-megapixel pop-up camera, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It runs on Mediatek’s Helio P70 chip and comes with Android 9.0. Read more…
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View More Energizer’s 18,000mAh battery phone is as thick as 3 normal phonesNubia’s Alpha watch phone is the most ridiculous gadget at MWC 2019
Mobile World Congress is crawling with outrageous new mobile devices like Huawei’s foldable Mate X and Energizer’s gargantuan phone equipped with an 18,000 mAh battery, but none was as ridiculous and over-the-top as Nubia’s Alpha watch phone.
Kudos to Nubia for literally bending a 4-inch display around a watch band to fit around your wrist. But, wow, is the Alpha ugly. It’s beyond hideous. And the software — it’s so terrible that I was left wondering why the Alpha even exists.
I hate to be the guy who awards any product the worst of Mobile World Congress, but I think the Alpha earns it without competition. The Alpha is the perfect example of “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Read more…
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View More Nubia’s Alpha watch phone is the most ridiculous gadget at MWC 2019TCL’s foldable phone concept bends in a completely different way
Huawei’s foldable Mate X is without a doubt the best gadget announced at Mobile World Congress 2019 and it’s easy to understand why.
But while every tech company is now rushing to release their own foldable device this year to compete with the Mate X…
HTC’s blockchain phone can now be purchased with fiat currency
Until now, the Exodus 1 has, fittingly, only been available for purchase with cryptocurrency. Starting today, however, interested parties will be able to pick HTC’s blockchain phone up through more traditional means, including USD, which prices the handset at a not unreasonable $699. One assumes, of course, if you’ve got enough of an interested in […]
View More HTC’s blockchain phone can now be purchased with fiat currencyNobody cared about Meizu’s hole-less Zero phone at MWC 2019
After a few days of looking at foldable phones at Mobile World Congress 2019, I’m already kinda sick of them.
Look, I know foldable phones are cool — Huawei’s Mate X was without a doubt the showstopper at the mobile show in Barcelona — but I’ve said it a zillion times and I’ll repeat it a zillion more times: they’re far, far, from ready.
So I went in search of another highly sought after phone: the Meizu Zero, aka the phone without any buttons, charging ports, speaker grilles, or holes of any kind.
As it turns out, nobody seems to care about this vision for phones.
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View More Nobody cared about Meizu’s hole-less Zero phone at MWC 2019Sprint to launch 5G service in 4 cities in May
Telecom company Sprint has shared some of its plans when it comes to 5G service in the U.S. The company announced at MWC in Barcelona that mobile customers in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City can expect 5G service as soon as May 2019. If you don’t live in one of those cities, maybe you […]
View More Sprint to launch 5G service in 4 cities in MaySony’s new Xperia phones have the widest screens we’ve ever seen
It’s impossible to ignore certain trends like foldable phones, hole-punch displays, and 5G at Mobile World Congress this year.
Every company seems to be chasing the same things, except Sony. Instead of copying the same trends, the beleaguered tech giant going widescreen — really widescreen with its new flagship Xperia 1, Xperia 10, and Xperia 10 Plus Android phones.
Like LG and HTC, Sony was once considered a formidable phone maker. The last few years have seen the Japanese tech giant release some well-spec’d phones, but nothing that screamed wow. Many of its phones like the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 were more like catchup than class-leading. Read more…
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View More Sony’s new Xperia phones have the widest screens we’ve ever seenLG’s G8 ThinQ lets you control it with a wave of your hand
Struggling phone maker LG isn’t throwing in the towel just yet. The Korean electronics giant used Mobile World Congress to announce its new flagship LG G8 ThinQ Android smartphone.
At first glance, the G8 ThinQ looks a lot like the G7 ThinQ, bu…
LG’s V50 ThinQ comes with 5G and an optional secondary display
As announced, LG has launched its first ever 5G phone: The LG V50 ThinQ. But unlike Huawei’s radical, foldable 5G phone, which launched earlier today, the V50 is essentially a proper successor of LG’s V40, only with 5G capabilities.
It does com…