Tech's biggest show of the year, the Mobile World Congress took place this week, though the stories started at the eve of last week - we're still counting them as MWC-related ones, though. There were a lot of announcements from Infinix, Nothing, nubia, Samsung, Tecno, Xiaomi, and even Apple took advantage of the tech-focused atmosphere to unveil a few products. Here are the stories that captured the lion's share of your attention. Starting with Infinix's Note 50 series. Infinix launched the Note 50 and Note 50 Pro in Indonesia with the biggest upgrade over their predecessors being...
This never gets old – MWC week brings a high concentration of new launches, big strategy announcements and all sorts of cutting-edge concepts that may show the path to the future or may never be seen again. We were in Barcelona as always and got to experience the launches – and the new devices – firsthand. Here we will summarize all that happened this week, organized by brand. By the way, the results for the MWC 2025 Awards were announced a few days ago. Google took home Best Smartphone (Pixel 9 Pro) and Breakthrough Device Innovation (for its Gemini AI). Xiaomi scored the Best in...
MWC 2025 ends today, and the Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO) announced its yearly winners. 33 prizes across 7 categories were awarded, and four of them were in the Device section: Best Smartphone: Google Pixel 9 Pro Breakthrough Device Innovation: Google Gemini Best Connected Consumer Device: Tecno Mega Mini Gaming G1 Best in Show: Xiaomi 15 Ultra The Pixel 9 Pro was selected for its "outstanding performance, innovation and leadership" on the market. It won against devices like iPhone 16 Pro, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Magic V3, and vivo X200 Pro in the smartphones category, launched...
Meizu made a comeback at MWC 2025 with the Note 22 and mblu 22 series smartphones. Those devices are aimed at the budget segment, but we got a sneak peek at Meizu’s alleged upcoming flagship offering – the Meizu 22 Pro, which was spotted near Meizu’s booth at MWC Barcelona. Meizu 21 Pro (left) next to Meizu 22 Pro (right) The yet-to-be-announced device is seen next to a Meizu 21 Pro, which sports a vertical camera array. The Meizu 22 Pro (provisional name) is going for a different look with an octagon-shaped camera island. The Meizu 21 Pro was launched in late February last...
Doogee is also part of MWC 2025, and the company revealed six phones at its booth at the exhibition in Barcelona. There are three rugged devices, named V Max Play, Blade GT Ultra, and S200 Plus. The portfolio also includes Pure 70 and Pure 70 Pro (also known as P70), which are the brand's first devices with a quad-curved display. There is also the Moment 60 (also M60) – it is a thin projector phone. Doogee V Max Play The V Max Play has a monstrous 22,000 mAh battery and camping lights. It also has an integrated projector to make those outdoor nights an entertaining experience...
Flyme OS is alive and Meizu is back! The maker returns to MWC with three global smartphones - Note 22, mblu 22, mblu 22 Pro. These three run on Android 15 with Flyme skin. Meizu Note 22 is an entry-level device with a 6.78-inch 1080p LCD screen and Helio G99 chipset. It will be available in two configurations – 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage. Meizu Note 22 Meizu Note 22 features a 108MP primary camera and a 32MP selfie imager. The two other rear cameras were not mentioned. Meizu Note 22 The Note 22 is powered by a 5,000mAh...
Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro will debut tomorrow, but the company took the opportunity to tease the two devices one last time before the that. The two phones were displayed at Qualcomm's booth at MWC 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, confirming the design once more. Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro But since the duo was displayed at Qualcomm's booth, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset was the center of attention. Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro Nothing's co-founder Akis Evangelidis was at the booth talking about the company's future midrangers and teased "big upgrades in the...
TCL shared more details about its Nxtpaper 11 Plus tablet at MWC Barcelona 2025. The device was partially announced back at CES in January, but we are now getting the full scoop. Nxtpaper 11 Plus debuts TCL’s Nxtpaper 4.0 screen technology, which offers updated blue light filtering and a new nano-matrix lithography technology for the screen etching process. TCL claims it achieved enhanced visual clarity compared to its previous generations of Nxtpaper panels while still supporting 100% sRGB color gamut coverage. The tablet boasts an 11.5-inch IPS LCD with 2.2K resolution and a...
HMD followed its Fusion X1 announcement at the MWC with a number of featurephones. The company unveiled four of those - 2660 Flip, 150 Music, 130 Music and the Barca edition of the 3210. HMD 2660 Flip Unsurprisingly the 2660 Flip is a clamshell phone available in a few fun colors – Twilight Violet, Raspberry Red and the more traditional Cosy Black. HMD 2660 Flip The spec sheet won't blow anybody away. The display measures 2.8 inches and sports QVGA resolution. There is a small 1.77-inch QQVGA cover display with a Mohs 4 hardness surface on top for protection. The whole...
A few days after its Chinese launch, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra is going global. The global version has some subtle differences, though. While the Chinese model packs a 6,000mAh battery, the global unit has a smaller 5,410mAh. The power pack still takes 90W wired and 80W wireless HyperCharge. The other difference is the choice of colors. In Europe, we get White, Black, and the special Silver Chrome edition. That means the Pine Green special edition remains exclusive to China. The Xiaomi 15 Ultra packs the full-fledged Snapdragon 8 Elite with up to 16GB of RAM. The phone has a frame...