MWC 2023 is now in the history books and it's the busiest the show has been in several years, possibly stretching to the couple of editions just before the COVID pandemic. We’ve prepared a summary of all the key announcements from the this past week alongside hands-on coverage with some of the more interesting devices that we saw in person. HMD Global Nokia kicked things off with its announcement of the Nokia G22, Nokia C32 and Nokia C22 smartphones. The trio offers entry-level specs with large batteries and in the case of the G22 – a focus on easy reparability. Nokia partnered with...
Ulefone is a brand popular with its rugged devices, and we visited the company’s booth to gaze on its latest behemoth - the Armor 23 Ultra. This smartphone has a massive battery, powerful cameras and a flagship-tier chipset. What is most impressive about it is the under-display selfie camera, making it the first fully rugged phone with such a feature. The company was also proud to announce the Armor 23 Ultra brings two-way satellite messaging, which makes this device extremely helpful in challenging conditions in the middle of nowhere. Every Ulefone we handled is a heavy device,...
Ulefone is a brand popular with its rugged devices, and we visited the company’s booth to gaze on its latest behemoth - the Armor 23 Ultra. This smartphone has a massive battery, powerful cameras and a flagship-tier chipset. What is most impressive about it is the under-display selfie camera, making it the first fully rugged phone with such a feature. The company was also proud to announce the Armor 23 Ultra brings two-way satellite messaging, which makes this device extremely helpful in challenging conditions in the middle of nowhere. Every Ulefone we handled is a heavy device,...
Oppo did not announce a new flagship phone at MWC but it instead focused on its smart device portfolio. We got the chance to test out the Oppo Air Glass 2 Assisted Reality glasses as well as the company’s Zero-power tag and Wi-Fi 6 EasyMesh router. Oppo Air Glass 2 Oppo’s Air Glass 2 are a pair of assisted reality glasses – meaning they project information on the user’s view without obstructing their vision or perception of the world around them. Air Glass 2 were announced at Oppo Inno Day 2022 back in December and feature Oppo’s self-developed resin SRG-diffractive waveguide lens with...
HMD kicked off its MWC experience with three new phones - the Nokia C32, the Nokia C22, and the easily repairable Nokia G22, this is our first quick look at the trio. We'll start things off with the Nokia C32. Nokia C32 The Nokia C32 is the first C-series device by Nokia to use a glass rear panel. There's a grooved texture running the entire width of the panel, making it a pleasure to the touch, and less slippery. The display is a 6.5-inch 720x1600px IPS LCD. It has nice upfront brightness and contrast, and colors are punchy and lively. The screen loses some of its qualities...
Realme promised it will bring the GT Neo 5's 240W fast charging to the international scene at MWC, and the time has come. The company is introducing Realme GT3 in Barcelona today at 4 PM CET, and the event will be live-streamed for everyone. The Realme GT3 240W looks a lot like the GT Neo 5, and while we are fairly certain it will be the case, the company is staying silent on any confirmation. We expect the very same Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1-powered smartphone with a 6.74” AMOLED and Android 13 out of the box. The phone with 240W fast charging has a 4,600 mAh battery, and we will closely...
Turbulent times at Huawei led to a switch in consumer business strategy, and the company invested heavily in wearables in the past three years. We’ve seen an all-ceramic flagship from the company, we are also testing a smartwatch with earbuds inside, and now at MWC in Barcelona, we got to handle the Watch GT Cyber - a smartwatch with replaceable shells that include both the body and the straps. The Watch GT Cyber has a 1.32” circular AMOLED with 466 x 466 resolution and a fairly high 352 PPI. The small circular gadget that goes in the shell has a thick black bezel, and we were...
Xiaomi has a pretty big presence at this year’s MWC conference and on top of the global launch for the Xiaomi 13 series phones we also got a showcase for a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses. The Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass as they are called are a concept pair of wireless smart glasses. They pair to your phone or any other device and offer an immersive AR experience free from any wires and dongles. Xiaomi’s AR glasses don’t have any built-in storage so they need to be connected to a host device to work. Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass The glasses feature two Micro OLED screens...
The TCL 40 X series was introduced at MWC 2023 with an accent on cost-saving while providing important features like a big battery and 5G (limited to some devices). We are in Barcelona and got a hold of three of the new phones - TCL 40 X, TCL 40 XE, and TCL 40 XL, which are all meant for the US market. The first two have 5G connectivity, but in order to keep the price low, TCL kept the RAM and storage down to 4/64 GB. The third lacks 5G but compensates with a bigger screen and more storage. Here’s what impressed us in each device. TCL 40 X This is the most intriguing of the three,...
Tecno is starting off its debut Mobile World Congress appearance in style with the introduction of its new Chameleon Coloring Technology. When embedded in a device such as the back of a smartphone, it can produce a wide variety of color patterns at a touch of a button. The Chameleon Coloring Technology is a full-spectrum electrically-controller prism coloring technology, which uses a grid of sub-micron prism material that changes direction when an electric field is applied. By precisely controlling the direction of the prism, the material can refract light in multiple different...