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Honor readies Magic Vs and Magic5 Series for Mobile World Congress 2023
Honor has teased its upcoming smartphones ahead of Mobile World Congress 2023, leaving some curiosity about what's to come.
We are still quite a way out from Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, but that doesn't mean companies aren't gearing up to show off some unique products during the conference, which is set to start in late February and take place over four days. Honor has made its first move, sharing a mysterious yet hypnotic teaser for its event that is set take place on February 27. Luckily, we aren't completely in the dark, as the company has cleared stated that it will announce the Magic Vs and Magic5 Series.
Hands-on with the Astro Slide 5G: Slider in your hand, Debian in your pocket
The Astro Slide 5G is the next generation of Planet Computer's QWERTY smartphones. You can check out our first impressions here!
In the smartphone world, we pretty much only have two choices of devices when it comes to operating systems -- iPhone and Android. However, Planet Computers has been finding a bit of a niche with past devices such as the Gemini and the Cosmo Communicator. Now it's back again, this time with the Astro Slide 5G, and it packs some updated specifications and the ability to run popular Linux distributions, instead of (or even alongside) Android 11 if you prefer.
Hands-on with the Honor Magic V: Honor's first foldable phone
The Honor Magic V is Honor's first foldable smartphone, and we got some hands-on time at this year's Mobile World Congress. Check it out!
Honor unveiled the Honor Magic V at a Chinese launch event in January 2022, its first foray into the foldable smartphone market. It's a Chinese exclusive with no international launch date in sight, but it packs high-end specifications in one folding package. It's a similar form-factor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, though slightly wider on the front-facing display. Specs-wise, it packs a 120Hz cover display, a 90Hz inner-display, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset powering the entire device.
Samsung confirms the death of the Galaxy Note series, Galaxy S Ultra to carry on the legacy
Samsung has officially confirmed it's done with the Galaxy Note series. The company says the Galaxy S Ultra will carry on the legacy.
Samsung has officially confirmed the death of the Galaxy Note series. The writing had been on the wall for some time now and, with the newly launched Galaxy S22 Ultra incorporating the best features of the Galaxy Note line, it was all but official that Samsung was done with the iconic smartphone lineup.
Samsung's next big event will be at Mobile World Congress
Samsung says it will have an event at Mobile World Congress later this month, possibly to announce new laptops.
Samsung's last major product announcement event was just one week ago, on February 9, but the company is seemingly gearing up for another event. Samsung announced on Wednesday that it will have another event later this month, at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain.
CES 2022 will be held in Las Vegas next year as an in-person event
CES 2022 (Consumer Electronics Show) is going to be a physical, in-person event and is scheduled to be held from 5-8 January 2022.
The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, was completely digital this year as a precaution against the global coronavirus pandemic. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has now announced that the upcoming CES conference in 2022 will be returning to Las Vegas in an in-person format. Considering the widespread availability of vaccines, especially in the US, it does seem feasible to host the event in a physical format. The conference is scheduled from 5-8 January 2022, with media days preceding the conference on 3-4 January 2022.
Mobile World Congress 2021 is happening, but who's attending?
Mobile World Congress is set to go forward with an in-person event this summer, but some of the largest companies won’t be in attendance.
Mobile World Congress is set to go forward with an in-person event this summer. But some of the largest companies won’t be in attendance, echoing what happened last year as the COVID-19 pandemic was surging across the globe. So, which companies are actually going this year?
MWC 2021 delayed from March to June 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns
MWC 2021, the world's biggest mobile tech conference, has been delayed from March to June 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Big tech conferences were canceled left and right this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though some events managed to successfully go virtual, others, like MWC 2020, weren't able to make the transition in time. If you were hoping that things would return to normal next year, we have some bad news to share. With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GSMA has decided to delay MWC 2021.
OPPO Find X2 and Xiaomi Mi 10 global launches postponed, Realme X50 Pro launch moved to online
The OPPO Find X2, the Xiaomi Mi 10, and the Realme X50 Pro have all had their launches affected because of MWC's recent cancelation.
Following an exodus of exhibitors from Mobile World Congress Barcelona, MWC 2020 in Barcelona has been canceled. While no doubt it's the best decision the GSMA could make in order to avoid potentially accelerating the already scary (and unknown) COVID-2019 pandemic, it has left many smartphone manufacturers with few options other than to cancel the launches they had scheduled in Barcelona. The OPPO Find X2, the Xiaomi Mi 10, and the Realme X50 Pro have all had their launches significantly affected, and have confirmed changes to their launch schedules and events.
TCL unveils the Alcatel 3, 3L, 1S, and low-cost foldable displays
At MWC 2019, TCL unveiled three smartphones under the Alcatel brand: Alcatel 3, 3L, and 1S. They also showed low-cost foldable display prototypes.
TCL has been a known resident at MWC for the past couple of years. Usually, they announce a few different smartphones, most of them from the budget or mid-range categories. 2019 is no different. The Chinese OEM just announced three devices under the Alcatel brand and showed off prototypes of its DragonHinge foldable displays. Let's take a look.
HMD Global Announces Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, new Nokia 6, and Nokia 1 Android Go Phone
HMD Global announced a slew of new smartphones at MWC 2018, including the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, a new Nokia 6, the entry-level Nokia 1 Android Go smartphone, and the 8110 Reloaded. Here's everything you need to know.
Leave it to Finnish company HMD Global, which just came off a wildly successful year (it sold 70 million smartphones in 2017), to unveil a new Android Go smartphone, a feature phone, three new flagships, and a first-of-its-kind Android One partnership with Google.
TCL Announces Alcatel 5 and Alcatel 3 Series Phones, 1T Series Tablets, and an Android Go Phone
Alcatel took the wraps off a bevy of new devices at Mobile World Congress 2018. The lineup includes the Alcatel 5 and Alcatel 3 Series smartphones, the 1T 10 and 1T 7 tablets, and the Alcatel 1X, an Android Oreo (Go edition) phone.
On the eve of Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, Chinese smartphone maker TCL took the wraps off a menagerie of new devices on Saturday. In addition to the Alcatel 5, Alcatel 3, and Alcatel 1 Series smartphones that the company teased at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in January, it also unveiled two Android tables, the 1T 10 and 1T7, and an Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone, the Alcatel 1X.
ZTE Debuts the Blade V8 Lite and Blade V8 Mini at MWC 2017
ZTE has unveiled two new devices in the V8 series of photos: the V8 Mini and the V8 Lite. These two entry level devices don't have a release date yet.
ZTE originally announced the Blade V8 Pro at CES earlier this year and shortly afterwards we started to hear about rumors of the existence of other variants in this series.