#MWC 2025
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MWC 2025: Oukitel’s New Rugged Phones Have a Rather Unique Appeal
Abubakar Mohammed
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We went to Oukitel's booth at MWC and although their new innovations weren't exactly intriguing, there were a few that caught our eye and deserve some attention due to their quirkiness. Starting with the Titan W100 which features a massive 33,000 mAh battery, Dimensity 7300 SoC, a built-in 100-lumen projector, a built in 1200-lumen camping light, and a rugged design. The WP200 Pro features a 6.7-inch 60Hz FHD+ AMOLED screen and is powered by Dimensity 8200 SoC. You also get a primary 108 MP camera and up to 24 GB of RAM, and up to 1TB storage.
The Newnal AI phone creates a digital clone of the user using facial features and voice. The AI assistant can perform tasks like drafting emails, booking car insurance, and making payments. The device collects user data, including medical and financial records, and uploads it to cloud servers. The phone is set to launch globally on May 1st for $375.
MWC 2025: Samsung Flexes Its Quirky Foldables and Display Concepts
Abubakar Mohammed
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Although not everything Samsung showcased came off as extraordinary, there were a few devices that did catch our attention. The Koran giant's main theme this year was quirky foldable devices, including concepts with new form factors. Some of the intriguing Samsung gadgets we saw were the Flex Briefcase, Foldable Handheld concept, Trifold Flex S and G devices, and a circular OLED display.
At MWC 2025, we got to see some amazing smartphones with innovative technology and a few exciting concepts that are pushing the boundaries of a modern smartphone system, including the world's thinnest smartphone by Tecno, a solar power charging phone by Infinix and Realme Ultra with interchangeable camera lenses.
MWC 2025: This Infinix Tri-Fold Concept Leaves Us Scratching Our Heads
Anshuman Jain
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Infinix unveiled a tri-folding flip phone, the Zero Series Mini Tri-Fold Concept Device, at MWC 2025. This device features two hinges, allowing it to collapse into a compact size. Its questionable form factor makes it one of the bizarre devices we spotted at the trade fair this year.
MWC 2025: Future Ring2 Could Be the Smart Ring You’ve Been Waiting For
Abubakar Mohammed
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Chinese brand HiFuture is showcasing their Future Ring2 smart ring, made of Titanium and it claims to offer a battery life of up to 10 days, the longest out of any smart ring out there. The ring comes with most fitness features like Step tracking, Blood Oxygen, Stress Index, Sleep Quality, Heart Rate, Skin Temperature, and movement detection. Its biggest highlight is its price, as it only costs $59.
Best AI Announcements at MWC 2025: Gemini Live, AI Phone, Browser Operator & More
Arjun Sha
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We have gathered the most exciting AI announcements from MWC 2025. Google, Perplexity, Lenovo, Opera, and many leading companies have showcased great new AI-powered products and hardware devices. Check out our complete list!
Like each year, MWC 2025 was no different. From popular firms like Lenovo flexing their innovative prowess to relatively new firms like Infinix showcasing quirky devices, some of the best concepts and innovations were from the brands Tecno, Realme, Infinix, HMD, and Xiaomi. Notably the Tecno Spark Slim being the slimmest device, Lenovo's Codename Flip and Yoga Solar, Infinix's solar-powered innovations, and Xiaomi's and the world's first TWS with Wi-Fi. Besides, there were an array of foldable devices, an E-ink device from Mudita, and more.
MWC 2025: Realme’s Interchangeable Lens Vision Brings Mirrorless Cameras to Phones
Anshuman Jain
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Realme has unveiled a prototype smartphone, the "Ultra", with a 1-inch CMOS Sony IMX 989 sensor and interchangeable camera lenses. This allows for high-quality, lossless photos with natural bokeh effect, rivaling DSLR cameras. Although the device may not be commercially available, it showcases a promising innovation in mobile imaging.
MWC 2025: Tecno Reveals the World’s Thinnest Phone Before Apple and Samsung
Anshuman Jain
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Tecno showcased the world's thinnest phone, the Tecno Spark Slim, at 5.75 mm, and a tri-folding phone, the PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 Tri-Fold, at 9mm. The Spark Slim features a large battery and curved display, while the PHANTOM ULTIMATE 2 has a 3K LTPO OLED panel and a state-of-the-art hinge design.
MWC 2025: Nubia Launches Focus 2 Ultra Smartphone With Rotatable Camera Ring
Abubakar Mohammed
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The Focus 2 Ultra sports Nubia's in-house Neovision AI photography system, just like on the firm's other flagships. However, the main highlight of the device is that it sports a rotatable camera lens ring at the back, which you can use to adjust the Zoom, cycle through presets, or adjust the Aperture of the device.
TCL has announced six new smartphones in the TCL 60 series at MWC 2025. The lineup includes the TCL 60 NxtPaper Series and the TCL 60 (non-NxtPaper) Series, offering features such as 108MP cameras, high refresh rates, and long battery life. Prices range from 109 to 199 euros, with some models available in the US and others in European, Asian, and Latin American markets.
MWC 2025: Honor Reveals “Alpha Plan” With AI Agents, New MagicBook, Earbuds Open, and More
Abubakar Mohammed
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The Alpha Plan involves developing an open AI ecosystem, for which the firm will collaborate with Google and Qualcomm. Honor has also launched many devices including the MagicBook Pro 14, Honor Earbuds Open, Watch Ultra 5, and the Honor Pad V9. Besides, Honor will be offering 7 years of software updates and security patches to the Honor Magic7 Pro, and will expand the same to other devices in the future.
MWC 2025: Lenovo’s AI Display and Stick Could Breathe New Life into Your Old PCs
Anshuman Jain
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Lenovo showcased AI Display at MWC 2025 which is a curved screen monitor with a discrete Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that allows older PCs to harness AI power. The AI Stick is a USB-C device with a 32 TOPS NPU that plugs into non-AI PCs, enabling local Large Language Models and AI-enhanced graphics apps.
MWC 2025: Infinix Teases Solar Charging and AI-Powered E-Ink Phones
Abubakar Mohammed
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Infinix has a few concepts, specifically a back panel and a case that leverages solar energy to charge a phone. The firm also has phone with E-ink tech at the back. The firm says it can charge a device at 2W and is meant to increase the phone's standby time when not in use. The case that Infinix had on display was shown with a prototype phone with contact points to take the charge.
MWC 2025: Anker’s Solar-Powered Solix Cloak Can Keep You Warm When You’re Hiking
Anshuman Jain
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The Anker Solix jacket is a wearable, sci-fi inspired piece of tech that combines weather protection with solar power. It can charge devices, a 30-watt USB-C output, and a blue LED strip for safety. While still a concept, it could be a great companion for long hikes or adventures, pending its potential release.
Qualcomm has unveiled its latest X85 5G modem at the MWC 2025. It comes with a 30% faster AI co-processor which can reduce latency and improve speed and efficiency.
Lenovo showcased a Solar laptop concept, which the firm claims has one of the highest conversion rates in the industry at 24%. Stating further, the higher conversion rate was achieved with “Back Contact Cell” technology, which moves the wiring to the top most layer of the laptop's lid to absorb more sunlight. Besides, Lenovo has also unveiled a wide range of Yoga Laptops, including the Pro 9i and 7i Aura Editions, Pro 7, Slim 7, and 2-in-1s.
MWC 2025: Lenovo’s Magic Bay Takes Laptop Accessories to a Whole New Level
Anshuman Jain
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Lenovo has unveiled its Magic Bay lineup of accessories for its new laptop. The modular components include a dual 13-inch display setup, 10.1-inch external monitor, and compact 8-inch AI-dashboard display. The star of the show is the Magic Bay "Tiko" concept, a compact AI emotional interaction companion that displays real-time updates and notifications.
MWC 2025: Lenovo Showcases ThinkBook “codename Flip” and 3D Laptop Concepts
Anshuman Jain
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Lenovo showcased two concept laptops at MWC 2025: the ThinkBook "codename Flip" with a flexible OLED panel and Smart Forcepad. The other one is ThinkBook 3D Laptop featuring a 3.2K 3D display including and AI Ring concept. The company also introduced new ThinkPad and ThinkBook series laptops with AI-enhanced features.
Motorola has announced it will be adding a myriad of new features to the Smart Connect app. One of the main features includes the integration of Moto AI. Users can ask the AI to stream their phone's content to their laptop or TV. Besides, they can ask the AI to search for documents and there's a brand-new device dashboard that lets you know the battery percentage of your ecosystem of devices. The features are expected to arrive in the next few weeks.
MWC 2025: Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro Are The First Earbuds with Wi-Fi Audio
Abubakar Mohammed
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The Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro come with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and are the first of its kind to feature Qualcomm's S7 Pro chip. Thanks to the same, the Buds 5 Pro can stream audio over Wi-Fi which significantly increases the bandwidth to 4.2 Mbps. With that, they're capable of delivering 96KHz/24-bit lossless audio without any increase in battery consumption. The Bluetooth-only version costs $199 whereas the Wi-Fi variant costs $219.
MWC 2025: Xiaomi Showcases Watch S4 with Air Gestures, and Smart Band 9 Pro
Anshuman Jain
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Xiaomi unveiled its new Watch S4 and Smart Band 9 Pro at MWC 2025. The Watch S24 has a 1.43-inch display, a 486 mAh battery lasting up to 15 days, and 150+ sports modes. The Smart Band 9 Pro features a 1.74-inch display, improved health monitoring, GPS, and a 21-day battery life. Prices are 159.99 Euros and 79.99 Euros, respectively.
MWC 2025: Xiaomi Introduces HyperAI, a Native AI Suite to Rival Samsung’s Galaxy AI
Abubakar Mohammed
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Xiaomi's HyperAI was unveiled at MWC 2025, and it brings lots of cool general and generative AI features, including AI Writing tools like Summarize, Proofreading, and Expanding the text. Then there's the AI Speech Recognition feature, AI subtitles which will generate subtitles for you when playing videos, much like Live Captions on Pixels. There's also a Cinematic Look features which will add a cinema look to the videos shot on your device.
Xiaomi has just released their new uber premium flagship phone called the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. It features a 6.73-inch 1440p LTPO AMOLED display, up to 12GB of RAM, and a quad-camera setup including a 200MP Samsung HP9 periscope lens. It runs on HyperOS 2.0 based on Android 15 and supports up to 4 years of software updates. Pricing starts at 1,499 Euros for the 16+512GB version in Europe.
MWC 2025: HMD Launches Amped Buds That Can Charge Your Phone Wirelessly
Anshuman Jain
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HMD introduced Amped Buds at MWC 2025. These sleek wireless earbuds feature a 1,600 mAh battery case that wirelessly charges your phone, 95-hour battery life, active noise cancellation, and environmental noise cancellation for enhanced audio and calls. The Amped Buds offer high-quality audio with EQ control via a dedicated app for both Android and iPhone.
MWC 2025: HMD Fusion X1 Announced as the First Phone Designed for Teen Safety
Anshuman Jain
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HMD unveiled the Fusion X1 at MWC 2025, a smartphone aimed at teens. It includes parental controls through an Xplora subscription, 108MP camera, 5,000 mAh battery, and IP 54 water and dust protection. Parents can limit social media, track location, and enable School Mode. The subscription starts at €4.99 per month.
Samsung Unveils 2025 Galaxy A Series with new AI Goodies, 6-Year Update Promise
Anshuman Jain
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Samsung has revealed the Galaxy A56, A36 and A26 devices. They come with a 6.7-inch Full HD+ display, a 5,000 mAh battery, and IP67 protection. It features new AI enhancements like Best Face. Priced at $499, it will be available later, while the A36 and A26 launch this month for $399 and $299, respectively.