Mobile World Congress to unveil new tech to put the future in the palm of your hands
We look at the latest innovations from the world’s mobile phone makers
The annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – the largest and perhaps the most important trade fair for the mobile communications industry – will take place between February 22 and 25 this year.
Most participants are reluctant to divulge much information about products that they will be announcing in the coming week but we can expect new features that will push the mobile experience to a new level.
Android smartphones and tablets
According to Roberta Cozza, research director at Gartner, a number of Android vendors will release the next generation of their smartphone flagships at MWC 2016. “We’ll, hopefully, see an increased focus on differentiation by enabling unique, but relevant experiences, expansion to new functionalities and better tie to key app and service ecosystems.”
Attending the fair will be the usual suspects as well as smaller independent companies.
LG is expected to reveal its flagship smartphone at the MWC. We may see a G Flex variant released and a G5 to follow after the event.
Samsung showed off its latest flagship phones last year with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Eyes are on the S7 and likely S7 Edge, and whether they can pull out a processor fit for a 2016 benchmark reference.