MWC 2016 ROUND UP

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS (MWC) 2016 ROUND UP FEBRUARY 22-FEBRUARY 25 

SONY

Sony announced in its smartphone division the new X-series Xperia's namely Xperia XP, Xperia X, Xperia XA. The Xperia XP is flagship among trio sporting Snapdragon 820 SOC with 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage with MicroSD support for 200GB, IP68 Certified Waterproof resistant & Dust proof, 23MP rear Camera with Predective Hybrid Autofous System & 13MP front camera, Brushed metallic finish, Fingerprint Scanner, Curved 5 inch Full HD IPS Display and 2700mah battery. The Xperia X on the other hand has almost identical specifications with Snapdragon 650 SOC & 2620 mah battery instead and misses out on IP68 certification and brush metallic finish. The Xperia XA has the narrowest side bezzels with specifications of Curved 5 inch HD IPS Display, Mediatek Helio P10 SOC, 13MP Rear and 8MP Front cameras, 16GB Storage with MicroSD support for 200GB, 2GB RAM & 2300mah battery and all smartphones running Android OS 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The pricing is expected to retail around 52,900(USD 799$) 42,900(USD 639$) 29,900(USD 445$) with expected summer release.
In Accessories division Xperia Ear, Xperia Eye, Xperia agent & Xperia projector were announced. The Xperia ear connects to android devices via NFC or Bluetooth which provides to make calls, perform internet search, dictate a message or to navigate certain location, latest news and weather updates with Sony's voice technology. Its also has IPX2 Water protection and upto all day battery life. The Xperia eye featuring 360 degree spherical lens for natural field view also featuring intelligent shutter technology which uses facial and voice recognition to capture images. The Xperia Agent is a vision Concept which enhances everyday life responding to voice and gestures providing useful information, communication assistance and home appliance controls. It will also respond number of commands, also has a built-in camera & projector display to project content onto surfaces. The Xperia Projector concept aims to enrich, empower and stimulate communication using natural & interactive projection on any clear surface. It will respond to touch, voice & gestures just like on the smartphone scenario. The prices for all are unknown with expected summer release.

SAMSUNG



Samsung announced in its smartphone division the 2 flagship smartphones namely Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge. The Galaxy S7 Sports 5.1 inch Super AMOLED Quad HD display, 12MP rear & 5MP front cameras, IP68 Certified Waterproof resistant & Dust proof, Fingerprint Scanner, Exynos 8890 / Snapdragon 820 SOC, 4GB RAM & 32GB/64GB storage with MicroSD support for 200GB and 3000mah batteryThe Galaxy S7 Edge on the other hand has similar specifications in a curved 5.5 inch display size and 3600mah battery and both running on Android OS 6.0 marshmallow. The devices went on sale on 8th march for 48,900 (USD 730$) for S7 and 56,900 (USD 850$) for S7 Edge.
In Accessories division the Galaxy Gear 360 was announced. The device features dual 15MP camera sensors mounted to fish eye lens of resolution 3840 x 1920 resulting in frame of resolution 7776 x 3888 at upto 30fps, 0.5 inch AMOLED, Dual band Wifi, NFC & USB 2.0,IP53 Certified Dust & water resistant, Storage od 128GB MicroSD and 1350mah battery. The price is unknown with expected Q2 release.

HTC


HTC announced in its smartphone division the the trio desire series namely Desire 825, Desire 630Desire 530. The desire 825 features 5.5 inch HD Super LCD display, 13MP rear & 5MP front cameras, 16GB Storage with MicroSD support for 200GB, Snapdragon 400 SOC with 2GB RAM & 2700mah battery. The desire 630 sports similar specifications to that of desire 825 but with 5 inch HD display & 2200mah battery. The desire 530 features similar specifications to that of desire 630 but with Snapdragon 210 SOC with 1.5GB RAM, 8MP rear camera and all phones run on Android OS 6.0 Marshmallow. The prices for all are unknown with expected summer release.

LG
               
LG announced in its smartphone division the flagship G5. The device sports Snapdragon 820 SOC with 4GB RAM/Snapdragon 652 SOC with 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage with MicroSD slot support for 200GB, 16MP + 8MP rear camera with 3-axis OIS & 8MP front camera, Fingerprint Scanner, 5.3 inch Quad HD IPS Display and 2800mah removable battery and will run on Android OS 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The pricing is expected to retail around 46,900(USD 700$) with expected summer release. The design is in modular form which is unique where in battery can be removed and dedicated accessories attachments can be made to it.
In Accessories division the LG VR 360, 360 Cam & Rolling bot were announced. the VR 360 has dual 1.88 inch Display of 960 x 720 resolution which is compatible with google cardboard and youtube 360 multimedia apps.
LG cam is VR 360 companion which creates 360 videos that can be shared on youtube. It has a dual 13MP super wide 200 degree fish-eye lens and records in upto 2K. it has a 1200 battery and can be paired to smartphone via Wifi or Bluetooth and can also upload to google street view as well. 
Rolling bot is a 20cm diameter device with integrated 8MP camera wnich cam move up & down by 15 degrees and has ability to move all by itself. It also controls home appliances even when you are in home or not and there is a microSD slot to record & save images and videos. The pricing for all is unknown with expected summer release.

HUAWEI

Huawei announced in its tablet division the matebook. The device sports 12 inch IPS Display of 2160 x 1440 resolution, 6th-Gen Intel core M (M3/M5/M7) processor with 4GB/8GB RAM and 126GB/256GB/512GB storage, Fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C port, 5MP front camera, 33.4wh battery and runs on Windows OS 10 Home/Pro version. The pricing is unknown with expected summer release.

XIAOMI


Xiaomi announced in its smartphone division the Mi5. The device sports Snapdragon 820 SOC (1.8Ghz dual+1.6Ghz dual) with 3GB RAM, 32GB/64GB Storage without MicroSD slot, 16MP rear camera with 4-axis OIS & 4MP front camera, , Fingerprint Scanner, 5.15 inch Full HD IPS Display and 3000mah battery. The pro variant is supposed to have 128GB storage, 4GB ram & 2.2Ghz as opposed to 1.8Ghz dual core with rest of specifications to that of regular model and will run on Android OS 6.0 Marshmallow. The pricing is expected to retail around 27,900(USD 416$) & 31,900(USD 476$) for pro variant with expected summer release.

ALCATEL

Alcatel announced in its smartphone division the Idol 4s & Idol 4 and Pop 4, Pop 4s & Pop4+ . The Idol 4s is flagship among duo sporting Snapdragon 652 SOC with 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage with MicroSD support for 200GB, 16MP  rear Camera with ultra fast focusing & 8MP front camera with LED flash as well, 5.5 inch Quad HD AMOLED Display and 3000mah battery. The Idol 4 on the other hand has almost identical specifications to that of Idol 4s with Snapdragon 617 SOC, 5.2 inch Full HD IPS display, 16GB storage & 2GB/3GB RAM (Model dependent) and 8MP rear camera opposed to 16MP one, 2610mah battery and all smartphones running Android OS 6.0.1 MarshmallowThe pricing is unknown with expected summer release.
The pop 4 sports 5 inch HD IPS display, Snapdragon 210 SOC with 1GB RAM & 8GB Storage with MicroSD support for 32GB, 8MP rear & 5MP front cameras and 2500mah battery. The Pop 4+ similar specifications to that of Pop 4 with 16GB storage, 1.5GB RAM & 5.5 inch HD IPS Display. The Pop 4s similar specifications to that of Pop 4+ with 13MP rear camera, 2GB RAM & 5.5 inch HD IPS Display, Mediatek MT6755M SOC, 2960mah battery and all smartphones running Android OS 6.0 Marshmallow. The pricing is unknown with expected summer release.
Alcatel announced in its tablet division the Plus 10. The device sports 10.1 inch HD IPS display, intel Atom X5 Z8350 with 2GB RAM & 32GB Storage with MicroSD support for 32GB, 5MP rear & 2MP front cameras, 5830mah battery with detachable keyboard with 2580mah battery and runs on Windows OS 10. The pricing is unknown with expected summer release.



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