13 of the biggest announcements of MWC 2017
The biggest announcements from BlackBerry, Huawei, LG, Nokia, Lenovo, Samsung, Motorola and Sony at MWC 2017 all in one place.
LG's new flagship, the G6, packs a huge 5.7-inch display into a 5.3-inch body. It has an unusual 18:9 aspect ratio, which LG says eliminates the need to crop film, and provides a more cinematic and realistic experience with both videos and games.
For an in-depth look at the G6, check out our hands-on feature.
BlackBerry officially unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the KEYone, which sports a 4.5-inch LCD (1,620 x 1,080 pixels), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core 2.0GHz processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage space with microSD support up to 2TB, and runs on Android 7.1 Nougat. It also has a 12-megapixel Sony IMX378 rear camera sensor, an 8-megapixel front-facing fixed focus camera, and of course a physical keyboard.
Sony's new flagship XZ Premium is a 5.5-inch smartphone which boasts the world's first 4K HDR smartphone display. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor and has a new Motion Eye rear camera system that captures super-slow motion footage of 960FPS at 720p resolution.
For an in-depth look at the XZ Premium, check out our hands-on article.
Motorola announced two mid-range offerings at MWC 2017, the 5-inch G5 and the 5.2-inch G5 Plus. The G5 Plus is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and has a full HD 5.2-inch screen, a 3,000mAh battery and an f/1.7 aperture rear camera.
For an in-depth look at the G5 Plus, check out our hands-on article.
Huawei announced two new smartphones at MWC 2017, the P10 and the P10 Plus. The P10 Plus is a 5.5-inch smartphone with a newly improved Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 Pro Edition rear camera, utilizing two Leica Summilux-H f/1.8 aperture lenses.
For a closer look at the P10 Plus check out our in pictures article.
Huawei announced the Android Wear 2.0 OS Huawei Watch 2, which uses an all-in-one antenna with 4G LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, and Wi-Fi, and either a Nano-SIM or eSIM card. It also features sports-tracking, with a heart rate monitor, training coach functionality, built-in GPS, IP68 water resistance, and VO2Max tracking.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book, a 2-in-1 device running Windows 10. There are actually two versions: the 10.6-inch Galaxy Book 10, and the 12-inch Galaxy Book 12. Both Galaxy Books support Samsung's S Pen, so you can write and draw directly on the screen.
Samsung also announced the Tab S3, a 9.7-inch Android tablet with a Super AMOLED HDR display, and four upgraded AKG-tuned speakers for better sounds. Samsung says these can auto-calibrate depending on the orientation of the device, and the output will differ in portrait and landscape modes.
After 17 years, the Nokia 3310 is back! The biggest upgrades on the new Nokia 3310 are its 2.4-inch QVGA color screen (“polarized and curved”) and a custom designed UI. The phone also boasts 22-hour talktime and a 1-month standby time.
For a closer look at the Nokia 3310, check out this article.
Nokia also announced the Nokia 3, 5, and 6, all of which run on pure Android 7.0 Nougat. The Nokia 6 has a 5.5-inch display and is powered by a Snapdragon 430 with 3GB RAM. The Nokia 5 has exactly the same specs, but a smaller 5.2-inch display. And finally, the Nokia 3 has a 5-inch display and is powered by a MediaTek MTK 6737, with 2GB RAM.
Lenovo announced four new tablets under its Tab 4 series lineup: the 8-inch Tab 4 8 and Tab 4 8 Plus, and the 10-inch Tab 4 10, and Tab 4 10 Plus. All four models feature dual speakers and an enhanced multimedia experience thanks to Dolby Atmos support. All four tablets feature a Snapdragon SoC, with the Plus models having more powerful processors and Full HD displays.
Lenovo also announced the Yoga 520. The 2-in-1 convertible laptop has a 14-inch 720p or Full HD touch display and a 7th gen Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX GPU, up to 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD with a 1TB HDD. The Yoga 520 comes with other goodies as well, such as Harman speakers, an optional Lenovo Active Pen and a fingerprint scanner for Windows Hello.
Finally, Lenovo also unveiled the Yoga 720 2-in-1, which is available in 13.3-inch or 15.6-inch sizes with either Full HD or UHD IPS displays and is powered by a 7th generation Intel Core i7 processor, with up to 16GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Both variants have JBL speakers with Dolby Audio Premium technology, an optional Lenovo Active Pen, and a backlit keyboard.
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