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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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