MWC 2016
AnandTech Podcast #36: The annual smartphone extravaganza known as Mobile World Congress has come and gone. We clocked up 45.4km on foot during the week, averaging around five hours sleep and one meal a day to be able to see everyone of interest. Because so many interesting things were presented, from LG, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and others, just before we left Barcelona Andrei and I put together a podcast of details, experience and analysis of the new devices. There are plenty of talking points with each of them, from a modular design to heatpipes to new silicon microarchitectures, and we recorded our initial impressions in a podcast. The AnandTech Podcast - Episode 36 Featuring Dr Ian Cutress, Host, Senior Editor (@IanCutress) Andrei Frumuşanu, Mobile Editor...
MWC 2016: Hands On with Alcatel’s Plus 10, A Win10 2-in-1
Ever since OLPC tried to bring cheaper portable laptops around the world, there has been a steady stream of low level devices with one primary goal – get users...
11 by Ian Cutress on 2/29/2016
Intel Announces XMM7480 LTE Modem: 4x DL CA, 256QAM
At MWC 2016, Intel announced their latest modem, the XMM7480. While to some extent Intel’s cadence isn’t quite as aggressive as others in the modem space, Intel’s modems are...
9 by Joshua Ho on 2/25/2016
Samsung Announces 256GB UFS Embedded Storage Solution
Interestingly enough, we’re seeing something of a division in the mobile storage space, as it seems that some OEMs are focusing their efforts on UFS for internal storage, while...
23 by Joshua Ho on 2/25/2016
MWC 2016: Xiaomi Media Preview Live Blog
Andrei and I are at the Xiaomi event at Mobile World Congress. We believe the event starts at half-past, so stay tuned as we roll in the announcements
44 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2016
Sony Unveils New Xperia X Smartphones
This week at Mobile World Congress 2016, Sony has introduced their new high-end Xperia X series smartphones. The new smartphones feature similar designs across the entire series and all...
32 by Anton Shilov on 2/23/2016
CAT Announces S60 Rugged Smartphone with integrated FLIR Thermal Camera
CAT, that company that is usually associated with heavy machinery, actually makes/sells smartphones too. It has announced a new flagship smartphone, which combines the ruggedness you might expect from...
33 by Anton Shilov on 2/22/2016
MWC 2016: Gionee Press Conference S8 Launch Live Blog
I'm sat here at the Gionee press event! All the signs say S8 launch, so I guess it's an S8 launch?
15 by Ian Cutress on 2/22/2016
MWC 2016: Sony Press Conference Live Blog
We're here at Sony's booth for their annual MWC press conference. There are plenty of press here, and not a lot of space, but we're looking forward to the announcements!
7 by Ian Cutress on 2/22/2016
Huawei Enters The PC Market With The MateBook Convertible Tablet
Move over Microsoft. One of the world’s largest smartphone makers has decided to enter the PC marketplace with the launch of the MateBook 2-in-1 tablet. Well, maybe not, but...
15 by Brett Howse on 2/21/2016
Lenovo Launches New MIIX 310 Tablet, Yoga 510 And Yoga 710 Convertibles At MWC 2016
The Yoga brand has permeated much of Lenovo’s laptop lineup, and they offer some of the best convertible device experiences out there. It should really be no surprise then...
15 by Brett Howse on 2/21/2016_carousel.jpg)
Lenovo Announces The VIBE K5 and K5 Plus
Along with their tablet and PC announcements today at MWC, Lenovo also announced two new smartphones under their VIBE branding. The new phones are the Lenovo VIBE K5 and...
6 by Brandon Chester on 2/21/2016
LG Announces the LG G5: 5.3-inch QHD with Snapdragon 820
Today just before the official beginning of Mobile World Congres 2016 we were happy to attend LG's G5 launch event. The G5 is the successor to last year's much...
30 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/21/2016
HP Announces The Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile Powered Smartphone
Windows Phone has had a rough go of it of late. Microsoft first purchased, and then basically shuttered, Nokia’s smartphone division. Instead they wanted to back out of the...
31 by Brett Howse on 2/21/2016
The LG G5 Launch Event Live Blog
We're here at MWC 2016 in Barcelona to cover LG's keynote, aptly named LG G5 Day.
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/21/2016
MWC 2016: Huawei Press Conference Live Blog 2PM CET
Here we are at Huawei's Press Conference at MWC - it's Live Blog time !
12 by Ian Cutress on 2/21/2016
Alcatel Launches The Idol 4 and Idol 4S At MWC
Today at MWC Alcatel unveiled the first phones in their new Idol 4 line. The Alcatel Idol 4 and 4S are successors to last year's Idol 3, and they...
18 by Brandon Chester on 2/20/2016
MWC 2016: LG to Launch new ‘X Series’ Mid-Range Smartphones, each with a Singular Premium Feature
No sooner had I finished writing the news on the LG Stylus 2 announcement had another email landed in my inbox. On the back of the mid-range model with...
17 by Ian Cutress on 2/16/2016
MWC 2016: LG to Unveil the Stylus 2
It is that time of year when the worlds of the smartphone and IoT ecosystems descend into Barcelona for Mobile World Congress. We’re still a few days out (the...
62 by Ian Cutress on 2/16/2016
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