Tag: mobile world congress
During our chat with Fujitsu we got some pretty decent hands-on time with the painfully thin Arrows F-07D handset. Although it’s not available in Europe it is the worlds “thinnest waterproof smartphone” at just 6.7mm. This has fully cleared the FCC and features a 4″ 800×480 OLED display …
Microsoft don’t really have a booth if I’m honest. They don’t even have a stand. Sure, they’re displaying the latest phones running Windows Phone, plus some older ones too. I took a look at the Fujitsu IS12T yesterday, which is one of the 8 on show. This year …
Say the name “Fujitsu” to most people here in Europe and you’ll probably receive a pretty blank expression. The truth is that they’re behind a lot of IT-related projects and services and they’re nearly 80 years old. In the mobile arena they’re already a big player in Japan …
Looks like specs for the highly awaited SGS3 have slipped out slightly early than Samsung were hoping and for a 2012 flagship everything is super fast as you would expect. It has been said that the SHS3 will feature a 1.5Ghz Quad-Core processor, 8 megapixel normal camera and …
This one has been out for a few months now, but we figured it was worth a few shots if you’re considering one. Here’s a rather bright version – you can get lots of different rear panels and they had a selection on the stand. Specs then, 8 …
The Xperia S went on sale here in Barcelona today and in true Dan style I had to go and buy one for myself in white!. So in what might well be the FIRST unboxing of a retail Xperia S device we bring you the brand new just …
This is the Ascend D1 – not to be confused with it’s more powerful brother, the D quad. This, if we’re honest, is pretty much exactly the same in every way but with a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU instead of the quad-core unit in the D quad. Android 4.0 …
Whilst generally hanging around the Huawei stand we decided to have a look at the Ascend G unit (sorry, just had to add “unit” there). It’s actually called the “Huawei Ascend G 300″ on the stand and has a 4” WVGA screen, Google Android 2.3 and a 5 …
Whilst all the press are running around Fira for Mobile World Congress we go one further and head outside of the event to cover something rather special You might remember yesterday we exclusively broke the news that the Sony Xperia S was going on sale Wednesday (today) here …
So, we’ve noticed a bit of a similarity between the two handsets here at Mobile World Congress. We’ve also noticed something else – namely what happens if you say “D quad” quickly enough….. Anyways, unfortunately there wasn’t time for a direct speed or usage comparison, but we did …
So, you’ve got the major players here in Barcelona. HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Nokia and the new boys – Sony Mobile. Then there’s the people close behind, Acer, Asus, Huawei and ZTE are becoming more well known. Huawei in particular have been behind a lot of network-branded kit …
I’ve been privileged to get some more time with HTC today. During my chat with Jeff Gordon, Global Online Communications Manager, we chatted in detail about what 2012 has in store. Although the One Series are the core part of HTC’s push, we can probably expect more to …
ZTE are no strangers to Windows Phone. They already have the well-priced ZTE Tania and seem to be pushing further with the Windows Phone OS thanks to this, the ZTE Orbit. As I said in my other ZTE post, there’s a definite improvement in build quality and design …
The sheer amount of handsets over on the ZTE stand is almost mind-boggling. We managed to hunt down their new ZTE Era for a bit of hands-on time. Unfortunately the battery was flat, but we consoled ourselves with some serious up-close action (OK, I need some sleep now). …
Wireless charging ? We had to give this a try. The Duracell Powermat promises just that. In reality you need a special case to get it to “talk” the Powermat, but for those having that already this shouldn’t be a problem. In the demo we were shown an …
We thought initially that Android 4.0 would be arriving as part of an update, but LG have this running Ice Cream Sandwich on the stand and they tell me it’ll hit the shops with ICS too. The Max features a 1.2GHz CPU with “tri-dual technology” (dual core, channel …
LTE is massive at Mobile World Congress this year, even more so than last year. Telefonica (who happen to also own O2 UK) have provided access to a 4G network so that manufacturers can show off their new devices as best as possible. One of these is the …
At the top of the L-Style tree is this, the Optimus L7. It’s got a 1GHz CPU, 4.3″ screen (we’ve not been able to find out what resolution) and a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash. All the devices in the L-Style range seem to be targeting style …
Acer announced some new devices here at MWC and one of them is the strangely-named “Liquid Glow” running Android 4.0 / Ice Cream Sandwich. Last year we saw the Acer Iconia Smart which never did make it into the UK even though I tried everything possible to get …
The Optimus L5 is part of the new L-Style range from LG. The version we snapped here looked really good in white and there’s a definite quality feel about it. It’s in the middle of their range – the L3 is the entry-level, this is more mid-tier and …
At the LG stand we hung around the L-Style devices today. We had a quick look yesterday but wanted to get some additional details for you. The baby of the pack is this, the L3. LG still aren’t revealing too much about specs so we bribed the staff …
The LG Optimus 4X HD was announced just a short few days back so we figured it was worth a look. The 4X HD obviously lives up to its’ name with a quad-core 1.5GHz TEGRA 3 CPU and a 4.7″ “True HD” IPS display. Other goodies include GPS, …
Dan has a huge hands-on with the new Nokia 900 coming soon. However, one big question we’ve received during the last few days is “does it have Internet Connection Sharing?” Well guess what.. More news as we get it on this one. Check out our earlier story for …
This is our first bit of quality time with the Motorola MOTOLUXE. It went on sale just last week and, with all the talk of dual-core and quad-core CPU’s here in Barcelona, we weren’t really expecting a huge amount from the 800MHz CPU on this device. However.. It’s …
Dan recently reviewed the Motorola RAZR but we got another good look at it here in Barcelona today. Packing a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU and 1GB of RAM, it has an 8 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and 16GB of storage. So, we wanted to know what made this …
We have exclusive news that the new Sony Xperia S will be available to buy here in Barcelona tomorrow in both black and white and it will cost €599 sim free The Xperia S features a very impressive set of features which we have already covered on the …
The LG Note.. sorry.. what am I saying. The LG Optimus Vu isn’t a device you’ll see appearing here in Europe for some time. This puppy is LTE all the way and will be hitting Korea to begin with, then you might see it in Germany followed by …
So today I went to see Motorola. Two very nice gents (Bobby and Joel) took me through the latest Motorola gear and it started with this – a watch. Now, I should just point out that this isn’t just “a watch”, it’s actually more of a personal trainer …
The Huawei Ascend D quad was announced just yesterday, so we thought it’d be worth visiting the Huawei stand to (a) snap some pictures and film it and (b) try and convince them to change the company name so it’s easier for us to spell. Sadly there was …
We said we’d bring you shots of the newly-announced Huawei MediaPad FHD and here they are. It does, if I’m honest, look a helluva lot like an iPad. It’s got a solid construction, well designed and was pretty darned quick when we tried it. Unfortunately there only appears …
A new tablet was announced by Huawei today. This 10″ beast has got a quad-core 1.5Ghz processor and runs Android 4.0. We’ll have a run down there in a second and get some pictures of it for you. The CPU is, according to Huawei, the smallest quad-core unit …
We had a quick spin around the LG Stand today. We’ve got some more details coming up on that shortly but first here’s a video showing the new L-Style phones. There’s three of them – the L3, L5 and the L7. The specs tend to go up with …
Last night we saw the Xperia S, Xperia U and Xperia P in Barcelona and managed to get some photos of all three devices together. Due to the WiFi problem we were unable to upload from the event live so here are the photos now The Xperia S …
Just out of a meeting with Nokia and one of the best optics team in the mobile industry, We also managed to get some hands on time with the new Nokia PureView 808 and it’s amazing 41 megapixel camera. From initial impressions as a Nokia fan I am …
ZTE have announced the ERA this morning. It’s a 4.3″ quad core phone. Here is a quick video they have released also today. Further details on it can be found here
We arrived yesterday, and I figured that it’d be fun to show you a bit of “behind the scenes” footage from our coverage here in Barcelona. It all started with an early wake-up call on Sunday morning, then a drive up to the airport for our First Class …
The Nokia 808 PureView has just been announced here in Barcelona. Normal stuff really. Nokia phone, running Symbian, 41 megapixel camera. .. pardon? Yes, we figured this was worth covering, even though it’s not iOS, Android or Windows Phone – a 41 megapixel camera. That’s kinda raising the …
Another ZTE handset announced today was the Orbit – a Windows Phone handset to go alongside their existing ZTE Tania that we looked at last month. It’ll be available in the second quarter of this year. Powered by Windows Phone the ZTE Orbit will have 4GB of memory, …
We’ve just come out of a rather crowded ZTE Press Room where they’ve announced several new devices. Just yesterday we saw yesterday how HTC have switched gear – focusing more on quality products rather than trying to hit every segment in the market. ZTE are doing the polar …
So, the Galaxy Beam. Is it any good? Well, we took a tour around the Samsung stand this morning and tried it out. It’s being shown off in a dark room, and I made the unfortunate mistake of asking “do things work better in the dark?” Apparently it …
