Xiaomi silently plans to attend MWC 2018, which could mean Mi 7 Barcelona intro

We may be getting a little ahead of ourselves here, but it's possible Xiaomi will stop by Barcelona next month for a Mi 7 MWC 2018 launch.

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Sony Xperia Projector & Xperia Ear hands-on (Video)

The 2016 Mobile World Congress may have technically wrapped up last Thursday, already awarding its best exhibitors in addition to the industry’s overall 2015 standouts, but our exclusive coverage of the Barcelona trade fair isn’t done yet.Blogger, reviewer and YouTube personality Erica Griffin collaborated with our website on a hands-on video and a quick demonstration of the Sony Xperia Projector ...

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S7 versus G5 at MWC 2016 | Pocketnow Weekly 189

This was a big show. Rolling 360° video bots roamed the crowded grounds of Barcelona. Windows had a blitz of new products and they all didn’t come from Microsoft. Alcatel loses its (One)Touch while Sony puts the Xperia Z line to snooze. Oh yeah, there are those two big phones we’re talking about in the headline. You read it, didn’t you? Or have you been hiding under a rock from the rumor surge leading up to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the LG G5.Well, whatever the case, ...

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S7 versus G5 at MWC 2016 | Pocketnow Weekly 189

This was a big show. Rolling 360° video bots roamed the crowded grounds of Barcelona. Windows had a blitz of new products and they all didn’t come from Microsoft. Alcatel loses its (One)Touch while Sony puts the Xperia Z line to snooze. Oh yeah, there are those two big phones we’re talking about in the headline. You read it, didn’t you? Or have you been hiding under a rock from the rumor surge leading up to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the LG G5.Well, whatever the case, ...

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Alcatel brings new Idol 4 and Idol 4S flagships to MWC 2016

Alcatel OneTouch has a new name, and as the straightforward “Alcatel,” the brand’s announcing its very first smartphones under this new identity, confirming the flagships we’ve been looking forward to for some time now (and saw leak pretty thoroughly earlier this month), the Idol 4 and Idol 4S.We already had a lot of these details from that inadvertent early publication of specs, but it’s nice to have launch-day confirmation all the same:

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Alcatel PLUS 10 brings LTE to company’s first 2-in-1 Windows 10 tablet

Everyone seems to have a Windows 10 tablet out on the market these days. We saw a glut back at CES — a glut Alcatel was a part of — but for MWC, the newly re-christened company has decided to step up its offerings with a convertible tablet called the PLUS 10.

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What Sony needs to do if it’s about to bring us the Xperia Z6

Back in September we saw the release of the Xperia Z5 and its premium 4K model, the Xperia Z5 Premium. While these are both pretty excellent phones they just haven’t seemed to catch the attention of consumers like flagships from other OEMs. This year Sony is going to have to be able to compete with the likes of Samsung with their

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Where to watch this weekend’s MWC launches: live-streaming the G5 and GS7 events

How excited are you for this weekend’s smartphone flagship launches? Considering the extent to which we’ve been talking about the Galaxy S7 and LG G5 – and seeing how opinionated all of you have been about their arrivals in the comments – we’d say “pretty dang excited.” With their respective launch events now within sight, it’s time to start looking at exactly how you’re going to get all that news. ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 in-store materials promise early access for pre-orders

A least a few of this season’s biggest Android flagships are just about to break cover at MWC 2016, and in a matter of days we’ll be getting up close and personal with the Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5. Of course, seeing these phones go official is just the first step towards their arrival on the scene, and following this weekend’s launches we’re going to need to round up details on the retail sales plans for all this new hardware. Luckily, news about those developments ...

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ZTE’s latest MWC teaser sure appears to point to a smartphone launch

This coming Sunday is going to be one heck of a busy day. Still one day before Mobile World Congress 2016 officially gets started, it’s the day we’re looking forward to for some of the biggest hardware launches of the season. That means announcements from Samsung, LG, and as we shared with you earlier this week, ZTE. But while we have a pretty solid grasp on what to expect from Samsung and LG, it’s been much more difficult to piece together exactly what ZTE plans to show off. We’re still in ...

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Samsung Galaxy S7 camera may be losing pixels compared to GS6, but should be physically larger

What do we know about Samsung’s plans for the main camera on the Galaxy S7? While LG appears to be going in an experimental new direction with the dual rear cameras on the G5, Samsung’s plans have felt a lot more conservative. Maybe the biggest factor in creating that impression has been been evidence pointing to Samsung giving the GS7 a camera with a lower megapixel count than on last year’s GS6,

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge star in even more live pics and renders

Can’t get enough of those seductive new Galaxy flagships Samsung’s yet to officially make public, despite them looking awfully similar to their predecessors? Then you’re in luck, because we have a bunch of fresh S7 images to show you today.Specifically, a full-frontal Galaxy S7 Edge live pic, a side-by-side photo of the two upcoming Android high-enders, a crisp, press-friendly render ...

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Ingenious new LG G5 removable battery has its retail box leaked

LG’s audacity of going head to head with Samsung at MWC 2016 in Barcelona for its next-gen flagship announcement might well be rewarded on Sunday, when one of the most innovative Android smartphones in recent memory is expected to go official.We’re obviously not talking about the redundant Galaxy S7, but rather the Magic Slot-sporting G5. This won’t exactly rival the highly modular ...

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Xiaomi, Huawei, and ZTE among companies possibly prepping mobile payment apps

If you had hoped Android Pay would bring harmony and ubiquity in an otherwise deeply fragmented mobile ecosystem, there’s bad news to report out of China, with the nation’s leading smartphone manufacturers purportedly intent on taking Apple and Samsung on as far as digital wallet platforms are concerned.It’s unclear whether the likes of Xiaomi, Huawei and ZTE will join forces to provide a single alternative for rapidly rising Apple Pay and ...

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