Hands-on with ZTE’s Spro Plus, a tablet that’s also a projector
If you thought the days of squeezing a projector into a relatively unexpected place were over, think again. ZTE has brought its latest tablet to MWC 2016, the Spro Plus, and inside its tubby little...
View ArticleEpson Moverio BT-300 hands-on: OLED switch for AR upgrade
If augmented reality is yet to make the market splash its VR cousin has, that’s probably down to the relative shortcomings of transparent displays, but Epson‘s latest Moverio BT-300 suggests a tipping...
View ArticleHow Lenovo and Project Tango will reinvent your smartphone
Lenovo and Google couldn’t have picked a more impressive venue to demonstrate the latest iteration of Project Tango at MWC 2016 nor, indeed, one more suited to its indoor mapping capability. The Museu...
View ArticleFlexEnable’s sci-fi wearable previews a flexible display future
Flexible displays may be a mainstay of science-fiction, but it’s only recently that they’ve started to filter through into production. FlexEnable hopes to overshadow Samsung’s curved OLED with its own...
View ArticleHow Samsung plans to take over your car (and maybe save you money)
Samsung isn’t the first company to embrace the smart car concept, but it’s certainly among those with the deepest pockets. The new Samsung Connect Auto platform starts out with a nondescript dongle...
View ArticleJolla’s Aqua Fish swims into MWC 2016 to prove Sailfish OS isn’t dead
Jolla‘s hardware plans may have crashed and burned, but the company’s strategy of licensing its Sailfish OS has borne fruit here at Mobile World Congress. The first smartphone to run Sailfish 2.0 has...
View ArticleXiaomi Mi 5 hands-on: The surprise buzz-maker
For a company which doesn’t officially sell its Android smartphones in the US or Europe, there’s an astonishing amount of buzz around Xiaomi here at Mobile World Congress. The Chinese firm has made a...
View ArticleGalaxy Note 7: compelling first device, disappointing upgrade
Samsung has finally removed the covers off the Galaxy Note 7, perhaps one of this year’s worst kept secrets. Unsurprisingly, the phablet is getting rather mixed reviews, with most of the negativity...
View ArticleLG G6 hands-on: It’s all about this amazing screen
If at first you don’t succeed, go back to basics and squeeze out the best of the best features minus all the gimmicks: that’s just what LG is doing with the highly anticipated G6. It’s 2017, and it’s...
View ArticleHuawei debuts P10 & P10 Plus smartphones with Leica cameras
At Mobile World Congress 2017 today, China’s Huawei unveiled its latest pair of flagship smartphones in the form of the new P10 and P10 Plus. Along with a typical assortment of new features and specs,...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Book hands-on: S Pen and Win 10 to scare iPad Pro
2-in-1 tablets are selling like wildfire, and the new Samsung Galaxy Book range is the company’s attempt to get in on the Windows 10 action. Offered in two sizes – the 10-inch Galaxy Book 10, and the...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Tab S3 hands-on: Premium Android with S Pen
Does anybody care as much about Android tablets these days as Samsung does? With the tablet segment in the doldrums and little but the iPad making any money, you’d be forgiven for questioning the...
View ArticleLenovo Miix 320: a 2-in-1 portable Windows 10 workhorse
Lenovo has introduced its new 2-in-1 device, the Miix 320. This model is an update to the company’s previously launched Miix 310 model, and it aims to be the highly portable workhorse the average...
View ArticleLenovo Yoga 520 and 720 convertible laptops are made for multi-taskers
Lenovo has taken the wraps off its next generation of convertible laptops, the Yoga 520 and the Yoga 720. Both models feature the same ultra-flexible designs we’ve come to expect from Lenovo’s Yoga...
View ArticleBlackBerry KeyOne hands-on: A keyboard, at a cost
I used to be a fan of QWERTY keyboards on smartphones, but as auto-correct for on-screen keyboards improved and devices slimmed down with a focus on touch, the charm of a physical ‘board faded....
View ArticleNokia 3310 hands-on: Retro done right
One of the cheapest, most basic phones at Mobile World Congress this year has probably got more attention than all the smartphone flagships combined. The Nokia 3310 isn’t trying to squeeze the LG G6...
View ArticleASUS ZenFone AR hands-on: Google Tango sells us a BMW
ASUS launched the ZenFone AR back at CES in January, but the Project Tango phone wasn’t quite ready for its augmented reality close-up. Turns out, there are some ZenFone AR handsets floating around at...
View ArticleLG G6 vs. Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs. Huawei P10 Plus – MWC 2017 Mobile Showdown
As the dust of MWC 2017 settles, we take stock of all the announcements, teasers, and devices that rained down in Barcelona. We definitely have enough interesting smartphones, high-end or otherwise,...
View ArticleLG V30S ThinQ goes all-in on Android AI in V30 refresh
LG dropped some heavy hints that MWC 2018 wouldn’t be a hardware-fest, and the LG V30S ThinQ is the proof of that. Building on, rather than replacing, the LG V30 the company announced last year, the...
View ArticleHuawei MateBook X Pro hides pop-up webcam in svelte 3k laptop
If the sign of memorable design is, like the iPhone X’s notch, one aspect everybody recognizes, then the new Huawei MateBook X Pro’s is certain to be its hidden webcam. The new notebook, announced...
View ArticleHuawei MediaPad M5 gives iPad Pro some competition
Huawei has brought a pair of Android tablets to Mobile World Congress, the new MediaPad M5 in 8.4-inch and 10.8-inch sizes, as it pushes back against the iPad Pro. While tablet sales in general may be...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S9 hands-on
It’s no understatement to say that the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are the most important Android phones of the year. Sure, Google’s Pixel might inspire more enthusiast excitement and, contrary to...
View ArticleSamsung DeX Pad makes Galaxy S9 a 2K PC replacement
Samsung’s DeX system is getting an upgrade, with the new Samsung DeX Pad launching alongside the Galaxy S9 and turning the Android phone into a PC replacement. The new docking station introduces a...
View ArticleThis Galaxy S9 trade-in deal is unexpectedly good
With Galaxy S9 and S9+ preorders opening on March 2, there are plenty of deals around for those looking to trade in their old phone and upgrade. Samsung is keen to get that old Galaxy S8 out of your...
View ArticleGalaxy S9 price details: Verizon, T-Mobile, unlocked, more [Updated]
Samsung has officially taken the wraps off the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, and now the carriers are weighing in with just how much it’ll cost to put one in your pocket. As usual, the deals vary according...
View ArticleGalaxy S9 vs S8: The reasons to upgrade
The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ have arrived, and with them a big question for Samsung fans: should you upgrade to the S9 from the Galaxy S8? The lure of the newest, shiniest gadget is always strong, and...
View ArticleGalaxy S9 AR Emojis are more than Animoji clones
Samsung is going to be accused of copying Apple with its AR Emojis on the new Galaxy S9, but there’s more to the animated characters than an Animoji clone. One of the headline features on the brand new...
View ArticleGalaxy S9 vs iPhone X: Has Samsung done enough?
The iOS versus Android battle is really a different question: are you iPhone, or are you Samsung Galaxy? Right now, with the covers finally lifted off the Galaxy S9 and S9+, that question is, more...
View ArticleSony’s ‘Open Style’ AirPods-rival goes up for preorder
Sony’s smartest headphones in years have graduated to store shelves, with the Xperia Ear Open-Style Concept finally getting the green-light for production. The wireless headphones, previewed at IFA...
View ArticleSony Xperia XZ2 embraces curves, haptics and 4K HDR
If the definition of madness is doing the same thing, over and over, and yet always expecting a different outcome, then Sony may have finally got the memo at MWC 2018. Here, it’s revealed its latest...
View ArticleSony dual camera demo teases ISO 51,200 phone photos
Sony has brought a dual camera smartphone system to MWC 2018, though you won’t find it on the back of the new Xperia XZ2. Instead, the company is previewing another of its engineering experiments, the...
View ArticleThe Best of MWC 2018!
Mobile World Congress 2018 is wrapping up, and it’s time to count the stars of the cellularly-obsessed show. Familiar names find themselves joined by some unexpected additions this year, as the mobile...
View ArticleOPPO 10x lossless zoom to challenge market Goliaths
OPPO may not always be making the smartphone headlines, aside from the unique OPPO Find X with its elevating cameras, but it has always been putting out interesting and desirable components that...
View ArticleHuawei MateBook X Pro (2019) hands-on: Same style, faster tech
Few expected the Huawei MateBook X Pro to be quite as good as the ultraportable notebook turned out to be. With a design that was, let’s say, strongly reminiscent of Apple’s MacBook Pro, Huawei’s...
View ArticleHuawei MateBook 14 hands-on: Familiar style, bigger screen
Huawei’s MateBook 13 distilled some of the charm of the MateBook X Pro into a more affordable model last year, and now Huawei aims to do the same with the MateBook 14. Making its debut at Mobile World...
View ArticleHuawei Mate X revealed: 5G foldable phone looks stunning
It’s hard to find words to do the Huawei Mate X justice, the company’s first folding smartphone coming so close to resembling a sci-fi movie prop that it’s hard to believe it will soon go on sale. Like...
View ArticleNokia 9 PureView promises next-gen photos from 5 cameras
The Nokia 9 PureView is official, and HMD Global’s decision to resurrect the beloved PureView photography brand brings with it a full five cameras on the back. Rather than sheer megapixels like the...
View ArticleLG V50 ThinQ 5G goes high-speed on Sprint first
LG is bringing its first 5G phone to Mobile World Congress 2019, with the LG V50 ThinQ 5G promising ultra-fast connectivity on Sprint later this year. The carrier exclusive will tap into Sprint’s...
View ArticleLG G8 ThinQ hands-on: Palm-reading Android adopts smarter sensors
In a smartphone age where facial recognition, in-display fingerprint readers, and other unusual biometrics are proliferating, the LG G8 ThinQ still manages to offer something unexpected. Launching at...
View ArticleSlashGear’s Best of MWC 2019!
It’s been an unexpectedly packed Mobile World Congress 2019, and this year’s big show in Barcelona, Spain hasn’t been short on news. Foldable phones, striking notebooks, glossy augmented reality, and...
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