The stream of stories from Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile technology convention, can be overwhelming. In 2019, we can expect a deluge of 5G hints, announcements, teasers, promises, and stage-managed demos. The future connectivity tech is indeed exciting, but mobile companies are likely to overheat their marketing about its impact and effect in the here and now. A similar thing can be said of foldable devices, which are likely to grab even more headlines with their sci-fi aesthetic, though most are liable to remain behind glass for the near future. Beside those developments on the more distant horizon, MWC always plays host to a huge number of new phone launches and reveals, and you can keep track of all of the action right here.
Vergecast: Mobile World Congress round table
All the wacky phones announced at MWC
The Punkt MP02 is Android minimalism at its finest
The phone that says, ‘I don’t need the internet with me everywhere I go’
The OnePlus 7 is looking unlikely to have wireless charging
Which would be a major misstep
The best phones of MWC 2019
2019 is going to be all about fast, foldable, and 5G
Nokia 9 PureView will be available in the US on March 3rd
Available for $599 until March 10th, after which it goes up to $699
Motorola confirms its foldable phone is coming, and it could look like a RAZR
Are tiny phones finally making a comeback?
I used a Mercedes-Benz as a Mario Kart controller, and it was amazing
‘The world’s fastest Nintendo Switch’
Sony and Xiaomi are partnering with Light for their next multi-camera smartphones
Time to get over your trypophobia
Foldable phones: a brief history of their beginning
Starring the Huawei Mate X, Samsung Galaxy Fold, and the Royole Flexpai
Samsung expects Galaxy Fold supply to be limited, hints at luxury launch
There will be limited quantities of the Galaxy Fold in April
HTC’s latest VR headest doesn’t need external trackers, but it feels like it does
It doesn’t have any external trackers, but it felt like it needs them
You can soon buy a more useful version of the HTC blockchain phone for cash
You can soon buy the HTC blockchain phone with regular cash
Nubia’s new wearable puts a 4-inch flexible smartphone on your wrist
The T9 keyboard returns for the smartphone age
Qualcomm’s next processor could really kick-start 5G in 2020
The next chip from Qualcomm will feature an integrated 5G modem
ZTE’s first 5G phone is the Axon 10 Pro 5G
Coming to Europe and China sometime in the first half of 2019
This is the OnePlus 5G phone prototype
Streaming games from the cloud is still a mixed bag
I held the future in my hands, and it was foldable
The Mate X blazes a trail toward fitting more screen in your pocket
T-Mobile delays full 5G launch until later in 2019
Months behind its competitors
Memory cards are about to get much faster with new microSD Express spec
The new format announced at MWC 2019 promises speeds up to 985 MB/s
Sprint’s 5G network launches in May
Nine cities in the first half of 2019
Huawei has the best first draft for a foldable phone
The Mate X already looks like a polished and mature design
Microsoft’s new open model for Windows and HoloLens 2 impresses Epic’s Tim Sweeney
Microsoft has made significant commitments to being open for the third era of computing
BlackBerry’s new Key2 has double the storage and a very red color scheme
128GB of onboard storage also makes it attractive on the inside
Qualcomm is pushing to make VR and AR headsets work with 5G phones
It promises XR headsets for 5G phones this year
The Google Assistant is coming to Android Messages right before Allo dies
Don’t worry, Google’s not reading your texts
Google Assistant is expanding multilanguage and feature phone support
Over 100 million devices will have a dedicated Google Assistant button
HTC’s 5G Hub is a 5G hotspot, Android entertainment device, and battery pack
Available on Sprint in Q2 this year
Sony’s Xperia 1 literally stands out from the crowd with a super tall screen
The tall phones are coming
Lenovo has created ThinkPad and Yoga headphones
More PC makers are getting into headphones
Lenovo’s new 14-inch USB-C monitor is thin, light, and portable
An extra monitor for your laptop
LG enters the 5G game with the V50 ThinQ
A 5G version of the V40 with a bigger battery and an optional second screen
LG’s answer to the foldable mania is a second screen
A more pragmatic and immediate way to have a foldable device
LG’s palm-reading G8 has a unique vision of the future
A modest update to the G7 at MWC 2019
Mozilla is bringing Firefox to Microsoft’s HoloLens 2
Microsoft’s Edge browser won’t be the only one in Mixed Reality
Microsoft shrinks Kinect into a $399 cloud-powered PC peripheral
It’s for developers to build AI algorithms
Nokia bets big on buttons with its new budget phones
A slate of new, cheaper phones for the masses
The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a lot to prove
Screw everything, we’re doing five cameras (for real this time)
Xiaomi’s Mi 9 will arrive in Europe this week starting at 449 euros
Coming February 28th in black, blue or violet
This Nokia 9 photo has me hyped
An Instagram post gives us an early teaser for Nokia’s Sunday reveal
Huawei’s foldable Mate X 5G phone leaks ahead of MWC 2019
‘The world’s fastest foldable 5G phone’
When the iPhone doesn’t change, Android phones get weird
With nothing new to clone this year, phone makers are having to get creative
MWC 2019: the stories and devices to expect at the world’s biggest mobile show
5G’s early steps will continue, and the Galaxy Fold could get some competition
Before the first 5G phone is out, Qualcomm is already moving on to its second-gen 5G modem
The Snapdragon X55 adds support for more 5G technologies
Energizer says it’s making phones with pop-up cameras, 18,000mAh batteries, and foldable displays
They look like giant batteries
Huawei’s 5G foldable phone is coming this month
Whether gimmicky or great, foldable devices will get their time in the spotlight this year
