The new super-power 5G and foldable Smartphones are the two main topics on the “Mobile World Congress”. The most important industry gathering of the mobile industry has started in Barcelona.

In the mobile industry, the mood, thanks to the super-fast 5G data transmission system. Various manufacturers in the main industry show Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the first 5G Smartphones and devices which are foldable or hinged.

The need for larger screens for media content is also driving the biggest innovations in Smartphone Design for years, Several operators have announced phones that allow you to expand a Tablet. Such innovations also record prices bring. Already in Barcelona, Huawei presented pop-up-phone-Mate X is expected to be just under 2300 Euro, previously the most expensive Smartphone. A few days ago introduced Galaxy Fold of Samsung for 2000 Euro. For a further folding device from the Chinese vendor TCL, there is no price.

Foldable, or two screens

The Smartphone maker LG, meanwhile, tries to find a more cost – effective answer- with a second screen. The additional Display is in a kind of folding case and thus in the opened condition adjacent to the screen of the phone. The two Displays can act independently of each other, is promoting LG as an advantage. As you can see, for example, a movie, and at the same time on the other screen something on the Internet lookup. The solution from LG is likely to be much cheaper than the fold-Smartphones. At the announcement in Barcelona, a price was not mentioned, however.

Samsung boss DJ Koh presents in San Francisco-the latest foldable, companies Smartphone.

5G is to make the network connection super fast

The second screen in the case for the first Smartphone of the South Koreans, the super-fast 5G data radio supports: the model V50 ThinQ 5G. Huawei Mate X should be in 5G networks are also faster than the competition, the manufacturer promises. And the Smartphone-and-comer Xiaomi’s rivals with a price of 599 euros for the first 5G under pressure.

in view of the discussion of the possible risks posed by network-technology from China, the head of the consumer business of the industry giants Huawei, Richard Yu assured that the concerns were unfounded. “We leave no backdoor for any government”, – said the Top Manager in Barcelona.

Five cameras in a Smartphone

On another field of Innovation, the company HMD globally, the phones plays under the traditional brand name of Nokia rich produced. The new Top model in Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras on the back, simultaneously make recordings that are then assembled in the form of a photo with high resolution. The result should be images with lots of Details, which can be the focus changed later on. HMD globally integrated the technology of US Start-ups as Light as the first provider in one phone.

What is the other big theme at the Mobile World Congress is next to 5G?
Sebastian Schöbel, ARD, Brussels
25.02.2019 09:33 PM

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