The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is perhaps the world’s largest and most influential mobile event. Thousands from around the world gathered in Barcelona to greet the new batch of trendsetters of the technological world, including leading companies such as Samsung, Sony, HP, LG, HTC. For the people who missed it, fear not! Here are the 4 gadgets that will take the market by storm this year.
LG G5
Watch how LG took its quest several steps ahead to dominate. It launched arguably one of the bravest flagship Android smartphones to date. Putting everything aside, let’s just focus on how it’s bottom is removable exposing an expansion port and battery. LG hopes consumers will buy into a modular design that allows them to add more battery, accessories and add-ons by slapping them into the bottom of the phone.
It also has a slender and light virtual reality headset, a robotic ball with cameras, IR blasters. a built-in laser pointer and a 360-degree camera.
And then, of course, there’s the metal body coming with a 5.3 inch quad HD screen, a finger print scanner on the back. It even runs Android Marshmallow.
Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
Redesigning its primarily plastic phones to premium metal and glass slabs is probably the best thing Samsung did for these models. It came back strong and sturdy, with a curvy 5.1 inch Galaxy S7 and a bigger 5.5 inch Galaxy S7 Edge.
It is waterproof, has an expandable storage with a microSD card slot and conveniently comes with larger batteries. Samsung also launched a 360-degree camera and will start bundling its Gear VR headsets with the S7.
HP Elite X3
Though it has made some attempts before, HP’s Elite X3 can be considered a strong contender this year. It is being pitched as the “do-it-all” Windows 10 device.
It is a dual-sim 6 inch phablet that slots into a dock to turn it into a Windows 10 PC of sorts, allowing users to connect to an external display, keyboard and mouse. The “mobile extender” connects the X3 and allows it to be turned into a laptop.
It’s all powered by the Windows 10’s Continuum feature, which provides a PC-like experience from a smartphone when connected to a keyboard, mouse and screen.
Although the idea is not new, HP did a fair job executing it.
HTC Vive
The anticipation of the partnership between HTC and Valve has ended at last. The virtual reality (VR) headset, named the “Vive,” has finally announced a price and release date. It comes at a cost of $799.
The Vive went head-on with Facebook’s Oculus Rift VR headset (which costs $599) and is being pitched as the “complete VR solution.” The Vive also has a camera built-in for enabling augmented reality experiences as well as VR. Moreover, it has a phone built into it for making calls, sending messages and checking calendar invites. Way to go, HTC!
Reprinted from www.sdasia.co
