Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Mid-week MWC




So we've reached the mid-week point of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and what a week it's been! Here's a quick roundup of the top 5 highlights so far:



  1. Nokia released a new phone, big deal. It runs the traditional Nokia operating system Symbian, so what? It has a 41 megapixel camera. Say what?! Although I can't help but wonder about the usefulness, I mean nobody is going to buy this (expensive) phone that doesn't run Windows/Android/iOS just for a camera when you could buy a more professional camera for the same price. Case closed.  
  2. HTC have gone back to their roots as promised with 3 new phones, one for each market level. The behemoth HTC One X has a quad-core processor, 4.7inch screen and ICS. HTC One S has a dual-core processor, 4.3inch screen and ICS, whilst the baby of the family (HTC One V) has a 3.7inch screen, 1ghz processor and ICS. Oh it also resembles the popular HTC Hero. Did I mention all 3 come with 2 years 25gb dropbox storage? Nice. 
  3. LG Optimus 4X HD. Try remembering that! Could be a decent phone though with a very nice screen, quad-core processor and 4.7inch screen. Looks like a straighout battle between that and the One X. 
  4. Samsung released 2 new tablets, the tab 2 and the Note 10.1. Appears a bit contradictory between the two but hey-ho. The tab 2 is a 7inch screen, 1ghz processor and 1 gb RAM, whilst the Note 10.1 has a (you guessed it) 10inch screen, 1.4ghz chip and 1gb ram. After these (rather disappointing) announcements I really hope the Galaxy S III is something special when it is revealed about June time.  
  5. Okay, so not technically released at the MWC but still a big deal. Apple notoriously never release anything at the MWC, but you can bet that won't keep them quiet. They announced this week that a big event will be happening next Wednesday (7th March) referring to 'touch' and 'see'. 5 points for whoever guesses what this is about, bearing in mind the iPad 2 was released about this time last year...

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