MWC 2024 will be taking place a week from now at Barcelona in Spain.
The event is headlined by tech companies not only unveiling new smartphones but also concept phones and innovations they’re working on.
The themes that will take centre-stage at MWC 2024 Barcelona are Humanising AI, Digital DNA, Manufacturing DX, Game Changers, Connecting Everything and 5G and Beyond. It is under these themes that companies showcase their tech products and that includes new smartphones.
Here are the new devices that are expected to launch at MWC 2024
Xiaomi 14 Series
Xiaomi will be unveiling its flagship 14 series for the global market which also includes the Ultra version. The company already launched the base and the Pro version in China late last year.
The Ultra will have a four rear camera setup powered by Leica led by four 50MP cameras – the 50MP main camera with a 1-inch sensor, a 50MP ultrawide and two 50MP telephoto – one with 3.2X optical zoom and the other with 5X zoom. There’s a 32MP selfie camera. All the cameras have OIS except the front-facing camera and the ultrawide.
It will have Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and Android 14-based HyperOS. The screen will be a 6.73-inch AMOLED screen with QHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate(LTPO) and 3000 nits brightness protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra will have a 5300mAh battery and support 90W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging. It will also sport IP68 ingress protection and a titanium frame.
Xiaomi 14 on the other hand has a 6.36-inch OLED screen with QHD resolution, 120Hz refresh rate(LTPO) and 3000 nits brightness.
It comes powered by the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with 8/12/16GB RAM and 256/512/1TB storage. It has Android 14-based HyperOS.
It has Leica lenses for the rear cameras made of a 50MP primary with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide and a 50MP telephoto with OIS and 3.2X optical zoom. It also has a 32MP selfie camera.
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The Xiaomi 14 has a 4610mAh battery with 90W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
Xiaomi 14 Pro has a 6.73-inch AMOLED screen with QHD resolution, 120Hz refresh rate(LTPO) and 3000 nits brightness protected by Xiaomi Longjing Glass.
It has Android 14-based HyperOS and is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with 12/16GB RAM and 256/512/1TB storage.
Xiaomi 14 Pro has a 50MP primary with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide and a 50MP telephoto with OIS and 3.2X optical zoom. It also sports a 32MP selfie camera.
It comes with a 4880mAh battery with 1200W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
TECNO Phantom V2 Fold
TECNO is taking MWC to unveil its second book-style foldable as it did with its first-gen Phantom V Fold which was announced at the same event last year. In our review, we said was a great first-gen foldable which made them venture into the clamshell-style foldable with the Phantom V Flip.
TECNO is following the same script in terms of features with the V2 Fold. It will have the same MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ processor paired with 12GB RAM. It will boot up Android 14 and HiOS 14 as well.
The Phantom V2 Fold will have a triple main camera setup made of a 50MP main, 50MP telephoto with 2X optical zoom(20x Digital Zoom) and 13MP ultrawide.
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The cover display and the inner displays will have a 32MP and 16MP front-facing cameras respectively with video recording capped at 4K 60fps.
It will come with a 6.42″ LTPO AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution and a 6.42″ LTPO AMOLED screen. We expect both screens to sport 1100 nits in terms of peak brightness and 120Hz refresh rate.
TECNO Phantom V2 Fold will have 12GB of RAM and 9GB of virtual RAM. We also get up to 512GB of onboard storage with no expandable storage support.
The V2 Fold is powered by a 5000mAh battery and supports for 45W wired charging which can juice up the V Fold to full in 55 minutes.
Honor Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design
Honor will be unveiling the Honor Magic V2 RSR(RennSport Rennwagen – racing sports racing car) for the global market at this year’s MWC. The foldable is made with Honor’s partnership with Porsche specifically the race car version of the 911. The RSR version is a sportier version of the 6-month-old Magic V2 now branded with Porsche design.
In the foldables arena, the V2 is still the lightest and thinnest coming in at 231g compared to the 253g of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and 239g of the OPPO Find N3.
Honor went in generous with their package in terms of accessories. It not only includes a stylus(Honor Magic Pen) but a premium-looking vegan leather protective case with an extension for the hinge when folded, two charging adapters(UK and Europe-style – both 66W), two USB-C cables and a luxurious case to house the stylus.
In terms of features, the V2 RSR comes with a glass front and back, magnesium alloy frame and titanium alloy folding mechanism.
It has a 6.43-inch cover screen and a 7.92-inch main screen – both with 120Hz refresh rate(LTPO) and 2500 nits brightness.
The V2 RSR like the normal V2 comes with powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, Android 13, 16GB RAM and 1TB storage.
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For photography, the V2 RSR has a tetragon camera island featuring a 50MP main with OIS, a 20MP telephoto with OIS and 2.5X optical zoom plus a 50MP ultrawide. It has a 16MP selfie camera.
As mentioned above, it charges up with a 66W adapter to fill up the 5000mAh battery.
It comes in Agate Gray colour flush a fibreglass panel and the flyline Porsche Design element.
Honor Magic6 Series
Honor is also set to announce its Magic6 lineup which includes the base Magic6 and Magic6 Pro. Unlike the Honor Magic V2 and the Honor Magic V2 RSR which use the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the Magic6 series has the newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
The Magic6 series uses the same 16GB RAM and 1TB storage as the Magic V2 RSR.
The two smartphones have the same curved 6.8-inch LTPO AMOLED featuring 1800 nits brightness, a 120Hz refresh rate and protected by Jurhino glass.
For photography, the base has a 50MP main with OIS, a 32MP telephoto with OIS and 2.5X optical zoom and a 50MP ultrawide. The Pro has the same setup but with a 108MP periscope telephoto. with OIS and 2.5X optical zoom. Both phones have 50MP selfie camera. The Pro has an extra TOF 3D sensor for its pill island.
The base has a 5450mAh battery and the Pro has a 5600mh battery supporting 66W wired and 80W wired charging respectively. They have wireless charging as well – 50W for the base and 66W for the Pro.
Nothing Phone 2(a)
It seems with the teasing that Nothing might launch a more affordable version of its flagship Phone 2 phone in the form of the Phone 2(a).
Phone 2(a) has a 6.7-inch OLED screen with 120hz refresh rate. It will come powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro and ship with Android 14 and Nothing OS 2.5.
The Phone 2(a) has 8/12GB RAM and 128/256GB storage.
For cameras, the Phone 2(a) has a dual camera setup as the flagship Phone 2 – a 50MP primary(sadly has no OIS support) and a 50MP ultrawide. The front-facing camera is a 16MP camera instead of the 32MP of the bigger sibling.
It comes with a 5000mAh battery and likely 45W charging.
Realme GT5 Pro
Realme is expected to announce the GT5 Pro for the world at MWC later next week.
The GT5 Pro come with a glass design – both front and back with an aluminium frame and IP64 rating.
It will have a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen with 144Hz refresh rate(LTPO) and 4500 nits peak brightness.
The GT5 Pro has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 12/16GB RAM and 256/512/1TB storage. It also comes with Android 14 and Realme UI 5.0.
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For photography, the GT5 Pro has a triple setup led by a 50MP with OIS, a 50MP periscope telephoto with OIS and 2.7X optical zoom and an 8MP ultrawide. It also has a 32MP selfie camera. The main camera can shoot up to 8K video while the selfie camera can shoot up to 4K video.
You get a 5400mAh battery with 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
TECNO Pova 6 Pro
TECNO will be showcasing the Pova 6 Pro with new RGB lighting. The company used the Arc Interface we saw in the Pova 5 Pro from last year.
The RGB lights are three LED light strips next to the camera island that lights up when you get a notification inspired by the Gyph interface of the Nothing Phone(1) and Phone(2).
The Pova 6 series comes with a Turbo Mecha-inspired design and in various colours including Hurricane Blue, Mecha Black and Amber Gold. The phone has a 6.78 inch FHD+ screen rocking 120Hz refresh rate with Helio G99 processor and up to 16GB RAM and 256GB storage.
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The Pova 6 Pro will come with Dolby Atmos sound which TECNO says will enhance the listening experience of users when consuming multimedia content like movies, music and gaming as well.
The Dolby Atmos sound feature will trickle to other TECNO smartphones – both the regular candy-bar X lineup and the foldable V series.
