One of the best stuff we’ve seen at Cell World Congress 2025 up to now

Cell World Congress 2025 is nicely underneath means in Barcelona, Spain, and whereas there’s nonetheless two days left, the mobile-focused present has already delivered a lot of new laptops, smartphones, ideas, and progressive equipment.

Among the largest bulletins have been revamped the weekend, so we wish to be sure you didn’t miss something. Listed here are the most effective devices which have debuted at MWC 2025 up to now, however there’s nonetheless extra to come back. You may make amends for all of our coverage of the show right here.

Most of the most progressive units making their debut at MWC are ideas that might at some point make their means into customers’ arms. Samsung’s Display group demonstrated a few different prototypes together with an asymmetrical Z Flip-style cellphone that folds in two locations leaving the center of its display seen, and a bigger folding show hidden inside a briefcase. Its most attention-grabbing idea was a Nintendo Change-style handheld console with a hinge within the center permitting it to fold in half for improved portability.

The ThinkBook Flip concept makes use of the identical versatile OLED display as Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 that’s anticipated to reach as early as June 2025 and begin at $3,499. However as a substitute of the display extending out from beneath the laptop computer’s keyboard to extend display actual property, on the ThinkBook Flip it’s static and designed to fold backwards. That can probably permit the Flip for use as a extra conventional 13.1-inch laptop computer, as a 12.9-inch pill, or as a laptop computer with an abnormally tall 18.1-inch show. The shortage of a motorized mechanism may additionally make the ThinkBook Flip cheaper, if it ever sees the sunshine of day.

Following the launch of the Xiaomi 15 Ultra in China, the corporate introduced a UK and European launch for its newest flagship cellphone with pricing at round $1,600, though there’s no phrase on a US launch but. Though some might discover the 15 Extremely’s quadruple rear digicam with an asymmetrical lens format downright ugly, the cellphone incorporates a new 4.3x periscope lens paired with a 200-megapixel 1/1.4-inch-type sensor with improved low-light efficiency that left us completely impressed in our review.

Anybody who can keep in mind twiddling with the unique iPod’s scroll wheel will recognize a particular function on the Nubia Focus 2 Ultra smartphone. Surrounding the digicam bump on the again of the cellphone is a bodily spinning dial – just like the dials discovered on DSLR and mirrorless lenses – that can be utilized to regulate the digicam’s zoom degree or change between a collection of filter presets. There’s no phrase on whether or not the dial can be utilized with different smartphone apps, however utilizing it as a tiny steering wheel can be a satisfying solution to play racing video games.

What in case you didn’t have to fret about your laptop computer’s battery life so long as the solar was shining? That’s the concept behind Lenovo’s Yoga Solar PC concept that includes 84 photo voltaic cells built-in into the laptop computer’s lid. When positioned in direct daylight for 20 minutes, the laptop computer’s photo voltaic panel will generate sufficient electrical energy for an hour of video playback. The corporate says it’s nonetheless evaluating energy output in different lighting circumstances, however the photo voltaic charging capabilities may nonetheless be a welcome fallback for instances when an influence outlet isn’t accessible.

Portability is a limiting issue in relation to how good smartphone images can get. To create a cellular system that provides photographic capabilities nearer to what you will get from mirrorless cameras, Xiaomi is resurrecting an old Sony idea with magnetic lens attachments. The corporate’s Modular Optical System concept makes use of lenses which might be truly self-contained cameras with sensors bigger than what you’ll discover in any smartphone. Captured photos are processed by the cellphone the lens is hooked up to so that they’re instantly accessible to share, and whereas a smartphone with an enormous lens hanging off the again is perhaps a bit of awkward to make use of, the non permanent strategy means the cellphone maintains its slim type issue the remainder of the time.

Lenovo wasn’t the one firm at MWC staring on the solar for inspiration. Chinese language cellphone model Infinix demonstrated an idea smartphone on the present with an integrated solar panel on the back. Utilizing extra environment friendly perovskite photo voltaic cells like companies such as Anker do, Infinix’s says its SolarEnergy-Reserving know-how can cost a cellphone at as much as 2W speeds in optimum lighting circumstances, though leaving your smartphone within the solar for a couple of hours to cost isn’t going to assist with overheating.

What units the HMD Amped Buds aside from different wi-fi earbuds aren’t their ANC or IP54 splash-resistance. It’s their charging case that includes a 1,600mAh battery that may hold the buds working for a powerful 95 hours earlier than the case wants an influence top-off. However in case you’ve acquired a smartphone that’s dying at an inopportune time, the Amped Buds’ charging case will also be used to reverse wi-fi cost for Qi2-compatible cellular units. That’s not fairly sufficient energy to completely recharge a smartphone, however when these launch in April 2025 for round $206, it might be sufficient of a lift for a pair additional hours of use.

After a large number of leaks and official teases from the corporate, Nothing officially announced its 3A and 3A Pro phones at MWC. Each function 6.77-inch shows, Android 15, and Snapdragon 7S Gen 3 chipsets paired with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. The 3A Professional, which begins at $459, incorporates a 3x periscope telephoto lens whereas the $379 3A’s zoom capabilities are restricted to 2x. They’re each well-equipped midrange telephones, however stand out with the introduction of a brand new function Nothing calls Important Area that makes use of AI to extract and retailer helpful data from screenshots, voice memos, and photographs.

Think about a pair of wi-fi earbuds that don’t lose their connection once you wander too distant out of your smartphone or pc. Xiaomi’s new Buds 5 Pro are the primary earbuds to function Qualcomm’s S7 Professional chip, first announced in October 2023, that may stream audio at a a lot larger bandwidth over Wi-Fi. Your wi-fi connection will stay robust so long as you’re inside vary of your Wi-Fi community, however the buds can fall again to an ordinary Bluetooth connection when Wi-Fi isn’t accessible. The Buds 5 Professional can be found now for $240, however at launch are solely suitable with the Xiaomi 15 and 15 Extremely smartphones.

The Galaxy S25 Edge that Samsung teased at its Unpacked event earlier this 12 months already has some skinny competitors. Tecno’s Spark Slim concept measures in at 5.75mm thick with a 5,200mAh battery – bigger than what’s included within the Galaxy S25 Extremely – whereas the Galaxy S25 Edge is rumored to be 6.4mm thick. We don’t but know when the Galaxy S25 will launch, however it is going to most likely be lots earlier than this idea since Tecno hasn’t introduced any plans to place the Spark Slim into manufacturing.

Can’t be bothered to unlock your cellphone and verify a climate app to see what the temperature is? The Realme 14 Professional and 14 Professional Plus can be found with a pearl white end featuring thermochromic pigments that change from white to blue when uncovered to temperatures under 61 levels Fahrenheit. Not as correct as a thermometer, however at the very least you’ll know if it’s essential to seize a light-weight jacket. The telephones first launched in India in January, however at the moment are coming to Europe with a price ticket that begins at round $450.

The 3D fad may have passed, however Lenovo hasn’t completely given up on it simply but. The corporate’s ThinkBook 3D laptop concept makes use of a mix of directional backlighting and person head monitoring to concurrently show each 2D and 3D content material on display with out the necessity for any particular glasses. Lenovo additionally created an accompanying AI ring idea that permits customers to navigate and work together with 3D content material utilizing gesture-based spatial controls since trackpads and pc mice are restricted to only two dimensions.