[dropcap]M[/dropcap]obile World Congress (MWC) is a combination of the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world. MWC usually takes place in February, but this year it took place in the first week of March (March 2 to March 5) in Barcelona.
2015 Highlights:
HTC: Launches its flagship device, HTC One M9.
| Model | HTC One M9 |
| Chipset | Octa core Snapdragon 810 |
| Display | 5 inch Full HD |
| Camera | 20 MP main n 4MP ultrapixel front |
| Price | Approx 45K |
Samsung: Launches its flagship series devices Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.
| Model | Samsung S6 and S6 Edge |
| Chipset | Exynos octa core |
| Display | 5.1 inch Quad HD |
| Camera | 16 MP main n 5MP front |
| Price | Approx 45K and 60K |
Sony: Unveils successor of Aqua smartphone series M4 Aqua, a slim smartphone. Also launches the next series of their premium tablet segment Z4 tablet.
| Model | Sony M4 Aqua |
| Chipset | Octa core Snapdragon 615 |
| Display | 5 inch HD |
| Camera | 13 MP main n 5MP front |
| Price | Approx 25K |
| Model | Sony Z4 Tablet |
| Chipset | Octa core Snapdragon 810 |
| Display | 10.1 inch,2560*1600 pixel |
| Camera | 8MP back n 5MP front |
| Price | Approx 45K |
Microsoft: Unveils Microsoft 640 and 640XL
| Model | Microsoft 640/640XL |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 400 Quad core |
| Display | 5 inch/5.7 inch HD |
| Camera | 8 MP/13MP main n 5MP front |
| Price | Approx 15K to 20K |
Blackberry: Launches Blackberry Leap a mid-range smartphone. All-time corporate favourite Blackberry Classic to come in blue, bronze and white.
Lenovo: Announced 2 new devices A7000 and Vibe shot. Also, Lenovo launches 3 tablets: Tab 2 A10, Tab 2 A8 and Ideapad MIIX 300 slates
| Model | Lenovo Vibe Shot |
| Chipset | Octa core Snapdragon 615 |
| Display | 5 inch Full HD |
| Camera | 16 MP main with triple LED flash n 8MP front |
| Price | Approx 25K |
| Model | Lenovo A7000 |
| Chipset | 1.5GHz Mediatek MT6752M Octacore |
| Display | 5.5 inch HD |
| Camera | 8 MP main n 5MP front |
| Price | Approx 15K |
Alcatel: Alcatel unveils a new smartphone OneTouch Idol 3, (Special feature: you can pick up the phone and talk with upside down). Also announces new mid-range smartphones and tablets all with same name PIXI 3. Launches OneTouch hero 2+, which runs on Cyanogen OS.
| Model | Alcatel Idol 3 |
| Chipset | Octa core Snapdragon 615 |
| Display | 5 .5 inch Full HD |
| Camera | 13MP main n 8MP front |
| Price | Approx 20K |
ZTE: Launches its flagship device Grand S3, with an eye-based biometric authentication!
| Model | ZTE Grand S3 |
| Chipset | 2.5GHz Quad Core Snapdragon 801 |
| Display | 5.5 inch Full HD |
| Camera | 16MP main n 8MP front |
| Price | Approx 30K |
Acer: Announces 4 Android smart phones and a Windows phone (Liquid Series). Also, Acer unveils Liquid leap+
Huawei: Unveils entry-level smartphones Y360 & Y635 and a 7 inch premium tablet Mediapad X2. Unveils ultra-stylish smartwatch. 2 fitness bands Talkband N1 and Talkband B2.
| Model | Huawei Y635 (LTE) |
| Chipset | 1.2 GHz Quad core |
| Display | 5 inch FWVGA |
| Camera | 5MP back |
| Price | Approx 10K |
| Model | Huawei Y360 |
| Chipset | 1.2 GHz Quad core |
| Display | 5 inch FWVGA |
| Camera | 5MP back |
| Price | Approx 10K |
| Model | Huawei Mediapad X2 |
| Chipset | Octa core Hisilicon Kirin 930 |
| Display | 7 inch, 1200 x 1920 pixel |
| Camera | 13MP back n 5MP front |
| Price | NA |
Gionee: Launches stylish Elife S7, a 5.5mm thick smartphone.
| Model | Gionee Elife S7 |
| Chipset | 1.7GHz Mediatek MT6752 Octacore |
| Display | 5.2 inch Full HD |
| Camera | 13MP back n 8MP front |
| Price | Aprox 25K |
Motorola: Launches the most popular Moto E 2nd gen with quad core processor and LTE.
| Model | Moto E |
| Chipset | 1.2GHz Quad core Snapdragon 200(3G)/ 410(LTE) |
| Display | 4.5 Inch 540*960 |
| Camera | 5MP back n VGA front |
| Price | Approx 7K(3G) |
Others:
- Qualcomm announces new processor: Snapdragon 820 with Kryo CPU.
- Google to launch new secure Android Pay system.
- SanDisk unveils world’s first 200GB microSD card.
- TP-Link Announces new powerful a/c Wi-Fi router with a touch screen.
- Archos unveils the first 256GB tablet.
