Mobile World Congress 2019: Everything You Need To Know

Here's everything that went down at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - from the Huawei Mate X to the Nokia 9 Pureview.

Alcatel

• Alcatel don't have 5G or a foldable yet but they do have three new handsets
  
• Turns out Alcatel do have a 5G phone - but it probably won't be coming to Australia this year

Blackberry

• The BlackBerry Key2 gets an update that's more than just a new coat of paint

Energizer

• Energizer unveil a mad-sketchy foldable phone of their own

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HTC

• HTC's 5G Hub to be "Australia's first 5G mobile device"
• HTC target enterprise market with Vive Focus Plus

Huawei

• Here's a sneak peek at Huawei's first foldable phone
  
• Huawei Mate X hands-off: I saw the latest folding phone, but once again I couldn't touch it
• Huawei's Mate X foldable phone bends backwards and looks incredible
• Huawei unveils its 2019 Matebook offering
• Huawei refreshes the Matebook X Pro and adds a larger Matebook 14
• After going hands-on with the Huawei Mate X, I'm ready for the foldable future

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Lenovo

• Lenovo's ThinkPad T490 emphasizes display improvements in 2019 refresh
• Lenovo's latest IdeaPads offer Intel, AMD, and an Nvidia mystery

LG

• Australia won't be getting the LG G8 ThinQ. Instead, they'll get the LG G8S
• LG's G8 and V50 ThinQ have powerful specs but plenty of gimmicks
• LG G8 hands-on: Could the future of smartphones be in the palm of my hand?
• Telstra secures LG's V50 ThinQ as a 5G exclusive
• The LG V50 ThinQ is basically everything that's wrong with 5G

Microsoft

• Microsoft launches HoloLens 2 with a strong business bent

Netgear

• Netgear launch M2 mobile router through Telstra

Nokia

• Nokia 9 PureView hands-on: All of the cameras and none of the gimmicks
• Everything Announced At The Nokia Press Conference

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Nubia

• Nubia's smartphone of the future feels a lot like the smartwatches of today

Oppo

• Oppo say foldable smartphones are still a work in progress (but show their prototype anyway)
• Oppo's phone tech goes futuristic with 5G and a 10X lossless zoom camera
• Oppo commits to bringing a 5G smartphone to Optus and Telstra customers in 2019
• Oppo show off the 10x zoom camera that will be coming to their next device

Qualcomm

• Qualcomm's next Snapdragon chip suggests 2020 really will be the year of 5G phones

Samsung

• OneUI sure helps the Galaxy S10+ make a strong first impression

Sony

• Sony and Light strike up new partnership
• Sony's next four smartphones just got leaked (but they're probably not coming to Australia)

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TCL

• TCL announce the DragonHinge technology that'll power their first foldable devices

Image Galleries

• In Pictures: Mobile World Congress 2019
• In Pictures: LG push into the era of 5G with the new V50 and G8 ThinQ
• In Pictures: HMD Global show off the 2019 Nokia lineup
• In Pictures: Huawei give the world its first official look at the Mate X
• A closer look at Oppo's 10x lossless zoom smartphone
• In Pictures: Oppo's MWC Innovation Showcase
  

Credit: Fergus Halliday | IDG