Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017: All top-end smartphone launches 'target' Samsung

All top-end smartphone launches 'target' Samsung at MWC 2017

Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017: All top-end smartphone launches 'target' Samsung

Phonemakers square measure spile in to fill a spot within the market left by Samsung, still licking its wounds from a expensive recall of its flagship Note seven and with no key device of its own to launch at the medium industry's biggest annual honest.
China's Huawei, the foremost seemingly challenger to fill the outlet within the premium finish of the market, took the wraps off a brand new phone in its quest to displace Samsung because the world's no. a pair of smartphone maker once Apple, throughout a rush of recent product releases on Sunday sooner than this week's World Mobile Congress.
Chinese challengers Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Gionee square measure in hot pursuit, whereas BlackBerry and Nokia proclaimed models exploiting their retro attractiveness.
Samsung itself bestowed 2 new tablets unfinished the launch of its next flagship device, the Galaxy S8, expected currently at the tip of March instead of at Mobile World Congress, its usual showcase.
"The past six months have beyond any doubt been one among the foremost difficult periods of our history," Samsung's European promoting chief David Lowes told a group discussion in metropolis. "We're determined to find out each doable lesson."
Samsung withdrew the Galaxy Note seven last Oct once faulty batteries light-emitting diode some devices to conflagrate, resulting in a loss of shopper trust, wiping out quite $5 billion of operational profit, and permitting the iPhone to overtake it in sales.
"The competition is feisty however i believe we've got a decent probability," Richard Yu, chief government of Huawei's shopper business cluster, told Reuters in Associate in Nursing interview.
Samsung's smartphone market share born to seventeen.7% within the fourth quarter, whereas Apple's rose to seventeen.8%, in step with research firm Strategy Analytics.
Independent analysis analyst Richard Windsor of Radio Free Mobile doubts whether or not Samsung will quickly regain its position.
"Samsung has taken a huge $5.4 billion hit to profits, apologized extravagantly for the recall and admitted shortcomings in its quality and assurance method however i do not suppose that the complete effects of this issue have absolutely affect," he wrote in a very diary post. He pointed to a survey from Harris Poll that shows that Samsung's name has fallen from No. seven within the us to No. 42, only 1 position higher than the United States of America mail service.

Nokia to launch four new smartphones at MWC 2017: Likely specifications, prices and more

Nokia to Launch its 4 new Sartphones at Mobile World Congress 2017

Nokia to launch four new smartphones at MWC 2017: Likely specifications, prices and more

Mobile World Congress (MWC) can easily be considered as the biggest tech event of the year, especially when it comes to mobile technology. Nearly all major smartphone manufacturers launch/showcase their latest and greatest devices, and technologies at MWC each year. That's the case this year too, but MWC 2017 is a little extra special because of another reason. It's because it marks the proper return of a name that once used to rule the mobile phone business - Nokia.

HMD Global Oy, the Finnish company that acquired exclusive rights to manufacture Nokia-branded smartphones last year, will be unveiling as many as four Android-based Nokia smartphones at its MWC conference, set to begin in a few hours from now.
Of these, the Nokia 6 has already been unveiled in China earlier this year. At MWC 2017, the company is expected to announce the availability of the smartphone to other regions as well. In terms of specifications, the Nokia 6 has a 5.5-inch Full HD display of 1080x1920 pixel resolution. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM. There's 64GB of internal storage, with support for microSD cards of 128GB in size. For imaging duties, the Nokia 6 has a 16MP rear camera with LED flash, in addition to an 8MP front-facing shooter. The smartphone is expected to cost under Rs 20,000 when it comes to Indian shores.
The next smartphone in Nokia's upcoming line-up is likely to be called Nokia 5. As per earlier reports, the handset will have a 5.2-inch HD display of 720x1280 pixel resolution. It'll probably be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 chipset paired with 2GB of RAM. 16GB of internal storage is expected, with support for microSD expansion. It's been mentioned that the smartphone will have a 12MP primary camera. The Nokia 5 may bear a price tag of around $210, or about Rs 14,000.
The Nokia 3 will be an entry-level member of the company's new portfolio of smartphones. As such, it's expected to come at a price of about $158, translating to roughly Rs 10,500.
Lastly, HMD Global is expected to announce a proper Nokia flagship smartphone as well. Dubbed Nokia P1, the smartphone has been a subject of numerous leaks and rumours over the past few months. Earlier reports have claimed that the Nokia P1 will have a 5.3-inch display (either Full HD or Quad HD resolution) secured with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Running Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box, the premium smartphone is expected to be powered by Qualcomm's latest and greatest Snapdragon 835 chipset paired with 6GB of RAM. It's likely to come in two internal storage variants - 128GB and 256GB and have IP57 rating for water and dust resistance.
For imaging duties, the Nokia P1 is claimed to sport a 22.6MP rear camera with the famed Carl-Zeiss optics. It can be assumed that the rear camera will be capable of recording 4K-resolution video and support recording at multiple frame rates as well. Expected to have all modern connectivity options such as 4G, LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and USB Type-C, the Nokia P1 is likely to pack a 3,500mAh battery with Quick Charge support. As for the price, the smartphone may be priced at around Rs 54,500.  Read More...

Mobile World Congress 2017:Get ready for the Royal Rumble of phones at MWC

Mobile World Congress 2017: Next week's Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona will see plenty of new phones from big name players. Just not from Samsung.

Mobile World Congress 2017:Get ready for the Royal Rumble of phones at MWC

Just about every heavy hitter in the wireless industry is bringing a shiny new phone to Mobile World Congress -- held this time each year in Spain's hippest metropolis -- each trying to out-wow the others with its latest wares.

But we won't see any new phones from Samsung. The Korean electronics giant will launch its newest tablets at the show, but plans to save its highly anticipated flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone for later this year.

The company's back-to-basics approach is a tacit admission that last year's G5, which went out on a limb with a modular system that allowed you to customize the phone with accessory parts, was a failure.

The G6 could end up as LG's redemption phone and has a high chance of taking the spotlight normally devoted to Samsung. That would be fitting considering LG last year tried to upstage Samsung by holding its press conference a few hours earlier. Samsung ended up blowing away the competition with its Galaxy S7 event, which featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a surprise cameo.

That decision creates a vacuum that, ironically, may make this one of the more competitive shows in recent years. Over the past few years, the world's largest phone maker used the conference to launch the latest iteration of its Galaxy S line of phones, pretty much keeping the spotlight to itself.

Not this time. Now, Samsung's cross-town rival LG is looking to move past last year's flop with its successor G6 phone. Meanwhile, former high-flying brands Nokia and BlackBerry are banking on nostalgia to grab attention. It all just underscores the fact that although Apple and Samsung dominate the market, consumers still have plenty of alternatives. The trick is to not come across as a bunch of also-rans.

"I don't know that it's necessarily an opportunity for someone else to stand out," said Jan Dawson, an analyst at Jackdaw Research. "In fact, it might just make everyone else seem unimportant by comparison."

So why all the effort? Regardless of how brutally competitive it is, the phone remains the remote control for your life. And for many companies, it's the gateway to get you to buy more of their products or services. That's why these companies keep falling over themselves to introduce new phones.

Here's a breakdown of what to expect starting this weekend.

LG's moment?

When LG "unveils" its G6 phone on Sunday, there will be few surprises. A steady stream of leaks, including from CNET, give a good impression of the device: a large display, a narrow frame, a water-resistant body, last-year's Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a built-in (nonreplaceable) battery.  Read More...