Tech’s biggest show of the year, the Mobile World Congress took place this week, though the stories started at the eve of last week – we’re still counting them as MWC-related ones, though.
There were a lot of announcements from Infinix, Nothing, nubia, Samsung, Tecno, Xiaomi, and even Apple took advantage of the tech-focused atmosphere to unveil a few products.
Here are the stories that captured the lion’s share of your attention. Starting with Infinix’s Note 50 series. Infinix launched the Note 50 and Note 50 Pro in Indonesia with the biggest upgrade over their predecessors being bigger 5,200mAh batteries. Both phones also have faster 144Hz display panels and upgraded camera systems. Infinix Note 50 comes in Green, Red, Gray, and Gold colors. The starting price in Indonesia for an 8/256 GB version is IDR 2,699,000 ($165). Note 50 Pro has more notable Purple, Gold, Gray, and Silver colors, and the base option of 8/256 GB starts from IDR 2,999,000 ($182).
Nothing launched the Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro with nearly identical specs, but different designs. Both feature the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, 8GB or 12GB of RAM, and 6.77-inch OLED screens. Both also have 5,000mAh batteries with up to 50W charging. The Phone (3a) packs a 50MP main camera, 50MP 50mm 2x zoom, and an 8MP ultrawide, with a 32MP selfie upfront. The Pro adds a longer 70mm zoom with a larger 50MP sensor, and a 50MP selfie shooter upfront.
The Phone (3a) starts from £329 / €329 / INR 24,999 for an 8/128GB model and £379 / $379 / €379 for the 12/256GB unit. The Pro’s 12/256GB is £449 / $459 / €459 / INR 33,999 for the 12/256GB, while India is getting 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB, asking INR 29,999 and 31,999, respectively.
ZTE’s nubia launched the Neo 3 and Neo 3 GT. They’re affordable gaming phones with shoulder triggers and 120Hz displays. The Neo 3 runs a Unisoc T8300 chip and either a 5,200mAh or 6,000mAh (market dependent). The Neo 3 GT adds a Unisoc T9100 with a 4,082 mm2 vapor chamber for extra cooling, and either a 5,000mAh or 6,000mAh battery.
Both phones are LTE-only.
The Phone (3a) series brings solid upgrades this year.
Nothing just couldn’t wait until tomorrow to show them off.
The nubia Flip2 is probably going to be the cheapest foldable in Western markets.
Samsung introduced the Galaxy A56, Galaxy A36, and Galaxy S26. The A56 has an Exynos 1580 chip and a 6.7-inch display. The phone has a 5,000mAh battery with faster 45W charging. The Galaxy A56 starts from €479/$499.
The Galaxy A36 brings a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED, and a 5,000mAh battery with 45W charging. The Samsung Galaxy A36 costs the same as its predecessor – the 128GB base model is $400/€380. Moving on to the Galaxy A26. It uses an Exynos 1380, a 6.7-inch OLED, and a 5,000mAh battery with the old 25W charging. The Samsung Galaxy A26 costs €300 for the base 128GB model.
Samsung pledged six years of security updates and six OS updates for all three models.
Apple brought a MacBook Air with the M4 chip, the Mac Studio with M4 Max, a new M3 Ultra SoC, new base iPad (2025) with an A16 SoC, and the new iPad Air with an M3 chip.
The Galaxy A26 is not coming.
They are launching alongside a new Magic Keyboard for the pair.
The phone finally gets 45W fast charging.
All three A-series models have 6.7″ displays. The A36 features faster 45W charging and video HDR support. Both A36 and A26 will get 6 OS updates.
Technically from week 9, Xiaomi made the 15 Ultra and 15 globally available.
Once again, Xiaomi used the Mobile World Congress as the launch pad for its flagships.
The Spark Slim is just 5.75mm thick but its build quality is the true star.
Xiaomi’s latest flagship earbuds bring back the in-ear tip design alongside triple drivers and claims of longer battery life.
Of course it comes with fewer features.
Google Gemini gets Breakthrough Innovation.
