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corporate slogan in one form or another.And yet there was an air of difference - a quieter schedule, in some ways, that allowed some key new
innovations to take center stage.A quieter beginningMWC started in a more sedate fashion this year
The brand has an on/off relationship with MWC when it comes to device launches, and this year it decided to do its own thing the week before
the expo kicked off, which gave the competition more choice in press conference times.Samsung's launch was around the new Galaxy S10 range,
but it unveiled eight new products without having to share the spotlight with other manufacturers (those launched included the bendable
clear of (no sane brand would launch a device at the same time as Samsung, for fear of nobody turning up) there was a lot more time and
Fold is that the latter was trapped behind a glass cabinet, where we actually got to touch the Mate X, and experience what genuinely felt
likely to do with the fact the we'll see something similar on the forthcoming Huawei P30.The presence of those two phones, combined with
display featuring a cinematic 21:9 aspect ratio.I reviewed the LG BL40 Chocolate phone a decade ago with the same kind of long display (this
was before LG really got into smartphones) and dismissed it as a luxury, novelty device, so it will be interesting to see if Sony can change
that perception.The same brand also showed off a 5G prototype phone, but told us that it wasn't going to start riding the next-gen
connectivity wave until the networks actually began switching them on.The idea of a long, 21:9 screen (in the same ratio many top films are
shot in) is an interesting one - Sony believes enough people are watching full-length movies on their phone these days to warrant bringing
out a phone that almost exclusively caters for them.The handset also featured a cinematography professional mode, allowing 'content
creators' to shoot better footage on the go this is a bold move from Sony, targeting more of a niche of the market, so it will be
phone it showed off last month.That said, the launch was still a momentous shift in strategy Xiaomi, as the global unveiling of the Mi 9 was
not drowningIn terms of the usual suspects from years gone by, LG launched with one of the biggest fanfares, although while the LG G8 and LG
veins in your hand to unlock your phone, called Hand ID, and a Microsoft Kinect-style camera that could track your palm in real time (Air
review.Hand ID was hit and miss in our tests
buy a DualScreen attachment that doubles the displays on the handset.This is designed to allow users to make the most use of the fancy 5G
connections that are on their way, and is also LG's rebuttal to the expensive foldable phones
combination of the V50 and the DualScreen is going to cost a lot less than a foldable phone, and does offer the chance to do things like
phone with a massive screen.A more mature NokiaNokia phones were back at MWC for the third year after the brand was reincarnated by HMD
the last 24 months.Instead, we got a more 'regular' launch, with a few new smartphones, the most interesting of which was the Nokia 9
much-vaunted OnePlus 7, due to be coming later this year.Our senior phones editor, John McCann, found some interesting clues about the
novel.While it's technically a foldable phone, it's not the same bendable display as we've seen from Samsung or Huawei - and it's got its
properly, as alternative operating systems can be a bit hit or miss but at least it's fun to see different things emerging, and that really
stuffed full of the newest phones, tablets, wearables and more
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