Equipped with a 4.7-inch screen, 5.2 against its big brother, the LG G2 Mini is one of the stars of MWC 2014.
As every year, the Mobile World Congress will host major telecom OEMs and manufacturers presented their new smartphones.
The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (24-27 February 2014) is still the opportunity to discover new products manufacturers. Here is an overview of smartphones they could throw at the next edition.
Samsung To begin with, it is unlikely that the Korean manufacturer has its Galaxy S5 at MWC. As in previous years, Samsung will hold a special event to launch its flagship smartphone. Last year, the manufacturer chose New York to launch its Galaxy S4. This year, if you believe the rumors, the launch of the Galaxy S5 will be held again in London. However, this does not mean that Samsung will come to Barcelona with empty hands. It is expected that the particular manufacturer unveils two mobile terminals. Also in the air, a return to Windows Phone 8 platform with a smartphone that, for now, is identified with the reference SM-W750V, but should probably be sold under the brand Ativ. The SM-W750V is equipped with a Full HD AMOLED screen 5 inches and it would 4G/LTE enabled. South Korea is also expected to unveil a Galaxy Note Neo, an entry-level phablette with 720p screen 5.5 inches. Neo could also be the first hybrid device from Samsung to integrate an eight processor cores.
Nokia According to the information available at the MWC 2014 Nokia is expected to unveil at least two Lumia smartphones. Thus a Lumia Lumia 1820 should succeed the 1020 and 1520. If the specifications of the next flagship smartphone Nokia confirmed, then users will be served. This Lumia is equipped with a screen of 5.2 inches with a resolution 2k (2048 x1080 pixels), a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It is also equipped with a Lytro camera inspired with capacity development in advanced point and a Xenon flash.
Nokia 1525 could also show a Lumia with 6-inch screen. This model is equipped with a camera 25 or 30 megapixels and a built-in solar charger screen. And if that was not enough, several reports suggest that Nokia should also show an Android smartphone (code name of Normandy), the launch could take place during the MWC 2014.
Sony At the last CES, Sony unveiled a Xperia Z1 Compact. Since then, the Japanese automaker announced Xperia Xperia T2 E1 and Ultra. But that does not mean that Sony will have nothing new to show for this event. It is believed that the manufacturer will benefit from the MWC to announce its new flagship smartphone, Xperia probably Z2 (name Sirius code). Rumored, this model series is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800, 3GB of RAM, a FullHD (2k) 5.2 inch screen, a 20.1 megapixel camera, of 3700 mAh battery and Android 4.4 aka turn out KitKat. Nokia, it seems that this year Sony also plans to launch a smartphone with Windows Phone 8. But we do not know if this terminal will be ready for Barcelona.
HTC Accustomed to launch prolific, HTC seems to calm down a bit. Earlier this year was quiet, which suggests that the MWC could hold some surprises. HTC remained very discreet and there was little leakage on its new as is the case with other vendors, but paris going well for the launch of HTC One 2 (M8 code name). The successor to the HTC One could wear a 5 inch screen Full HD, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800. It should run on Android 4.4 alias KitKat house with Sense UI 6.0.
LG Last year, LG had released the impressive G2 whose success can not be denied. This year, for the MWC 2014, the manufacturer may launch a version of its flagship smartphone Mini, to stay in the trend of mini phones, such as those sold by Samsung and HTC. The LG Mini G2 is equipped with the same Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 800 and 2GB of RAM as the original G2, but its screen is 4.7 inches against 5.2 for the big brother. The South Korean automaker could also launch a series of Android smartphones 4.4 alias KitKat. We know nothing about these new products to share their codes: D830, LS740, D410 and D320 MS323
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