Foldables might be the future of smartphones, but not all companies are jumping on the bandwagon. Chinese handset maker OnePlus won’t be developing a foldable phone anytime soon, CEO Pete Lau said Monday in an interview with CNET at MWC in Barcelona. That’s largely because of price. The first foldables unveiled from Samsung and Huawei …
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LG just announced an upgraded version of the G8 called the LG G8X, which among other features is compatible with a dual screen attachment, similar to the LG V50. In addition to introducing its first 5G phone, LG showed off another premium phone, the LG G8 ThinQ, at MWC. The G8 is the company’s follow-up to last year’s G7 ThinQ …
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Move over, 5G phones. The ultrafast connectivity is also coming to PCs. Qualcomm on Monday at MWC here in Barcelona said it has paired its second-generation 5G modem, the X55, with its 8cx processor for computers that it unveiled in December. The new Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform will let computer-makers release devices later this year and early next year that connect …
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Qualcomm’s next wave of Snapdragon 855-powered 5G phones have a clever trick inside: They can power VR and AR headsets via USB-C. This could mean we’re not only looking at a whole bunch of lighter-weight tethered headsets, but a lot more affordable ones, too. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Qualcomm announced a new initiative to connect 5G phones with …
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Eager to jump on T-Mobile’s 5G network? You’re going to have wait a little longer. T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said in an interview at MWC on Monday that the company won’t be formally launching its 5G service in its first 30 cities until the second half of 2019. The reason: the lack of phones that can tap into …
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5G’s just getting started, but Qualcomm’s already talking up its third chip for the ultra-fast networking tech. And Samsung’s planning to use it in future Galaxy S devices. Qualcomm on Monday at MWC in Barcelona unveiled its first processor that integrates its 5G modem technology with the Snapdragon applications processor that serves as the brains of a device. The first …
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Nokia phone maker HMD brought five phones to Mobile World Congress this year, and one of them even had five cameras. But not a single one of them had 5G. 5G Nokia phones are coming, said HMD CEO Florian Seiche in an interview with CNET at the show on Sunday in Barcelona, but probably not until 2020. The company is …
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Huawei Chairman Guo Ping says President Donald Trump is right about the US limping toward 5G. “I have noticed the president’s Twitter, he said that US needs faster and smarter 5G, or even 6G in the future, and he has realized that the US is lagging behind in this respect, and I think his message is clear and correct,” Guo …
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The Galaxy Fold isn’t the only foldable device in town. Say hello to the Huawei Mate X. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer products business, on Sunday unveiled the Mate X at a press conference ahead of the MWC Barcelona trade show. Now playing: Watch this: Huawei Mate X is a foldable phone with 5G 2:43 While the Mate X …
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After Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business, unveiled the company’s foldable Mate X smartphone on Sunday, the audience ooohed and ahhhed. When he announced the price – a staggering 2,300 euros ($2,600) – the audience gasped. The price tag practically makes the $1,980 Samsung Galaxy Fold, unveiled on Wednesday, a steal. Huawei is certainly giving the attendees of MWC …
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