MWC 2017: All About Making Comebacks

LG G6

LG's modular design with the G5 last year was a mess very few wanted to bother with, and fortunately, was ditched this year with the G6. Bezels are kept to a minimum on the metal and glass unibody construction, with a tall 5.7 inch QHD display(18:9 aspect ratio). There are two 13MP cameras on the back, with rest of the specs being top notch. 

BlackBerry KeyOne

The KeyOne goes back to what BlackBerry was best known for - their fantastic keyboards. The keyboard is now touch sensitive and offers a few tricks, like being able to scroll without touching the screen and allows for each individual key to be assigned app shortcuts.

Samsung Tab S3

Samsung did not show up with any flagships this year, but they did not disappoint. The company showed off a couple of powerhouse Android and Windows tablets, with their Android offering being the stunning 2048x1536 resolution 9.7-inch OLED Tab S3. The tablet ships with an S-Pen as well.

Nokia 3310

Nokia had a big show this year. The giant introduced 3 new smartphones, and revived a very colorful brick. The brick, namely the 3310, has been updated to a slim, colorful feature phone sporting basic Symbian OS and now even comes with a camera and a 2.4-inch color TFT display. The feature phone boasts an incredible month-long standby time and caters further to nostalgia with a re-imagined version of the classic cell phone game, Snake. Welcome back Nokia.

Xperia XZ Premium

Sony announced the XZ Premium with a 5.5" 4K HDR display- the first of it's kind on any smart phone. More notably, the camera is capable of recording 960 fps slow-motion video. Too much is never a bad thing. Samsung did not show up with any flagships this year, but they did not disappoint. The company showed off a couple of powerhouse Android and Windows tablets, with their Android offering being the stunning 2048x1536 resolution 9.7-inch OLED Tab S3. The tablet ships with an S-Pen as well.

Nokia 6

The Nokia 6 was announced as the company's current flagship. It's a mid-range Android smart phone with mediocre specs paired with an appropriate price tag. The 5.5 inch 1080p IPS LCD display, 4GB of RAM and 3000 mAh battery by no means will dethrone the current mid-range kings, but will surely make a solid budget phone for the masses.

Huawei P10

 

Huawei updated the P9 with the P10, surprisingly boasting a slightly smaller display and a re-positioned fingerprint scanner. The P10 is offered in an assortment of new colors. Camera gets an upgrade to dual 20MP units, now sporting OIS and optics from Leica.

Alcatel A5 LED

 

If you want some bling on the back of your phone, Alcatel has a solution. The A5 LED offers swap-able LED back covers that bring colorful notifications along your way, with other modular mods being a loud speaker module or a 3000 mAh battery pack.

Samsung-Staedtler Noris Digital

 

Samsung paired up with German pencil maker, Staedtler, to create an S-Pen styled like a classic Noris pencil. The Samsung pencil, named the Noris digital, is colored slightly different to help you distinguish between the two since they're roughly the same size and weight.

 

 

 

Oppo 5X Lossless Zoom

 

Oppo did not showcase any new phones, but they showed off a new camera technology offering 5x "lossless zoom". The clever new tech basically takes on the concept of a periscope and is even optically stabilized. Oppo didn't announce any smart phones taking advantage of this tech yet, sadly.