"From the perspective of the development of mobile communication industry, 2019 will undoubtedly be the first year of 5g.
After many foreshadowing in 2018, the upcoming MWC 2019 (World Mobile Congress, held from February 25 to February 28, 2019, at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain) will undoubtedly become a stage for many communication equipment manufacturers, chipmakers and operators to show their 5g strength and progress, At the same time, it is also a good time for mobile phone manufacturers to release new machines (or show their muscles); At present, many relevant manufacturers have announced relevant developments around MWC 2019.
Therefore, before the official start of MWC 2019, let's also take you to see what's important about this MWC.
Smart phones: the rise of folding screens and the competition of major manufacturers
As the largest event in the global mobile communication industry, MWC has always been a stage for Smartphone manufacturers to compete. In MWC 2019, Samsung, Huawei and other major manufacturers will display their own folding screen mobile phones, which also makes folding screen a trend; At the same time, many manufacturers will also take 5g, Multiphoto, TOF and AI as product highlights to try to attract the attention of the industry. This year's MWC is destined to be a carnival for mobile phone manufacturers.
Samsung: S10 is in the front, and the folding screen is followed
Venue: Hall 3 stand 3i10
Last year, Samsung chose to release Galaxy S9 series, its flagship smartphone product in the first half of the year, on MWC 2018; This year, Samsung adjusted and set the press conference time of the next-generation flagship S10 before the official convening of MWC.
At present, Samsung Mobile has released a 15 second publicity Trailer with the theme of "the future unfolds" on its official website twitter, and the word "10" locks S10. From the information in the picture, S10 is released on February 20, 2019, and a folding screen product will appear. More information shows that the press conference will be held in San Francisco at 3 a.m. Beijing time on February 21.
In view of the industry star status of Samsung S10, many information about S10 series has been exposed on the Internet. In terms of version, there are three models of S10 series this year, namely S10 e, S10 and S10 +; They all adopt a comprehensive screen design with narrower upper and lower frames, and the front camera solves the problem by digging a hole in the upper right corner. Among them, S10 + is the front dual camera, S10 and S10 + will use the rear three cameras, and S10 e is the latter dual camera.
In terms of configuration, there is no doubt that the Samsung S10 series will use Qualcomm snapdragon 855 or Samsung's own exynos 9820 chip. In terms of memory and storage, S10 e is 6 + 128 GB, S10 and S10 + are from 8 + 128 GB, and the top configuration of S10 + may be a combination of 12 + 1TB. In terms of battery, S10 series will provide high-capacity battery and even support 9W wireless reverse charging.
In addition, at Samsung's press conference, we need to pay attention to what form Samsung will release its folding screen mobile phone. Previously, on SDC 2018, Samsung has shown a prototype equipped with infinity flex display, which can be folded in half like a book, and the size and style of the screen display will change accordingly.
More information about Samsung's S10 series and full screen mobile phones remains to be announced by Samsung in person - and it is likely that the new machine released by Samsung will appear on the booth of MWC 2019.
Huawei: competing with Samsung and making efforts to fold the screen
Venue: hall 1 stand 1h100 & Hall 1 stand 1h50 & Hall 7 stand 7c21 & Hall 7 stand 7c31 & Hall 1 stand oa1a.10 & Hall 1 stand oa1.28 & Hall 5 stand oa5.3 & Hall 4 stand 4a30 & Hall 2 stand 2j2ex & Hall 8.1 stand cc8.17 & Hall 8.1 stand cc8.17
As a regular customer of MWC, Huawei naturally cannot be absent. In fact, as early as January 24, 2019, Huawei has held 5g press conference and MWC 2019 pre communication meeting.
In terms of mobile phones, it is currently confirmed that Huawei will announce a folding screen smartphone product on MWC. As for the folding screen mobile phone, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei consumer business, has also announced its existence on many occasions, but this product has never appeared in public. It is worth mentioning that Huawei has submitted a number of trademark applications in 2018, including mate flex, mate F, etc.
However, it is unlikely that Huawei's flagship new product of P Series in the first half of the year (likely to be named P30) will appear on MWC 2019. In fact, Huawei's P20 series was launched in March instead of MWC last year, and this example is still likely to be followed this year.
Xiaomi: bring Xiaomi 9 to the international stage
Venue: Hall 3 stand 3d10
With the deepening of Xiaomi's layout in Europe, MWC 2019 has naturally become a big stage for Xiaomi to display in the process of internationalization.
On February 13, on the ninth day of the lunar new year, Xiaomi officially announced its flagship product Xiaomi 9 and its brand spokesman, Wang Yuan, a member of tfboys portfolio. From the poster given, Xiaomi 9 will use three rear cameras, and there is no rear fingerprint identification. Xiaomi official said that Xiaomi 9 is "the annual flagship with super strong performance and the best looking Xiaomi mobile phone so far". The press conference time is also fixed on February 20.
According to the disclosure, the rear three cameras of Xiaomi 9 include 48 million pixel main camera + 12 million pixel auxiliary camera + 3D TOF camera, and the configuration of the main camera has been confirmed by Wang Chuan, senior vice president of Xiaomi. Not only that, Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, has also aired a real picture of Xiaomi 9 holographic magic blue version.
Of course, in addition to the press conference on February 20, Xiaomi has also announced that it will participate in MWC 2019 and will release new products before the exhibition on February 24. If nothing unexpected, this new product is likely to be Xiaomi 9. Meanwhile, it is also reported that Xiaomi is also expected to display the 5g version of Xiaomi mix 3 mobile phone on MWC, which is likely to be equipped with Qualcomm Xiaolong 855 processor with built-in Xiaolong X50 baseband.
Oppo: 10x hybrid optical zoom + optical domain screen fingerprint
Venue: hall 2 stand 2f9ex
As the world's fifth largest smartphone manufacturer, oppo will not miss the opportunity to show its strength on the international stage. In fact, as early as January this year, many multimedia including us have received an invitation from oppo, which shows that oppo will hold an Innovation Conference in Barcelona, Spain, on February 23, 2019 - it can be seen that oppo will take advantage of the heat of MWC 2019 to show its muscles.
We learned that, in fact, oppo held a technical communication meeting in Beijing as early as January 16 this year.
At the meeting, oppo released a 10x hybrid optical zoom technology. The technology adopts the three camera solution of "ultra wide angle + ultra clear main camera + long focus". The ultra wide angle camera has an equivalent focal length of 15.9mm to bring a wide-angle view; Ultra clear main camera can ensure the level of picture quality; The telephoto camera with 159mm equivalent focal length, combined with the original "periscope structure", supports high-power zoom, which can not only shoot farther, but also ensure clearer shooting - 10 times zoom can be achieved through three cameras.
In addition, oppo also released a new optical domain screen fingerprint technology, whose effective identification area is 15 times that of the current mainstream optical scheme. Users can click anywhere in the whole area to unlock or pay through fingerprint. In addition, the optical domain screen fingerprint supports the unique "black screen blind operation" function, which can be unlocked immediately by touching the screen in the black screen state; It also supports the simultaneous input and authentication of two fingers, which can greatly improve the security and increase the playing methods. For example, enter the fingerprints of two people to open an app at the same time.
We will keep an eye on more actions of oppo in MWC 2019.
Vivo: apex 2019 debut
On MWC 2018, vivo amazed the world with a vivo apex screen mobile phone. Its nearly 100% screen share, lifting front camera, hidden earpiece and sensor shocked the whole industry - some media commented that this is the future mobile phone.
On January 24, 2019, vivo chose to make its debut in vivo apex 2019 in China. As a concept machine, apex 2019 fully demonstrates vivo's exploration of smart phone form. It uses a series of technological innovations such as full screen fingerprint identification technology, dual induction hidden keys, zero hole speakers, magnetic suction interface and advanced technology to create a brand-new mobile phone form of "super unibody". At the communication level, vivo apex 2019 also adopts Qualcomm 855 mobile platform to support 5g communication.
Of course, vivo apex 2019 can not be mass produced. It does not have a front camera. However, vivo said that it would appear in MWC 2019 with apex 2019 on February 25 and show more highlights of technological innovation.
Sony: Although the mobile business is declining, the xz4 series will not give up
Venue: Hall 3 stand 3m10
As a generation giant, although Sony has declined in the field of smart phones, it will never give up. Therefore, in time for MWC 2019, Sony has also sent an invitation, and its activity is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. local time on February 25.
According to the existing information, Sony may launch Xperia xz4 series, xa3 series, L3 series and other products in this event, of which xz4 series is naturally the top priority. It is reported that Sony Xperia xz4 will adopt a 6.5-inch screen with a ratio of 21:9, a Qualcomm snapdragon 855 processor and a battery capacity of 3900mah.
In addition, according to Sony's previous interview on CES 2019, Sony also confirmed that it would release new mobile phones, which would not only show the change direction designated by the new CEO, but also have better photo performance.
LG: LG G8 thinq flagship will be released
Venue: Hall 3 stand 3K30 & Hall 2 stand 2k30
At the smart phone business level, LG has withdrawn from the Chinese market; However, LG is also active in markets such as South Korea and the United States. In this MWC, LG will also release its flagship mobile phone, which is likely to be LG G8. According to the LG G8 thinq rendering released by Evan Blass, the great God on twitter, this phone will use rear dual cameras and a banged screen design on the front of the body. In addition, it is reported that LG G8 thinq will have a front TOF camera to support 3D face recognition.
Not surprisingly, LG G8 thinq will also use Xiaolong 855 processor.
One plus: rush to beach 5g, the first 5g smart machine model will be released
Venue: hall 2 stand 2f50mr
At the Qualcomm Technology Summit in Hawaii at the end of 2018, Yijia CEO Liu zuohu made a personal appearance and announced that he would launch the world's first 5g mobile phone in the UK in 2019. As for MWC 2019, the latest development of Yijia is to announce that it will display its first 5g compatible smartphone model at this meeting.
At the 5g level, Yijia has also made a lot of progress by virtue of its cooperative relationship with Qualcomm. As early as October 2018, Yijia released the world's first twitter tweet based on 5g network, which also won a lot of attention; However, for Yijia in 2019, it is expected that its dual flagship strategy will not change much, and what is really important is how to grasp the 5g opportunity and further expand its influence in the international market.
Nubia: Sword walking, wearable + Smartphone
Venue: hall 1 stand 1c40
By 2019, folding screen has become a hot word in the smartphone industry. As a result, Nubia, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, also issued a publicity poster with the theme of flex your life, suggesting that it will launch foldable devices in cooperation with China Unicom on MWC 2019. The news from China Unicom shows that the device will be an ESIM terminal first released in the world.
Previously, Nubia launched a flexible screen device - Nubia in IFA 2018 α， It is a wearable smartphone in form, integrating the characteristics of wearable and smartphone. At that time, Nubia said that Nubia α Mass production will be carried out. If there is no accident, the mass production version of the equipment in MWC 2019 may appear.
TCL: multi brands work together, and the folding screen will also appear
Venue: Hall 3 stand 3D11
In this MWC, TCL from China will participate in the exhibition with the theme of making the future intelligent. Meanwhile, from February 22 to February 24 before the official launch, TCL will also hold a new product and communication meeting in Barcelona.
TCL said it would share its products at this event
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