What we’ve learned from Mobile World Congress 2016

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The take away from MWC was that phones are great as standalone devices and pocket computers, they can be awesome when you extend their functionality with great accessories and ecosystems.

This year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona brought the focus back on smartphones with various new flagship models sporting the latest processors, the latest display technology, improved cameras and software as well as better battery life, water resistance features and premium materials.

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Acer’s Liquid Jade 2 introduces 1TB hybrid cloud storage

Acer’s taking some cues from the Nextbit Robin with one of its new smartphones launched at Mobile World Congress 2016. The new Liquid Jade 2 will be offering a hybrid cloud storage that is ten times more than what the Nextbit Robin is offering. So, yes instead of 100GB storage, you get 1TB of it. According to Acer, it “seamlessly integrates local storage with cloud storage.” But we have to test it out first to see how “seamless” it actually is.

In terms of hardware specs, the Liquid Jade successor carries a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage (on top of the 1TB cloud storage), a 21MP rear camera with dual LED flash and 4K video recording, and an 8MP front camera. It’s an LTE Cat 6 device that runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. No details yet on the battery and pricing and availability of the Jade 2. For multimedia junkies though, that hybrid storage could be a very attractive feature.

Source: Android Central

SlideShow: LG's product reveals from 2016 Mobile World Congress

LG unpacked a brand new G5 flagship at MWC today with all the latest specs expected from a class leading smartphone while revealing a variety of accessories and products that play into the new device's ecosystem that focuses on fun, play and creation.

Samsung to stream Galaxy S7 launch on Gear VR

If you own a Gear VR, you can watch Samsung’s MWC launch of the Galaxy S7 in virtual reality. What you’ll need to have is a Samsung device and a Gear VR (of course). You would also need to download the Unpacked 360 View app from the Oculus Store. Once Sunday comes, all you need to do is open the app and watch the new Galaxy devices be presented to you in all its VR glory.

If you don’t have the VR headset and don’t particularly care for it, you can still stream it right from your desktop or download the same app from Google Play. And no, you don’t have to be a Samsung user to access the app.

Source: Droid Life