Sony teases ‘new perspective’ for MWC 2019 event

Sony is rumoured to be releasing really tall smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2019. And the company alludes to these new devices in its teaser for its MWC event with the caption: "Embrace a new perspective with #Xperia at #SonyMWC". Now, what this new perspective is, we can't say. The rumoured devices, which are being called Xperia 10 and 10 Plus, are presumed to be mid-range phones with extremely tall 21:9 displays. The former has a 5.9-inch screen, while the latter has 6.5-inch display. Sony will be unveiling its new products at MWC on February 25 at a presentation that starts at 8:45 a.m., Central European Time.

Source: Android Police

LG G8 ThinQ gets leaked in new renders

LG plans to release its newest flagship, the G8 ThinQ, at MWC 2019. And while LG has somewhat been able to keep the new device under wraps, Evan Blass got his hands on rumored leaked renders of the phone. Its rear looks are similar to the V30. This render debunks the rumour that we're getting a triple camera system this time around. Instead, we're still getting a dual camera setup. The front is similar to the G7 ThinQ but the camera has been relocated to the left to make space for the only confirmed feature: the ToF front camera. It is said to offer better, more secure facial biometrics.

Port layout seems to be the same. You get the volume controls and an extra button on the left (the latter could be a Google Assistant button); the power button and SIM tray on the right; and speaker, USB-C port, and headphone jack at the bottom. The LG G8 ThinQ is expected to get 128GB storage. It'll be launched on February 24.

Source: Unbox

Energizer to launch 26 phones at MWC 2019

Having one phone would surprise us enough but Energizer has decided it wants more—they want 26 new phones, in fact. The battery manufacturer is getting into the smartphone game with features like pop-up cameras, a massive 18,000mAh battery, and foldable displays. No, these all won’t be in one phone. According to 9to5Google, Energizer will be releasing four separate lines: Power Max, Ultimate, Energy, and Hardcase. Most of the 26 phones will be part of the Energy and Hardcase lines, which, as you can expect, will be feature phones. The Power Max line will have the 18,000mAh model, while the Ultimate line will get things like the pop-up camera, and teardrop notch displays.

Reports claim that two of the devices part of the Ultimate line are the more premium devices. The Energizer Ultimate U620S Pop and U630S Pop will run on P70 and P22 MediaTek Helio processors, respectively. Both come with motorized dual cameras. The U630S Pop has 16-megapixel main camera with a 2-megapixel depth sensor, while the U620S Pop gets a triple camera setup, with the two other sensors joined by a 5-megapixel shooter. The US630S has a 4GB RAM/64GB storage configuration, while the U620S gets 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The former comes out in June, while the latter comes out in July. We’re going to have to wait until the end of the month to find out what the other phones are going to be. MWC kicks off on February 25 in Barcelona.

Source: The Verge

Huawei set to launch 5G foldable phone on February 24th

Looks like Huawei is all set to launch its newest innovations at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company just announced on Twitter that it’s holding an event at MWC on February 24 at 2 p.m. Barcelona time. The company will be introducing its take on the 5G foldable phone. Huawei CEO Richard Yu confirmed this at an investor meeting in Beijing last week. He said, “We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona in February, where we will launch the world's first 5G smartphone with foldable screen.”

Source: Engadget