Summary:
Mobile World Congress is an international trade show for smartphones internationally. From today, February 26th, to March 1st, major smartphone companies, like HTC and LG, will be announcing the next step in smartphones in Barcelona, Spain. Now this is a major event for Android (maybe because they make up most of the booths) as this is the introduction of a new standard in smartphones and a major release in the smartphone market.
New technologies include the introduction of Quad-core processors, which will make these new phones powerhouses and allow for the development of some new crazy, power-intensive applications. Larger, higher-resolution screens that are currently surpassing the resolution of some laptops. There will also be the movement toward the Android Operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, into a variety of phones (Ironically there is currently only 1 phone with this operating system and it has only been out for almost 2 months).
Smartphones aren't the only ones taking it to the next level, tablets are also expected to be announced at MWC. So far, Samsung has already released the the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, which is basically a tablet about the size of the iPad with a stylus that has a little bit more functionality like doodling and notes.
Analysis:
This event seems huge and I don't wan't to miss a thing. I want to see how the addition of Quad-Core phones will change the applications that are to be released. What I also found really cool (Fun Fact:) is that Samsung actually just released a phone with a projector on its bottom, I'm not necessarily sure how convenient that is, but hey that's definitely something show off on your phone. What i personally like about this is that these phones come out at the approximate time my contract ends, so one of these newly announced phones may be mine.
I'll make sure to keep an eye out for any game-changers, but for now it looks like LG is conquering with powerhouse phones that are definitely going to have an impact on the future smartphone markets.
So will Samsung remain #1? Will they release any game-changing products? Or Will LG dominate the battlefield? Stay tuned to find out!
Reflection Questions:
What new things do you think will come with these new phones? What are you expecting/ want to see? What's your favorite smartphone brand?
Source: Baig, Edward C., . "Big mobile show kicking off in Barcelona." http://www.usatoday.com. USA Today, 2012. Web. 26 Feb 2012. < http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/story/2012-02-24/mobile-world-congress/53233132/1 >.
T., Nick. (2012, 02 26). www.phonearena.com. Retrieved from http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-10.1-is-real-more-evidence-surfaces_id27318
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