Mobile World Future Unveils at MWC 2012

Last week marked the conclusion of one of the biggest events of mobile technology, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, which was held in Barcelona, Spain.
As the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, with an attendance of about 60,000 including world’s top mobile manufacturers, the MWC 2012 became an excellent place for pre-launching new products.
The following are several smart devices, smart phones, tablet PCs and even two new “Phablets” or super tablets, first launched in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Note, showcased under consumer electronics manufacturers that spawned them:



SAMSUNG
Samsung, ranked as the world’s number one phone maker, made its impact at the MWC 2012 by launching a new 10.1” tablet PC in the form of Galaxy Note 10.1. Powered by a 1.4GHz Dual Core CPU, the new Galaxy Note version offers up the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) tablet specific operating system with improved convenience to the user. The device also consists of 3MP rear and 2MP front cameras.
7” and 10” models of the new generation Galaxy Tab 2 smart phones, running of Android 4.0 with 1.5GHz Dual Core CPUs plus 3G technology, were also unveiled at the event. The new models will reportedly be priced at $420 upwards when they are launched in the incoming months.
Additionally, Samsung joined the other consumer brands which presented novelty products, by showcasing the Galaxy Beam, which comes with a built in projector with a high output battery that can project an image of 640px X 360px for 3 hours straight. Galaxy Beam has all the utilities of a smart phone and it is likely to become unavailable for the public purchase by the 2nd quarter of 2012.

NOKIA
Nokia made its impact at the exhibition by launching 3 new entry-level smart phone models; the Asha 202, 203 and 302. The 202 and 203 run on Nokia’s Symbian operating system.

Lumia 610, which runs on Windows Phone Tango operating system, was also unveiled by the Nokia Company. Xbox Live integration, 800MHz Snapdragon processor and a 5MP rear camera with LED flash are some features present in Lumia 610.
Nokia 808 Pureview which features a 41MP camera was also showcased at the event.


HTC
HTC showcased its enhanced camera and imaging offering, the One series. The One series comprises the One X, the One S and the One V. The 4.7” touch screened One X is one of only a few smart phones at MWC 2012 which offered up the new 1.5GHz Quad Core CPU.


HUAWEI

Huawei unveiled their new 10” tablet; the MediaPad 10, which claims to be the world’s first Quad Core tablet PC. The MediaPad comes with a 1.5GHz Quad Core processor, and utilizes Android 4.0.

SONY ERICSSON
Sony Ericsson utilized the MWC 2012 to launch their 2 new Xperia products; the Sony Xperia P and the Sony Xperia U.
  Xperia P and U differentiate only in their screen sizes and camera resolutions. While the P consists of a 4” touch screen and an 8MP camera, the U has a 3.5” touch screen and a 5MP camera. However, both run on Dual Core processors and Near Field Communication (NFC) chips.
Though most companies unveiled Quad Core products at the MWC 2012, Sony Ericsson was unable to do so. However, the company stated that they would achieve this target by 2013.

LG
Apart from Samsung, and may be Huawei, LG was the only other company to showcase a new “Phablet”, or super tablet, with its Optimus Vu. Optimus Vu featured a 5” touch screen, 1.5GHz Dual Core CPU plus Android Gingerbread OS version.

Also, as a further addition to the exhibition’s novelty offerings, LG previewed the Optimus 3D Max smart phone. Consisting a 1.3GHz Dual Core CPU along with a 4.3” touch screen and NFC chip, Optimus 3D Max differentiates itself from other novelty products with its unique 3D view feature, which does not need 3D glasses. This could be used to view images, movies and even apps, such as Google Earth, in 3D.