It's been a very busy week in terms of phone releases, thanks to MWC 2016, which took place in Barcelona this week. Mobile World Congress is the biggest trade show for the phone industry, so it's not surprising that the number of releases we've written about this week came close to 50. Here's a look at every phone that launched at Barcelona..
If you'd rather not go through the whole list, here are some highlights:
The interesting thing about many of the announcements at MWC 2016 is that despite the huge number of phones being launched, it felt like the focus wasn't just on phones, but rather on a wider ecosystem. For example, LG's launch seemed more interesting than Samsung's, thanks to a focus on modular components and a wide accessory ecosystem.
In other news, Google has now started rolling out its AMP (Advanced Mobile Pages). This move could be a game changer, that impacts how we access the Web on our phones. Accelerated mobile pages are special versions of existing Web pages that are served to users at a much faster speed than regular pages. You will see accelerated mobile pages in a special carousel that appears on Google search results page. Interestingly, swiping left or right once the AMP has finished loading lets you quickly switch to a page of another publisher, in the same order that the pages appeared inside the carousel.
In India, we saw Yamaha launch the first soundbar in the country that supports Dolby's Atmos surround sound, which delivers a cinema quality experience in your house, though it costs a stiff Rs. 1,50,000.
Budget smartphone Freedom 251 is in the news again, as the company says it's going to offer cash on delivery as a payment option. However, for now the company has only sold 30,000 units, and these aren't going to be made in India. It's been a week since the company first started accepting registrations, so it's definitely running behind schedule by now.
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