15 surprising gadgets of the MWC 2025

15 surprising gadgets of the MWC 2025

He Mobile World Congress He has already crossed his Ecuador and all important ads are made. Manufacturers like Samsung, Xiaomi, Real me, Huawei either Lenovoamong others, they have presented their novelties taking advantage of the projection that the MWC grants and now is the time to look at curiosities. Some will be commercial products and others will remain in design concepts, but this is usually the most entertaining part of the fair. We review 15 of the most surprising gadgets that are being seen this week at the MWC in Barcelona.

A mobile without apps, which is only AI

Smartphone Ia.Deutsche Telekom.

The German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has brought his concept again Telephone AI, understood as without applications and only with artificial intelligencebut with concrete plans for the future since he hopes to launch it before the end of the year. The mobile, which is not known the design or hardware that will incorporate, will be enhanced by the assistant AI Magenta ai which in turn uses the technology of Perplexity aialthough eventually also available services of Google Cloud AI, Elevenlabs and Picart On the phone.

Magenta AI will be able to write emails, start phone calls, play music, summarize or translate text, add events to the calendar and also Execute tasks like asking for a taxi or booking a table in a restaurant. In addition to this mobile, Magenta AI will be available for discharge through application Meinmagentaso any user can access the wizard. Could this be the future of smartphones? It sounds plausible, of course.

A folding video console and other unexpected Samsung screens

The theme of folding screens has given a lot in this MWC 2025, but one of the concepts that has most caught attention is that of the Portable and folding video console of Samsung. Similar to one Nintendo Switch With the addition of a hinge that allows it to close and occupy half of the space, it is not the only surprising concept shown by the South Korean manufacturer.

A Asymmetric folding smartphone That bends inwards using two hinges, one at the bottom and one in the upper one, but without covering the screen at all and leaving a space for notifications to continue to be visible.

And even a briefcase that when opening discovers a folding screen that occupies the entire interior.

X1, a mobile designed for teenagers and children

The Finnish manufacturer HMD He has presented something that many families will probably be willing to try: A smartphone designed for teenagers and children that protects them from Internet hazards. He HMD Fusion X1 It allows establishing restrictions on social networks and web navigation, real -time location monitoring with safe areas, SOS emergency calls, pre -approved contacts, low battery alerts and remote access for parents. It also has a School mode to limit the use of the device during school hours. All these functions require A monthly subscription of 5 euros.

But the most interesting thing is that HMD has planned Integrate an artificial intelligence system developed by Safetonet, which detects and blocks harmful content before it reaches the user. As for the design, the device is almost identical to Fusion released in 2024. It does not look like a children’s phone, and that is precisely the idea.

Xiaomi modular optical system

Xiaomi modular optical system.
Xiaomi modular optical system.Xiaomi.

He Xiaomi 15 Ultra He is being one of this year’s MWC mobiles, but the Chinese company has also captured attention with its Modular optical system which allows to connect a professional optics to the mobile and gives an aspect similar to that of the classic SLR cameras.

The Xiaomi modular optical system consists of An objective with a lens provided with a large sensor that is attached to the rear mobile through a magnetic pins system. Once installed, the user can choose between the Smartphone’s own camera or the modular optical system that provides an image configuration professional quality while using the device as a processing center. At the moment, it is just a concept.

The surprising concepts of Lenovo laptops

Lenovo It has gone with all this year when presenting its concepts of laptops, prototypes that could end up finding a commercial life or not. It has been enough years since the fever on 3D screens, but the Chinese company continues to play with the idea. He Thinkbook 3D Add at the top of the screen A module with a camera which uses a combination of directional backight and monitoring of the user’s head to Simultaneously show 2D and 3D contained on screen, without the need for special glasses. Has as accessory a Ring with ia which allows interacting with 3D content through gestures.

Lenovo 3D Thinkbook with AI rings to control it.
Lenovo 3D Thinkbook with AI rings to control it. Lenovo

He Thinkbook 16p has a connector designed by Lenovo called Magic Bay which is integrated into the laptop cover. It allows connecting screens and other accessories, such as the 3D 3D camera. The screen can be expanded with two sides of the same size as the main or a smaller auxiliary and vertical screen, similar to attach a tablet.

Triple of screen almost without extra battery consumption
Triple of screen almost without extra battery consumptionJSJS

He Thinkbook Flip Use the same flexible OLED screen as the Thinkbook plus gene 6 of Lenovo, presented as a concept at the MWC 2023 and whose launch is scheduled for June 2025. But while the screen extends from under the keyboard, In flip it is fixed and folds back. This allows the laptop to be used 3 forms: as a traditional one of 13.1 incheslike a tablet of 12.9 inchesor like a laptop with an extra high screen of 18.1 inches.

In a different line the Yoga Solar PCa laptop with an integrated solar plate and that after receiving 20 minutes of direct sunlight, it provides an autonomy of one hour to the laptop.

The headphones that also load the mobile

Amped Buds.
Amped Buds.HDM

What makes headphones special Amped Buds of HDM are not characteristics such as active noise cancellation or its IP54 certification that makes it resistant to splashing, but Your load case with a 1,600 mAh batterywell above the usual on these devices. While Airpods Pro second generation offers 30 hours of playback with their case, HDM rises the bet at 95 hours. But all this capacity is not only for headphones, but also for mobile. The case uses Inverse wireless load To feed any mobile compatible with Qi2which can get the user more than a hurry when he does not have a charger by hand.

The thinnest mobiles in the world

Waiting for the launch of the Galaxy S25 Edge This spring and iPhone 17 Air In autumn, the thinnest mobiles that exist in the world are present in Barcelona. Some commercial products and other concepts that show how far technology can reach.

In this last group is the Spark Slim of the Chinese manufacturer Tecno. This mobile concept presents a thickness of 5.75 mm And it is the most thin standard smartphone that has been manufactured so far. As a reference, the rumored thickness for the proposals of Samsung and Apple It moves Between 5.5 and 6.4 mm. But the Spark Slim also has the merit of counting, in such little space, with a battery of 5,200 mAh.

Tecno has also presented the foldable double hinge and 3 screens, Phantom Ultimate 2thinner. Completely folded is 11 mmless than another popular folding such as Galaxy z fold 6 – 12.1 mm And that is only of a hinge and double screen. Deployed in its entirety, the Phantom Ultimate 2 stays in alone 3.66 mm thick.

The triple folding that is not a concept and can be considered the finest is currently the Huawei mate xt. It has been one of the sensations in this MWC with its 12.8 mm deep when folded, they stay in 3.6 on 2 of its 3 screens when it is completely open, being the third of 4.75 mm.

As for folding more standard, book type, the MWC has also been the Find N5 of Oppo. They are closed 8.93 mm that when they open they stay in 4.21 mm. And does it having a very generous battery of 5,600 mAh.

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