MWC 2022: Highlights from Honor, Samsung, Lenovo, Oppo and more
With MWC wrapped up in Barcelona, we're reporting on the highlights from this years event, including new products from Samsung, Honor, Lenovo and more.
The 2022 edition of Mobile World Congress (MWC) is all wrapped up. We've been reporting live from the event and saw some fantastic new releases, with phones, tablets, laptops and more on show. Check out our highlights from this year's event.
Honor has unveiled the Magic 4 Pro, which will be available in the UK in May, while Realme has shown off the GT 2 Pro. We've also seen some interesting laptops and tablets from the likes of Samsung, including the Galaxy Book2 series.
Some of the biggest phone makers – like Apple and Google – are often a little shy at MWC. Instead, they favour their own events and generally make product reveals during these dedicated sessions.
We have had hands-on time with hotly-anticipated handsets and have compiled our highlights from the 2022 show below.
MWC 2022 at a glance:
MWC 2022 highlights: news and releases
Samsung at MWC 2022
Samsung has had a busy start to the year, and that has continued during MWC 2022 as the company unveiled a new series of Galaxy Book2 laptops. It consists of the Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360, Galaxy Book 2 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Book 2 360 and Book 2. Pricing starts from £599 for the base model and pre-orders start 18th March.
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For a full breakdown, read our Samsung Galaxy Book 2 release date page.
On the phone side of things, the S22 Ultra had its full UK release on February 25th, with the base S22 and S22+ arriving March 11. We're expecting Samsung to show off all three smartphones and further showing off their camera capabilities in detail. For more on the S22, take a look at our Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus review.
Honor at MWC 2022
Honor unveiled its Magic 4 Series in a keynote presentation. The smartphone line-up includes the Honor Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro, which were unveiled alongside new Honor earbuds and a new smartwatch. The Magic 4 Pro looks very impressive at first glance, packing a stand-out industry-first 100W wireless charging facility.
The Pro model, priced from £949, is set to have a full release here in May, but currently there are no plans to bring the base model to the UK. It comes in three colours – cyan, gold and black and boasts a 6.81-inch OLED display, a triple camera setup with 100x Digital Zoom, wireless charging alongside a 4500mAh capacity battery.
For more on Honor's showing, take a look at our Honor MWC round-up and check out our Honor Magic 4 Pro hands-on preview for our initial thoughts about the phone.
Lenovo at MWC 2022
Lenovo is a staple at MWC and it's known for displaying a variety of existing and upcoming products – often laptops and tablets. This year was no exception, with products on show including the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5, IdeaPad Duet 3 Chromebook, IdeaPad Gaming 3i, Tab M10 Plus (Gen 3) and the ThinkPad X13s Gen 1.
Two personal highlights were the IdeaPad Flex 5i and IdeaPad Flex 5, which are convertible laptops that come in either 14-inch and 16-inch display sizes. The 360 hinge lets you use them as both a laptop and tablet and boast a slimmer, lighter build than previous models in the range. Pricing spans between €499 and €699 and they are expected to be released in Europe between May and June this year.
Oppo at MWC 2022
The Chinese phone maker is in attendance at MWC, showing off its recently unveiled Find X5 flagship alongside the Find N foldable and the OnePlus 10 Pro.
It's presentation wasn't just phones either, with the company showing off a new retractable camera and a 240W SuperVooc flash charge that it claims can power a 4500 mAh battery to 100% in under 10 minutes. A smaller 150W SuperVooc flash charge will be launched on selected OnePlus smartphones in Q2 2022.
Don't miss our Oppo Find X5 release date page and OnePlus 10 Pro release date page for more information on the two promising handsets expected next month.
Huawei at MWC 2022
Huawei announced an interesting selection of new tech before MWC 2022 even officially started. With some interesting new portable tech and computing gear on the table, the Chinese brand didn't waste time kicking the week off.
The MateBook X Pro is an impressive new laptop, unveiled alongside the MateBook E – an eye-catching new Windows 11 tablet – and the MatePad Paper, which seems to be Huawei’s take on an Amazon Kindle e-reader. There’s no confirmation yet on pricing and availability but these are certainly interesting additions to its line-up.
The MatePad paper is directly comparable with the Kindle, just as the MateBook E tablet-laptop hybrid is reminiscent of a Microsoft Surface, or even an iPad when used with Apple’s Magic Keyboard. The other announcement was the MateStation X. It looked very, very like an Apple iMac, but it runs on Windows 11, of course.
Its foldable phone, the P50 Pocket, was also on show. We have known about that device for a while now, and is expected to be released in the UK in late March.
Realme at MWC 2022
Realme unveiled "the world's first 150W charging phone" – dubbed the Realme GT Neo 3 – alongside some new earbuds, laptops and smart TVs.
It also announced the GT2 series here at MWC 2022. Including the Realme GT2 and Realme GT 2 Pro smartphones, the new handsets were announced last month for the Chinese market. Now, the UK and Europe is getting in on the action.
The GT2 has 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888 5G processor, a 50MP camera and a 5000mAh battery which can be fast charged at 65W.
Realme confirmed the handsets will get three years of Android updates and four years of security patches, making them a more appealing long-term purchase
Xiaomi at MWC 2022
Xiaomi unveiled new phones in the Poco X4 Pro 5G and the Poco M4 Pro. Their place in the broader line-up means they're well-suited to gamers and slightly younger smartphone users, when compared to the Redmi and Xiaomi lines.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 hits the UK market on February 24th, with a Pro version following later in the year — likely in April. We've got a full review of the Pro handset coming soon ahead of the official release. Xiaomi also took the opportunity to show off its Mi Mix foldable phone and its famous robotic dog, which harnesses AI to learn new behaviours. Plus, a whole load of smart home equipment and a transparent TV.
For more on Xiaomi take a look at our full Xiaomi 11t Pro review.
TCL at MWC 2022
TCL announced the TCL 30 series of phones at MWC this year. The line-up includes the TCL 30 5G, TCL 30+, TCL 30, and TCL 30 SE and TCL 30 E. Every handset in the range packs a 50MP camera, as part of either a triple, or double camera array.
Nokia at MWC 2022
Nokia unveiled the C21 Plus and C2 (2nd Edition), as well as the Clarity Earbuds and Comfort Earbuds. Interestingly, Nokia claims the new phones will set standards for durability and battery life. We look forward to testing out the new devices.
Apple at MWC 2022
Apple is a company known for doing things on its own terms and as a result, they don't have any notable presence at MWC.
Instead, expect an event in March. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman stated that he expects the next Apple event to take place on March 8th. There is a possibility a new iPhone SE may be unveiled, so Apple fans will have to wait a little longer for solid handset news. For the latest news, be sure to follow our Apple spring event 2022 page.
Motorola at MWC 2022
Announced last week, the Motorola Edge+ is leading the brand's offering at MWC. It's a stylish flagship-type phone that comes with a stylus and a 144Hz display, plus the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. While it's not quite the next generation Razr some hoped for, the Edge+ is a little more high-end than Motorola's usual offerings.
For more on Motorola's line-up, take a look at our best Motorola phones page.
Google at MWC 2022
Just like Apple and Samsung, Google is much more likely to hold its own events later in the year than make any huge product reveals at MWC 2022.
However, Google is more likely than those competitors to have some presence at the show and we'll keep you updated with any major revelations the US tech giant might have. For more on Google phones, take a look at our Google Pixel 6 Pro review.
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