Barcelona hit by train strike as Mobile congress starts

Last year on the same event we got to see the Huawei smartwatch and we are expecting something interesting from this company even this year.

When does MWC 2016 take place?

The conference will be held on the 22nd of February at 8:30am CET.

The G5 is proving to be one of the most anticipated handset releases outside of Samsung and Apple for a long time.

But the MWC is really not just about new phones.

Samsung might also unveil a new version of the GearVR and a 3D VR camera at the MWC 2016, as reported by Gizmodo.

Not to be outdone, LG is also unboxing its G5 on the same day, ahead of Samsung.

The phone is expected to sport a touch-sensitive screen, water-resistant body, a new fingerprint scanner, and easy-to-access notifications. The invitation to the event seems to hint that the phone may use the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, but doesn’t say much else.

Based on rumors, there will be two variants of the Galaxy S7: one will have a 5.1-inch display and the other will be the 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 edge.

The smartphones which Samsung will hope can entice people to upgrade will be the Galaxy S7 and the curved-screen Galaxy S7 edge.

Pricing: The Galaxy S7 is likely to cost between £500 and £700.

News storiesdisplayed here appear in our category for Business and are licensed via a specific agreement between LongIsland.comand The Associated Press, the world’s oldest and largest news organization. It’s also the event where directions are set for the increasingly intertwined mobile and tech sectors, where innovations are presented and the future speculated on. The 4.7-inch budget smartphone cost US$100-200.

However, there is still plenty of excitement around HTC as they will be showing off their latest updates to the Vive VR headset.

The battery grip is said to not only help you grip and stabalise the phone when taking photos but will also include buttons such as shutter release, zoom and flash toggle. The registration desks at the airport and satellite registration locations at Sants Estació train station and at Passeig de Gràcia are also open Sunday, 21 February.

Xiaomi Mi 5: The Xiaomi Mi 5 launch takes on February 24 in Barcelona and so far we’ve seen the company execs like co-founder Lin Bin and global VP Hugo Barra put out some stunning camera samples highlighting what the Mi 5 is capable of. Huawei will reportedly launch the Huawei P9 at a separate event in March.

“If the Galaxy S7 and G5 both adopt the technology, the only remaining area of focus is the release date”.