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What phones will 2017 bring? MWC has the trends and innovation answers

Daniel Petrov

by Daniel Petrov / Feb 28, 2017, 6:45 AM

What phones will 2017 bring? MWC has the trends and innovation answers

As the largest expo in the phone, tablet and wireless communication industries, the Mobile World Congress is usually the place where everyone strives to show their best devices, services and present innovations that aren't even in a handset yet. The fight for the tech journalist eyeballs is fierce, and the attention-grabbing presentation headlines often promise more than is actually delivered.

The MWC, however, is a good predictor of where the mobile industry will flock to in any given year, and current trends are easily observable as there are simply too many companies in one place that start touting a new feature at once.

We had the unique opportunity to roam the show floors freely, toying around with phones, tablets, and assorted gadgets, or bumping into zealous reps that were bent on extolling the virtues of their gear, so we've compiled a roundup of the 2017 mobile industry trends that can be grasped from the MWC expo, and true innovations worth their mention in a "best" list.

7 smartphone trends and innovations at MWC 2017

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1. libra89

Posts: 2270; Member since: Apr 15, 2016

Lol @ zombie phones.

posted on Feb 28, 2017, 7:26 AM 3

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2. Xperia14

Posts: 1207; Member since: Sep 01, 2015

The G6 uses Gorilla Glass 3 (on the front, and GG5 on the back).

posted on Feb 28, 2017, 7:27 AM 0

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3. zachki17

Posts: 294; Member since: Sep 14, 2014

GG3 is more durable and more scrastch resistant you can use glass protector to protect it from drops ... Gg5 is good for drop

posted on Feb 28, 2017, 7:32 AM 0

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7. jessy90

Posts: 162; Member since: Aug 01, 2016

Yeah. People still out tempered glass on the screen so no bug deal..the glass back yes it needs to be thicker.

posted on Feb 28, 2017, 10:54 AM 0

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4. DearSX

Posts: 17; Member since: Nov 12, 2015

I will miss actual buttons on a phone, bigger display also uses button space.

posted on Feb 28, 2017, 7:52 AM 0

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5. mrochester

Posts: 975; Member since: Aug 17, 2014

So basically it's all iterative rather than innovative?

posted on Feb 28, 2017, 8:06 AM 0

BGChicago

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6. BGChicago

Posts: 224; Member since: Nov 16, 2014

As it's been the case for a few years now. The only recent exceptions are multicameras, which is niche, and Moto mods.

posted on Feb 28, 2017, 8:22 AM 0

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