The Coolest Devices From MWC 2026

Chinese tech big Xiaomi confirmed as much as MWC 2026 in full drive. The star of its product-filled MWC keynote was the Xiaomi 17 Ultra—an absolute beast that’s extra digital camera than cellphone. Tech specs embrace a 6.9-inch “HyperRGB OLED display” with a 120Hz refresh charge that’s able to hitting 3,500 nits of peak brightness, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, 16GB of RAM with both 512GB or 1TB of storage, and a 6,000mAh battery that may quick cost at 90W or quick wi-fi cost at 50W.

For cameras, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra has some stacked sensors, too: a 1-inch, 50-megapixel f/1.67 large, 200-megapixel f/2.39-2.96 telephoto (75-100mm equal), and a 50-megapixel f/2.2 ultrawide with a 115-degree FOV. The entrance digital camera has 50 megapixels with an f/2.2 aperture and 90-degree FOV.

The {hardware} is sufficient to make any gadget nerd drool, however the particular version “Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi” pushes every little thing excessive. Not solely do you get the digital camera maker’s well-known pink dot brand (so everybody is aware of you spent a number of cash on the Leica model), the large round digital camera bump additionally has a bodily management ring with a knurling round it you can flip to make numerous digital camera changes.

As all the time, Xiaomi’s telephones aren’t formally bought within the U.S., so that you’ll have to import one if you would like it. Neither telephones will come low-cost: the Xiaomi 17 Ultra prices 1,499 euros or about $1,755 USD and the Leica Leitzphone prices 1,999 euros or about $2,340 USD as of this writing.

There’s additionally a particular pictures package that provides a grip, buttons for the shutter and video recording, a dial, and an adapter for including on filters. This accent will set you again 199 euros, or about $233 USD as of this writing. —Raymond Wong