These Superior Idea Devices Make MWC an Thrilling Place to Be

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the place the tech world’s largest corporations get collectively to point out off their newest devices. At MWC 2026 we have seen some wonderful merchandise, together with the Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi and the tremendous skinny Honor Magic V6 foldable telephone. But the present at all times supplies a wealth of quirky idea units and this yr is not any exception.

From wild vehicles to reworking telephones, these are essentially the most thrilling ideas we have seen on the MWC present ground up to now.

Xiaomi Vision GT

Xiaomi is not any stranger to EVs, however that is the primary time the corporate has designed a hypercar particularly for use as a digital asset within the PlayStation 5 racing recreation Gran Turismo. But Xiaomi did not cease there — it really constructed the automobile for actual and gave it satisfaction of place on its huge sales space on the convention middle.

The Vision GT, because it’s referred to as (GT stands for Gran Turismo, obvs) is an all-electric hypercar that Xiaomi says is “sculpted by wind.” By which it means, it is designed with all types of swooping traces and flowing inlets that permit it to go by the air with minimal resistance. It’s acquired an infinite rear… umm…part? Whatever it’s, it is mainly one huge gap to permit for airflow.

The automobile seems to be unimaginable and I’d like to have been in a position to sit contained in the LED-strewn cockpit however sadly the doorways remained firmly closed. This is an idea mannequin designed for the sport, and the corporate has made no assertion on whether or not it ever plans to place one thing like this into manufacturing.

One factor’s for positive although: It positive as hell will not come low-cost.

Tecno modular digicam telephone

I’ll have been stunned this yr by Xiaomi and Leica’s unimaginable digicam powerhouse of a telephone however Tecno’s concept could even be capable to take issues additional. At its coronary heart is actually a thin Android telephone however the collection of electrical contact pins on the again let you slap on quite a lot of modular equipment to utterly change what the telephone can do.

One module that notably caught my eye was a digicam unit, that added not only a whopping nice zoom lens to the telephone, however really had its personal bigger digicam sensor too. It mainly turned the telephone into a totally fledged digicam that simply used the show because the viewfinder.

Hopefully that bigger picture sensor would additionally permit the telephone to take some fairly superior pictures, although I’ll have to order judgement on what its pictures seem like for at such level Tecno places it into manufacturing.

Honor Robot telephone

Honor first confirmed off its idea Robot Phone again at CES in Las Vegas however we have been in a position to get a lot nearer up with the factor this yr. It seems to be form of just like the love baby of an Android telephone and a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, with a gimbal-stabilized digicam unit folding out from contained in the telephone.

As a YouTuber myself, I like the thought of getting a compact strategy to shoot my images movies. Honor has really needed to develop its personal tiny motors — based mostly on the know-how it makes use of within the hinges for its folding telephones — and CNET’s personal Katie Collins was impressed when the digicam’s built-in AI complimented her “soft and shiny hair.”

While the robotic telephone remains to be within the idea stage proper now, Honor has mentioned that it’s going to go into full manufacturing and we could even be capable to purchase it within the second half of the yr.

Lenovo Yoga Book 3D idea

Lenovo and sister model Motorola have steadily proven off some enjoyable ideas on the present, my favourite being Motorola’s wrist-worn phone from 2024. This yr Lenovo is main the best way with its idea Yoga Book 3D laptop show, which exhibits pictures in 3D — and you do not even have to put on these silly glasses to see it.

Like any tech merchandise launched just lately, the machine leans on AI to attain its objectives. In this case, the AI goes to work in serving to remodel 2D drawn objects into full 3D renderings. It has two shows, with the underside show being your “working screen” the place you may draw and work together together with your creations whereas the highest one makes use of stereoscopic display know-how to render your pictures in a means that makes them look really three dimensional.

We examined it at a hands-on occasion forward of the present and CNET’s Tyler Graham remarked that “if you aren’t standing directly in front of the computer, the projection feels less impressive and more headache-inducing.” This has been my expertise utilizing any glasses-free 3D know-how so I do not see this type of tech being deployed in a mass-market product simply but. But it is good to see it being experimented with.

Honor Humanoid robotic

Did you assume Honor was finished with robots after the aforementioned Robot Phone? Oh no, the corporate has a lot larger plans with robotics and laid its playing cards out clearly on the desk at this yr’s present. Its first humanoid robot took to the stage throughout the firm’s press convention, dancing, moonwalking and even backflipping to point out off how simply it will probably transfer round versus, say, a 38-year-old tech journalist whose knees wrestle with standing up, not to mention backflipping.

The robotic will probably be full of AI smarts, after all, and relatively than specializing in industrial purposes, Honor is aiming its robotic firmly in direction of the buyer world. It says it’s going to be capable to assist us within the office, as a humanoid companion within the house and for aiding with buying. Though if I hear one phrase from it about how I possibly needn’t purchase a second pack of biscuits I’m kicking it straight into the ocean.

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