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 indicate off their newest devices. At MWC 2026 we have seen some superb 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 gadgets and this 12 months isn’t any exception. 

From wild automobiles to remodeling telephones, these are probably the most thrilling ideas we have seen on the MWC present ground thus far. 

Xiaomi Vision GT

Xiaomi isn’t 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 sport Gran Turismo. But Xiaomi did not cease there — it truly constructed the automobile for actual and gave it satisfaction of place on its monumental sales space on the convention heart. 

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 strains and flowing inlets that permit it to cross by way of the air with minimal resistance. It’s received an infinite rear… umm…part? Whatever it’s, it is mainly one large gap to permit for airflow. 

The automobile appears unbelievable 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 digital camera telephone

I could have been shocked this 12 months by Xiaomi and Leica’s unbelievable digital camera powerhouse of a telephone however Tecno’s idea could even be capable to take issues additional. At its coronary heart is basically a thin Android telephone however the collection of electrical contact pins on the again permit you to 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 digital camera unit, that added not only a whopping nice zoom lens to the telephone, however truly had its personal bigger digital camera sensor too. It mainly turned the telephone into a totally fledged digital camera 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 photographs 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 12 months. It appears kind of just like the love little one of an Android telephone and a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, with a gimbal-stabilized digital camera unit folding out from contained in the telephone. 

As a YouTuber myself, I like the concept of getting a compact method to shoot my images movies. Honor has truly 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 digital camera’s built-in AI complimented her “soft and shiny hair.”

While the robotic telephone continues 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 12 months. 

Lenovo Yoga Book 3D idea

Lenovo and sister model Motorola have often proven off some enjoyable ideas on the present, my favourite being Motorola’s wrist-worn telephone from 2024. This 12 months Lenovo is main the best way with its idea Yoga Book 3D laptop computer show, which reveals photographs in 3D — and you do not even must put on these silly glasses to see it. 

Like any tech merchandise launched not too long ago, the system leans on AI to realize 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 will draw and work together along with your creations whereas the highest one makes use of stereoscopic display know-how to render your photographs in a method that makes them look truly 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 sort 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 completed 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 12 months’s present. Its first humanoid robotic took to the stage through the firm’s press convention, dancing, moonwalking and even backflipping to indicate off how simply it may possibly transfer round versus, say, a 38-year-old tech journalist whose knees battle with standing up, not to mention backflipping. 

The robotic will probably be filled with AI smarts, in fact, and quite than specializing in industrial purposes, Honor is aiming its robotic firmly in direction of the buyer world. It says it will be capable to assist us within the office, as a humanoid companion within the house and for helping with purchasing. Though if I hear one phrase from it about how I possibly need not purchase a second pack of biscuits I’m kicking it straight into the ocean.