MWC 2025 has come and gone, and whereas we might solely select a choose few merchandise in our Better of MWC 2025, that does not imply there was a scarcity of attention-grabbing and even straight-up bizarre units. That is the place this checklist is available in, as Android Central’s Derrek Lee and Harish Jonnalagadda checklist out a number of the coolest (and weirdest) units at MWC 2025.
TECNO’s very skinny telephone
The Spark Slim is without doubt one of the most spectacular units on the present. Not solely does it have an extremely smooth design, however the telephone measures simply 5.75mm in thickness. What’s wonderful about that is that TECNO managed to squeeze a pretty big 5,200mAh battery into the telephone, which is bigger than the battery powering the reasonably large Galaxy S25 Extremely.
The design appears to be like like a futuristic Nexus, with a digicam bar spanning the highest of the telephone and LEDs and unibody ceramic or stainless-steel rear panels, each of which look higher than most telephones in the marketplace as we speak. For now, the telephone is only a idea, however with the renewed curiosity in skinny telephones this 12 months, we hope it arrives sooner reasonably than later.
Samsung Show’s claw-like foldable
So-called “tri-fold” telephones are slowly turning into a factor, however this machine does issues a bit otherwise. As an alternative of a big telephone opening to a tablet-sized machine, this Samsung Show idea takes the flip type issue and flips the script… once more. As an alternative of folding two halves collectively, this telephone folds in two separate sections, which closes the telephone such as you would shut your fist.
Much more distinctive is the truth that it leaves a bit of the show seen when the telephone is closed, permitting the consumer to view notifications or the like from the small sliver of the display. It is by far one of many weirdest designs we have seen.
This Realme telephone enables you to use digicam lenses
Realme showcased the Extremely at MWC 2025, and the principle spotlight of the machine is that it has a 1-inch sensor — very similar to the Xiaomi 15 Extremely and different Chinese language rivals. Nevertheless, not like all of these telephones, Realme managed so as to add a mount to the again of the Extremely, permitting you to connect normal digicam lenses to the telephone. It’s a neat thought, and Realme had a 10x lens that allowed the machine to take lossless photos at that zoom issue. As you’d think about, the digicam lens is completely large, however it’s usable — extra so than I initially imagined.
Clearly, this is not a retail product but, however Realme has indicated that it’ll begin promoting a variant of the telephone to customers sooner or later. The lens that Realme showcased had a customized mount, but when the model is ready to ship a retail machine that works with normal Sony, Canon, or Nikon lens mounts, it could make the telephone a lot extra versatile as a digicam package deal.
Xiaomi additionally has an interchangeable lens on a telephone
Xiaomi additionally tried its hand at attaching a lens to the again of its telephone — on this case, a customized Xiaomi 15 — and in contrast to Realme, it bolted on magnetic ring with pogo pins to the again of the machine to facilitate the lens. The result’s a cleaner look, and you need to use the principle cameras along with the lens attachment. The lens itself is significantly shorter than most conventional DSLR lenses, and the 35mm focal size is good for taking pictures in day-to-day eventualities.
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Xiaomi says the pogo pins make it near-instantaneous to switch imagery information to the machine, and I like the thought of with the ability to connect lenses to the again of an current telephone. Xiaomi did not say if it could put this concept into manufacturing, however it’s potential we might even see one thing alongside these strains on the following Extremely machine.
Your subsequent handheld console may very well be a foldable
Samsung is aware of how one can make standout foldable OLED panels, and at MWC, Samsung Show showcased what’s on the horizon. The star attraction is a handheld console with a foldable panel; it bends within the center just like the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and it’s an undoubtedly cool thought. The demo unit was simply to focus on the panel, so it wasn’t a full-fledged console as such, however I am excited to see one of many many handheld manufacturers attempt to leverage this design — I’d love to make use of a foldable Steam Deck.
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Samsung additionally highlighted its Flex G and Flex S designs; these are foldable panels geared toward tri-folding and multi-folding units, and whereas it’s unlikely we’ll see Samsung launch telephones that use these OLED panels anytime quickly, it is nice to see that the tech itself is accessible.
Tecno has a tri-fold to tackle the Huawei Mate XT
I am completely having fun with utilizing my Huawei Mate XT, and the tri-folding machine is holding up significantly better than I imagined. Tecno demoed its personal tri-folding machine at MWC, and it’s fairly nice in its personal proper. Whereas it is not as smooth because the Mate XT, it has a usable tri-folding design, and it additionally extends to a tablet-sized panel.
Tecno did not element a lot concerning the machine, however the one benefit it has over the Mate XT is that it has Google’s Play Retailer and related cellular companies put in out of the field. Just like the Tecno Spark Slim, the model does not have any plans to introduce this machine as a retail providing at this second in time, however I need that to alter.
Unlock your interior Jedi with the Mudra Hyperlink
Mudra Hyperlink is a novel gesture management wristband that leverages neural indicators to drive interactions. It connects by way of Bluetooth, and within the MWC 2025 demo, it was paired to a Mac Mini and was in a position to management the quantity and play a digital violin instrument. There’s additionally a Mudra Band that can be utilized with the Apple Watch, providing you with the power to manage the Apple TV out of your wrist. Mudra says it is working with XR machine producers to combine the Hyperlink with their units, and that sounds attention-grabbing to say the least.
Infinix’s telephone with color-changing again
Infinix had one of many coolest demos at MWC 2025, with its E-Shade Shift 2.0 telephone that includes a coloration E Ink panel on the again that adjustments colours dynamically. There’s the choice to alter colours to customized patterns or designs, and you may as well tweak the again colours to replicate the climate, your temper, and even an emoji. It did an incredible job altering colours on the fly, and using E Ink on the again to take action is a novel thought.
Infinix says it’s mulling debuting a telephone with comparable tech, however there are not any plans to deliver this specific machine to market. Even then, I am constructive one other model will see what Infinix did right here and can attempt to leverage the identical thought in its personal machine.
Honor’s magic hand
As an honoree for greatest AI innovation at MWC, Honor is doing a really attention-grabbing factor with its AI. The corporate had a robotic hand on show that onlookers might work together with. Paxini features a digicam that may view your hand after which replicate your actions. A pc was set as much as stream the feed from Paxini so you’ll be able to see the way it’s analyzing your hand’s actions. It wasn’t instantly clear what Honor deliberate to do with the hand, however there is no doubt there may very well be loads of makes use of for one thing like this.
The Z in ZTE stands for Zoom
With the adoption of telephoto lenses on smartphones, we’re lastly graduating from the period of digital-only zoom. ZTE is taking issues a step additional with the Nubia Focus 2 Extremely, which contains a ring across the digicam housing that may be bodily rotated to manage the zoom. ZTE says the Focus 2 Extremely has a 108MP main digicam and 5 focal lengths. With the zoom ring, customers can shut in on a topic as much as 10x, and also you even get a digicam button to finish the package deal, making this the final word digicam telephone.
Biking with model (and a digicam)
We love sensible glasses right here, and if you happen to’re a bike owner, then these glasses are for you. Not solely do they give the impression of being cool, however there is a 16MP digicam within the center that’s able to capturing easy 1080p video for as much as 4 hours. What’s cool is that they use AI to create automated highlights throughout the app, after which you’ll be able to sew the clips collectively for an final spotlight video, full along with your route and stats like velocity, distance, and period. Plus, there’s an incredible set of open-ear surround-sound audio system to maintain you each entertained and conscious of your environment.
FaceID for Android
Android has had just a few goes at a real FaceID competitor, however nothing has actually caught. Metalenz is attempting to alter that with Polar ID, which makes use of the corporate’s expertise to not solely make conventional digicam stacks smaller and smarter but additionally deliver FaceID-levels of biometric safety to Android telephones. It seems to be way more safe than what’s accessible on telephones just like the Google Pixel and is even sensible sufficient to not be fooled by masks or perhaps a 3D printout of somebody’s face.
Polar ID is supported on flagship Snapdragon chips, and the corporate is speaking to OEMs now, so hopefully, we’ll be seeing this tech on our subsequent smartphones.
RayNeo demoes futuristic XR glasses
RayNeo is doing all the precise issues within the XR class, and the X3 Professional is certainly attention-grabbing. The AR glasses use a micro-LED mild engine and go as much as 2500 nits, and there is a digicam on the entrance that allows you to report pictures and movies. The most effective characteristic is the built-in AI translation; it interprets conversations in real-time, and it did an efficient job within the demo that RayNeo arrange on the conference flooring. The glasses are popping out within the latter half of the 12 months, and I can not wait to get my arms on the product.
Lenovo bends its best-selling pocket book
Foldables telephones have grow to be mainstream nowadays, however that is not the case with notebooks. Effectively, Lenovo is aiming to alter that with the ThinkBook Flip, a tool that has an absurd 18.1-inch panel that folds outwards. Aside from the truth that the panel folding outwards means there’s all the time a bit that is susceptible to break ought to it take a tumble, I do not actually see how the extra-tall width is smart on a pocket book. That is only a demo at this level, and it is unlikely Lenovo will introduce a client mannequin anytime quickly.
Etisalat’s humanoid robotic freaked us out
Etisalat is the UAE’s greatest service, and it now goes by the title e&. Anyway, it had a humanoid robotic at its sales space made by the U.Ok.’s Engineering Arts, and it was fairly convincing. Known as Amira, the robotic mimics facial cues simply, and it makes use of AI to converse. Engineering Arts famous that the robotic on the present flooring was managed by a human to reply queries — we have been instructed that’s the solely dependable technique to make any sense of dozens of attendings shouting questions directly — so we do not have to be too nervous concerning the robotic apocalypse.
