MWC 2025 live — all the biggest tech and gadget news
Mobile World Congress is back for another year
Last year's winners
If you need a little reminder of what MWC has to offer, then check out our Best of MWC 2024 Awards list.
Top pick for the best phone went to the Xiaomi 14 which impressed us with its cameras, chipset and 90W charging option.
Other tech we really liked was the OnePlus Watch 2 (which has this month been usurped by the OnePlus Watch 3) and the TCL Rayneo X2 AR glasses — loaded with ChatGPT for that all-important AI integration.
Not the first time Lenovo's shown a wild concept at MWC!
Flashback to last year, and we got a chance to go hands on with another bonkers concept — the Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop. As the name suggests, this is basically what would happen if you made the laptop display completely see-through?
The 1,000-nit brightness overcame any difficult lighting circumstances, and the imaginative AI-driven use cases of a transparent screen did ponder about the future — though someone seeing what you're working on/seeing could lead to some embarrassing moments!
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If the leaks are true, the foldable display laptop seems like a more refined "I could see myself buying this" kind of concept for MWC 2025. It's got Asus Zenbook Duo vibes but with the bottom deck attached to the laptop rather than detachable.
But questions aside of whether this would make it a bit top-heavy and prime to toppling over, definitely excited to see more of it!
Lenovo leaks...
A company we're expecting to have a big presence at MWC this year — the Chinese company's CEO is even listed as a keynote speaker for the conference.
We got a good idea of what Lenovo could unveil thanks to leaker Evan Blass, who spilled the details earlier this month on what to expect from the company at MWC 2025:
- An “AI Display:” an external monitor with its own NPU, which I’m assuming could help with AI-driven tech like webcam effects and directional microphones, alongside monitoring your presence in front of the screen.
- A concept 3D laptop with directional backlight and a related AI ring: this is a quirky one that I’m excited to see more of! 3D may be a gimmick, but maybe the ring gives you spatial haptics similar to what I felt in the Afference Ring to give you a feel of the 3D objects you see.
- A 2nd screen concept for Magic Bay: we’ve been waiting to see how Lenovo uses that proprietary Magic Bay port, and this is arguably one of the coolest ideas — a second panel for notifications and widgets.
- An “AI Stick:” no idea on this one. But hey! It’s a stick with AI in it…whatever that means
- Yoga Solar Powerbank: giving users a whole solar panel to charge your power bank is a pretty great idea for any happy campers out there.
Read the full story: Lenovo leak reveals wild new foldable laptop with two screens — is it genius or just gimmicky?
Anything from Samsung?
Samsung's already had one big smartphone reveal in 2025, stealing a march on MWC with the Galaxy S25 unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked in January. But the company used that event to give us a sneak peek at the Galaxy S25 Edge — a super slim device (pictured above) that'll compete with the iPhone 17 Air.
Details were thin on the ground at Unpacked, so MWC 2025 would be the perfect opportunity for Samsung to swoop in and reveal more about this phone. In the meantime, you can find everything we know about it over on our Galaxy S25 Edge hub.
What is MWC anyway?
Mobile World Congress doesn't get the same billing as its big brother in the States, but Europe's version of CES has had a few notable moments in the past. Historically, it's been a venue for brands like Nokia, Huawei, LG, Sony and Samsung to show off new devices. These days many of those companies host their own showcases, which is opening up MWC to some newer and younger brands to raise awareness of their products.
Historically a mobile/telecoms show, it's grown to include all areas of consumer technology. The event has been hosted each year in Barcelona, Spain since 2006 and last year saw over 101,000 attendees come through the gates.
Nothing to get excited about
Here's what I'm most looking forward to seeing at MWC this year: the Nothing Phone 3a and 3a Pro. Most of the details on these budget Android handsets have already been spilled, but I'm excited to hear them confirmed at the official launch of these phones on March 4.
Coming so fast on the heels of the iPhone 16e — a supposedly budget phone costing $599 / £599 / AU$999 — Nothing could really step into the limelight. It's suggested the phones will arrive with a sub-$500/£500/AU$800 price and pack in tentpole specs like a 120Hz OLED screen, 5,000mAh battery and an IP64 waterproof rating.
The price saving could come through the rumored Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor that Nothing is believed to be using.
Welcome to MWC 2025
Welcome to our Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 live blog! Jeff here — reporting on the build-up from London in advance of the show itself.
MWC officially gets underway on Monday, March 3 but much of the early looks happen over the preceding weekend. Media — including several members of our team from Tom's Guide — are already on their way to Barcelona to spend the next two days getting some early access to the vendors and their exhibits.
Some of the speakers booked for this year's conference include Yuanqing Yang, the CEO of Lenovo and Mensch, founder and CEO of French AI company Mistral. Of course, the best part about any tech trade show is the diamonds in the rough found outside the established keynote presentations. And we'll be doing our best to find the coolest tech on show in Spain and tell you about it right here.
