MWC Day 1: Sony Xperia 1 launched with a 21:9 cinemawide display and triple rear cameras
Qualcomm is expected to talk about its 5G plans later in the evening, followed by a 5G roundtable.
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All you need to know about Sony’s brand new flagship – the Xperia X1
Sony also launched two new budget-oriented smartphones at MWC today, namely, the Xperia 10 and the Xperia 10 Plus.
Read about all the smartphones here.
Apologies for the abrupt end
Sony’s live stream ended abruptly causing us to suddenly stop with the updates.
A look at how 21:9 looks like on a smartphone
The first smartphone with a 21:9 aspect ratio display
The Sony Xperia 1 will be the first smartphone with a cinemawide aspect ratio, something Sony believes will offer an optimal viewing and gaming experience.
Sony’s begun its keynote
Sony’s not wasting any time. We straight away jump right into the flagship, Xperia 1 smartphone.
What’s expected to unfold on Day 1?
The bulk of launches from the likes of Xiaomi, Huawei and HMD Global’s Nokia have already happened a day before MWC began, but Day 1 is expected to see Sony launch their lineup of Xperia smartphones for 2019 at 1-1:30 pm IST.
ZTE is also expected to showcase a new 5G smartphone as well as a new gaming smartphone under its Nubia sub-brand.
Qualcomm is also expected to host its keynote later in the evening today. So there is a lot of action headed you way throughout the day.
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It’s officially Day 1 of the 2019 edition of Mobile World Congress and we’re here to bring you the latest, both on and off the show floor in Barcelona.
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