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 fascinating and even straight-up bizarre gadgets. That is the place this record is available in, as Android Central’s Derrek Lee and Harish Jonnalagadda record out among the coolest (and weirdest) gadgets at MWC 2025.
TECNO’s very skinny cellphone
The Spark Slim is without doubt one of the most spectacular gadgets on the present. Not solely does it have an extremely smooth design, however the cellphone measures simply 5.75mm in thickness. What’s wonderful about that is that TECNO managed to squeeze a reasonably large 5,200mAh battery into the cellphone, which is bigger than the battery powering the quite huge Galaxy S25 Extremely.
The design seems to be like a futuristic Nexus, with a digital camera bar spanning the highest of the cellphone and LEDs and unibody ceramic or chrome steel rear panels, each of which look higher than most telephones available on the market right this moment. For now, the cellphone is only a idea, however with the renewed curiosity in skinny telephones this yr, we hope it arrives sooner quite than later.
Samsung Show’s claw-like foldable
So-called “tri-fold” telephones are slowly changing into a factor, however this system does issues just a little in a different way. As a substitute of a giant cellphone opening to a tablet-sized system, this Samsung Show idea takes the flip type issue and flips the script… once more. As a substitute of folding two halves collectively, this cellphone folds in two separate sections, which closes the cellphone such as you would shut your fist.
Much more distinctive is the truth that it leaves a piece of the show seen when the cellphone is closed, permitting the person to view notifications or the like from the small sliver of the display screen. It is by far one of many weirdest designs we have seen.
This Realme cellphone helps you to use digital camera lenses
Realme showcased the Extremely at MWC 2025, and the primary spotlight of the system 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 customary digital camera lenses to the cellphone. It’s a neat concept, and Realme had a 10x lens that allowed the system to take lossless photographs at that zoom issue. As you’d think about, the digital camera lens is completely huge, however it’s usable — extra so than I initially imagined.
Clearly, this is not a retail product but, however Realme has indicated that it’s going to begin promoting a variant of the cellphone to customers sooner or later. The lens that Realme showcased had a customized mount, but when the model is ready to ship a retail system that works with customary Sony, Canon, or Nikon lens mounts, it could make the cellphone a lot extra versatile as a digital camera bundle.
Xiaomi additionally has an interchangeable lens on a cellphone
Xiaomi additionally tried its hand at attaching a lens to the again of its cellphone — 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 system to facilitate the lens. The result’s a cleaner look, and you should use the primary 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 knowledge to the system, and I like the concept of with the ability to connect lenses to the again of an present cellphone. Xiaomi did not say if it could put this concept into manufacturing, however it’s doable we might even see one thing alongside these traces on the following Extremely system.
Your subsequent handheld console may very well be a foldable
Samsung is aware of the right way to 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 much like the Galaxy Z Fold 6, and it’s an undoubtedly cool concept. 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 might 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 gadgets, 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 totally having fun with utilizing my Huawei Mate XT, and the tri-folding system is holding up a lot better than I imagined. Tecno demoed its personal tri-folding system 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 in regards to the system, however the one benefit it has over the Mate XT is that it has Google’s Play Retailer and related cellular providers put in out of the field. Just like the Tecno Spark Slim, the model would not have any plans to introduce this system as a retail providing at this second in time, however I need that to vary.
Unlock your internal Jedi with the Mudra Hyperlink
Mudra Hyperlink is a novel gesture management wristband that leverages neural alerts to drive interactions. It connects by way of Bluetooth, and within the MWC 2025 demo, it was paired to a Mac Mini and was capable of 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 flexibility to manage the Apple TV out of your wrist. Mudra says it is working with XR system producers to combine the Hyperlink with their gadgets, and that sounds fascinating to say the least.
Infinix’s cellphone with color-changing again
Infinix had one of many coolest demos at MWC 2025, with its E-Shade Shift 2.0 cellphone that includes a shade E Ink panel on the again that adjustments colours dynamically. There’s the choice to vary colours to customized patterns or designs, and you can too tweak the again colours to mirror the climate, your temper, and even an emoji. It did an excellent job altering colours on the fly, and the usage of E Ink on the again to take action is a novel concept.
Infinix says it’s mulling debuting a cellphone with comparable tech, however there are not any plans to convey this explicit system to market. Even then, I am constructive one other model will see what Infinix did right here and can attempt to leverage the identical concept in its personal system.
Honor’s magic hand
As an honoree for greatest AI innovation at MWC, Honor is doing a really fascinating factor with its AI. The corporate had a robotic hand on show that onlookers might work together with. Paxini features a digital camera that may view your hand after which replicate your actions. A pc was set as much as stream the feed from Paxini so you possibly can 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 isn’t any 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 incorporates a ring across the digital camera housing that may be bodily rotated to manage the zoom. ZTE says the Focus 2 Extremely has a 108MP main digital camera 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 digital camera button to finish the bundle, making this the last word digital camera cellphone.
Biking with fashion (and a digital camera)
We love sensible glasses right here, and for those who’re a bicycle owner, then these glasses are for you. Not solely do they give the impression of being cool, however there is a 16MP digital camera within the center that’s able to capturing clean 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 possibly can sew the clips collectively for an final spotlight video, full together with your route and stats like pace, distance, and period. Plus, there’s an excellent set of open-ear surround-sound audio system to maintain you each entertained and conscious of your environment.
FaceID for Android
Android has had a number of goes at a real FaceID competitor, however nothing has actually caught. Metalenz is making an attempt to vary that with Polar ID, which makes use of the corporate’s know-how to not solely make conventional digital camera stacks smaller and smarter but in addition convey FaceID-levels of biometric safety to Android telephones. It seems to be way more safe than what’s out there 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 unquestionably fascinating. The AR glasses use a micro-LED mild engine and go as much as 2500 nits, and there is a digital camera on the entrance that allows you to document pictures and movies. The very best 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 yr, and I can not wait to get my fingers on the product.
Lenovo bends its best-selling pocket book
Foldables telephones have develop into mainstream as of late, however that is not the case with notebooks. Properly, Lenovo is aiming to vary 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 piece that is susceptible to wreck 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 shopper mannequin anytime quickly.
Etisalat’s humanoid robotic freaked us out
Etisalat is the UAE’s greatest service, and it now goes by the identify e&. Anyway, it had a humanoid robotic at its sales space made by the U.Okay.’s Engineering Arts, and it was fairly convincing. Referred to 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 fearful in regards to the robotic apocalypse.
