The brand new Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi, Honor’s ultra-thin MagicPad 4 and extra

MWC 2026 formally will get underway on March 2 and can proceed via March 5, however the bulletins are already coming forward of its begin. We are able to all the time depend on the annual tech occasion to carry tons of recent telephones, laptops and tablets, and we’re anticipating to see some robots and different devices too — plus loads of AI information, after all. Along with the bulletins, MWC is our likelihood to get hands-on time with a few of the most attention-grabbing new gadgets, just like the Xiaomi 17 Ultra.

We’ll be updating this story because the week goes on to maintain you within the loop on every part that caught our consideration, so hold checking again right here for the most recent MWC information.

Xiaomi x Leica

Xiaomi kicked off MWC this 12 months by saying the worldwide launch of its 17 Extremely smartphone, which debuted first in China again in December. It is unclear if the telephone will ever come to the US, however it’s now rolling out in Europe. Xiaomi teamed up once more with Leica to make a photography-focused smartphone, and the 17 Extremely sports activities a 1-inch 50-megapixel digicam sensor with a f/1.67 lens, a telephoto setup with a 200MP 1/1.4-inch sensor, and a 50MP ultrawide digicam. There’s additionally a handbook zoom ring across the digicam.

Try our palms on for our first impressions of what it is like capturing with the Xiaomi 17 Ultra. And there is extra to it than simply the digicam. The 17 Extremely has a 6.9-inch OLED 120 Hz show that peaks at 3,500 nits of brightness, and a 6,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. The Xiaomi 17 Extremely begins at £1,299 (roughly $1,750).

Leica additionally introduced a brand new telephone made in partnership with Xiaomi at MWC. It appears a complete lot like Xiaomi’s 17 Extremely, however is not the 17 Extremely, precisely.

Just like the 17 Extremely, Leica’s Leitzphone by Xiaomi has a 1-inch digicam sensor and bodily controls for zoom and different settings, utilizing a mechanical ring across the digicam unit. It encompasses a Leica-designed intuitive digicam interface with the choice to indicate simply the necessities while you’re capturing, hiding all of the modes and labels. There is a monochrome capturing mode and Leica filters.

The Leica branding is splashed throughout it in design and wallpapers, however it’s in any other case fairly just like the 17 Extremely, with the identical specs. Just like the 17 Extremely, it has a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip and a 6.9-inch 120Hz show. This one’s priced at €1,999 (roughly $2,362).

Honor MagicPad 4

Forward of MWC, Honor introduced what it claims is the thinnest Android pill on the earth: the 4.8mm thick MagicPad 4. We’re anticipating to listen to extra about this at Honor’s press convention on Sunday, however up to now we all know it encompasses a 12.3-inch 165Hz OLED show and weighs simply 450g. It comes with as much as 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. The thinness does not depend the digicam bump, Honor notes. The MagicPad 4 has 13MP rear and 9MP entrance cameras. It additionally boasts spatial audio, with eight audio system.

Simply because the show is barely smaller than the earlier MagicPad, the MagicPad 4 has a smaller battery at 10,100 mAh. It comes with a 66W quick charger. The MagicPad 4 will run Honor’s MagicOS 10. We do not but understand how a lot it’ll value, however we’ll replace this after Honor’s press convention (the place we’re additionally anticipating to see the corporate’s robotic) with any new particulars.

Tecno

We are able to all the time anticipate to see some wild telephone ideas at MWC, and this 12 months we’re beginning with one from Tecno. The corporate unveiled a modular idea smartphone design that may be as skinny as 4.9mm in its base configuration. There’d be 10 modules to select from primarily based on the announcement, together with numerous digicam lenses, a gaming attachment and an influence financial institution, counting on magnets to maintain all of it collectively — or Modular Magnetic Interconnection Know-how, as Tecno is looking it.