MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2026 formally runs from March 2 to March 5, however bulletins from this main cell commerce present will begin even sooner than that. You can count on to see quite a few new telephones in attendance, together with handsets from Xiaomi, Honor, and extra.
But telephones aren’t all we’ll see, as MWC is normally dwelling to all kinds of different tech too, from laptops and tablets to new types of connectivity and even robots.
So beneath, we’ve detailed eleven of the most important issues you possibly can count on at MWC 2026, masking all the above classes and past. There’ll possible be different surprises in retailer, and the TechSwitch group group will likely be on the bottom to cowl them reside from the occasion — however these are a few of the possible stars of the present…
1. The Xiaomi 17 sequence going international
The Xiaomi 17 sequence has already been introduced, however to this point just for China. At MWC it’s going international.
On February 28 in Barcelona (dwelling of MWC), Xiaomi will likely be launching the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra, although there’s to this point no point out of the Xiaomi 17 Pro or Xiaomi 17 Pro Max.
The Xiaomi 17 — not less than in its Chinese model — has a 6.3-inch 120Hz display, a top-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, as much as 1TB of storage, as much as 16GB of RAM, a 7,000mAh battery with 100W charging, and three 50MP cameras on the again.
The Xiaomi 17 Ultra although is much more fascinating, as a result of this has a bigger 6.9-inch foremost show, increased spec cameras (together with a 200MP periscope one), and the identical top-end chipset. Though its battery and charging specs are marginally inferior, at 6,800mAh and 90W.
Finally, Xiaomi can also be anticipated to launch the Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition (above) — though a leak suggests this might as a substitute be called the ‘Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi’ exterior China. In any case, that is just like the usual Ultra, however with outstanding Leica branding, a handbook zoom ring constructed into the digicam island, and a few Leica movie simulation results that you may shoot with.
2. The Honor Magic V6
Honor additionally has a serious cellphone launching at MWC, with the Honor Magic V6 set to be unveiled on March 1.
This is the corporate’s subsequent flagship foldable cellphone and leaks recommend it could have a battery of up to 7,150mAh, which might be the very best capability battery we’ve but seen in a foldable cellphone — although one other model, which is perhaps the worldwide one, is claimed to have a barely smaller-capacity 6,850mAh battery.
In any case, it may additionally cost at both 120W or 80W, and it may need as much as 16GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, and a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. If so, then this might be the foldable cellphone to beat in 2026.
3. Honor’s Robot Phone
Honor has already teased its Robot Phone, however we count on to see extra of it at MWC 2026, and this might be probably the most intriguing cellphone of 2026 — if it strikes past idea and turns into a product you should purchase.
The USP of this gadget is a digicam hooked up to a gimbal that stands proud the highest and may monitor you as you progress round. You can after all use this for taking images and recording movies, however it would even have AI inbuilt, permitting the digicam to behave like eyes for the AI.
That AI may help you in varied methods, and because the digicam can transfer round, this may really feel extra lifelike than most AI assistants, however Honor has to this point been mild on particulars.
4. The Honor humanoid robotic
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If a cellphone isn’t robotic sufficient for you, Honor can also be set to deliver a humanoid robotic to MWC 2026, having teased as much on X.
The firm has advised Bloomberg that this can be a “service robot” and that it will likely be capable of assist with purchasing amongst different issues.
Beyond that, we all know little or no about it, however we are able to guess that it’s going to in all probability be fairly costly if it’s offered in any respect. We’re actually trying ahead to assembly it in particular person on the present.
5. The Nothing Phone 4a
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Nothing is ready to announce the Phone 4a at an occasion in London on March 5, so not at MWC. However, the corporate will likely be on the present, and does are likely to tease telephones forward of their bulletins – so we count on it to make an look in some capability.
Nothing has already proven off the design of the cellphone, full with a redesigned Glyph lighting interface, the place you’ll now discover a vertical bar of lights to the correct of the cameras.
Leaks in the meantime recommend it may have a 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED show, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a 5,400mAh battery with 50W wired charging, a 50MP foremost digicam, a 50MP telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom, and an 8MP ultra-wide digicam. If so, the Phone 4a might be one of many cellphone bargains of the yr.
6. TCL NXTpaper units
TCL isn’t one of many largest names in telephones and tablets, but it surely’s pushing out units with fascinating ‘NXTpaper’ tech, which goals to ship the very best of an E-Ink and LCD display multi function.
It does this by varied eye-protecting applied sciences, together with the flexibility to modify between a colour and grayscale display with a faucet.
None of that is new as we’ve seen NXTpaper telephones and tablets already, however there’s a excessive likelihood that TCL will deliver some new fashions to MWC.
7. The Taara Beam
The Taara Beam is a brand new method to get on-line, offering web connectivity utilizing beams of sunshine quite than fiber cables, and delivering speeds of as much as 25Gbps.
The gadget itself is across the measurement of a PS5, and it may show an alternative choice to the likes of Starlink, for locations the place conventional infrastructure is gradual or too expensive.
However, it’s aimed toward companies quite than industrial customers, and will have some downsides, comparable to a sensitivity to atmospheric situations.
This has already been introduced — therefore how we all know a lot about it — however it will likely be proven off at MWC 2026.
8. Tecno’s ultra-thin modular cellphone idea
Tecno has introduced that it plans to indicate off an ultra-slim modular cellphone at MWC 2026, however this can be a idea gadget, so not one thing that’s more likely to be offered.
The cellphone itself is simply 4.9mm thick, so the thought is that even with additional modules hooked up — which may embody issues like extra cameras, a battery pack, or bodily controls — it nonetheless received’t be a lot thicker than a typical handset.
Ten modular equipment will likely be proven off alongside the cellphone, with the thought being that you simply’d probably personal lots of them and simply swap them out as wanted.
9. The ThinkPad X13 Detachable Gen 1
If you’re available in the market for a tablet-laptop hybrid, Lenovo may need one thing to swimsuit at MWC, as leaks recommend it may launch the ThinkPad X13 Detachable Gen 1. This is based on Windows Latest, which has additionally acquired pictures and particulars of the gadget.
Essentially, this can be a laptop computer with a removable keyboard, so you possibly can flip it right into a pill, and it’s additionally stated to have stylus assist and a bigger display than the 12.3-inch ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2.
This line of merchandise is aimed toward enterprise customers, but it surely may nonetheless be a viable selection for anybody who needs a two-in-one gadget.
10. The first 6G demos
It doesn’t really feel all that way back that firms began rolling out 5G, however Ericsson is already planning to indicate off some 6G prototype programs at MWC 2026.
These demonstrations will likely be in partnership with Apple and MediaTek, and amongst different issues will spotlight some potential new purposes that 6G may energy, comparable to AI-enhanced prolonged actuality.
11. Wi-Fi 8
Another new networking expertise that we’re set to get a have a look at throughout MWC 2026 is Wi-Fi 8. While this is not but standardized, it’s anticipated to give attention to being decrease latency and providing higher protection and reliability.
Companies comparable to Rohde & Schwarz, Broadcom, and Gemtek all plan to indicate off Wi-Fi 8 units and options throughout MWC. As we have beforehand defined, Wi-Fi 8 won’t be faster, but it will be a lot better.
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