Premium smartphones unveiled at the MWC 2018

Take a look at all the high-end and premium smartphones those grabbed the limelight at the MWC 2018 tech show this week.

| Published: Friday, March 2, 2018, 12:10 [IST]

The recently concluded MWC 2018 has been a launch pad for several Android biggies. We say so as many companies have unveiled their flagship Android smartphones at the tech show. Initially, LG and Huawei were expected to come up with their flagship models - the LG G7 and Huawei P20 at the tech show.

Premium smartphones unveiled at the MWC 2018

But these companies opted from the same as they did not want to compete with Samsung as it took the wraps off the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ at the tech show. Not only these, we had seen rumors that Xiaomi Mi 7 might also be unveiled but it turned out to be false.

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At the MWC 2018 tech show, not only did Samsung unveil the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ but also other companies such as Sony, Asus and HMD came up with their flagship models accompanied by other devices.

There were brands such as ZTE, Huawei, Coolpad and many others to have come up with their announcements at the show floor. Having said that, here we have curated a list of premium smartphones those were unveiled at the MWC 2018 show in Barcelona this week.

Nokia 8 Sirocco

Check out the Key Specs

5.5 inches P-OLED capacitive touchscreen
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo)
microSD, up to 256 GB card slot
128 GB internal memory
6 GB RAM
12 MP + 12 MP Rear camera
5Mp front camera
Non-removable Li-Ion 3260 mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Check out the Key Specs

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
6GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3500 MAh Battery

LG V30s Thinq

Check out the Key Specs

6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) QHD+ OLED display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 538 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage (V30S ThinQ) / 256GB storage (V30S+ ThinQ)
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with LG UX 6.0+
16MP rear camera and 13MP secondary camera
5MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3,300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Wireless charging

Samsung Galaxy S9

Check out the Key Specs

5.8 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
4GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3000 MAh Battery

ASUS Zenfone 5Z (Z5620KL)

Check out the Key Specs

6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass Super IPS display with 500 nits Brightness
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5.0, upgradable to Android P
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) with Dual VoLTE
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash and secondary 8MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging