MWC 2022 Day 1: Announcements, Launches, and Analysis

MWC 2022 has commenced. The event will go on from February 28 to March 3. The 4-day event is expected to bring in numerous announcements and launches to look forward to. After the successful conclusion to Day 1 of the event, here we are reporting the top takeaways from MWC 2022 Day 1.

Realme GT2 Series

The first of the many announcements comes from the smartphone industry. The Realme GT2 series has been announced, and is expected to go on sale starting March 15. The top-of-the-line Realme GT2 Pro is all set to lock horns with the flagships in the market. It comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. This is accompanied by Samsung’s latest AMOLED display.

The Realme GT2 is powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset, which is the flagship processor from the previous generation. This phone also comes with an AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate.

Realme GT2 Series

The Realme GT2 Pro might be priced at INR 55,000, and the GT2 will be priced at INR 38,000. This can be a competitive price considering the Indian market.

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Series

The next announcement comes from the laptop segment. Samsung has launched the latest Galaxy Book 2 Series. The series line-up is a part of Samsung’s partnership with Intel and Microsoft. Listed below are the models and details we know about currently:

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro

The Galaxy Book 2 pro comes with 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch models, with full HD display. The laptops will run the Windows 11 and will come with the latest Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. With up to 32 GB RAM and up to 1 TB NVMe SSD storage. Both the models are powered by a 68Wh battery.

Samsung GalaxyBook 2

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 360

The Galaxy Book 2 360 has a 13-inch full HD+ OLED display with touchscreen support. The device runs on Windows 11 and is powered by the Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. This will be supported by up to 16 GB RAM and 1 TB of storage. The 68Wh battery can be charged with USB-C.

The pro version of the laptop comes with some advancements. It comes with up to 32 GB RAM and up to 1 TB NVMe SSD. The 13.3-inch model comes with 63Wh battery, and the 15.6-inch model comes with 68Wh battery.

The Galaxy Book 2 Pro has been launched at a price tag of roughly around INR 78,800. The Galaxy Book 2 360 model has been launched at a price tag of around INR 67,600. The Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 model on the other hand has been priced at INR 93,900.

Poco X4 Pro Global & Poco M4 Pro India

Poco comes with the announcements of two new smartphones. The Poco X4 Pro 5G will come with a full HD+ AMOLED display. This phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 695 chipset. The memory option on the phone is 8 GB, which can be dynamically increased to 11 GB. Storage options of the phone starts with 256 GB and can be expanded up to 1 TB. Poco X4 Pro global will run on Android 11 on top of MIUI 13.

Poco X40 Pro

The Indian variant, Poco M4 Pro, will come with a MediaTek Processor along the RAM expansion technology. The display is a high refresh rate AMOLED panel supported by a 5,000mAh battery. The smartphone will be launched at a price of INR 14,999 onwards for the base 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, INR 16,499 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, and INR 17,999 onwards for the top-spec 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant.

POCO M4 Pro 5G

These were the top launches and announcements from MWC 2022 Day 1. For more updates and latest news, keep an eye on TechBurner.