MWC 2023: what to expect from the global mobile tech show
MWC 2023 is nearly upon us - here's what to expect from Mobile World Congress - Barcelona's mobile tech expo

With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) now in the rear mirror, it’s almost time for us to turn our attention to the world of mobile in the form of Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress show, aka MWC 2023.
The show takes place right at the end of February from Monday 27 February through to Thursday 2 March, although often there are launches and events from Sunday onwards and we expect that to be the same this year.
Last year some companies decided not to venture to MWC due to Covid concerns so it’ll be interesting to see whether there’s further bounceback in terms of who is there. As with CES 2023 though, there could be a little bit of a reduced presence as a hangover from those (even) leaner times.
And as in previous years, we know that some companies will be having separate launch events. For example Samsung’s Galaxy S23 will be launched on 1 February. The OnePlus 11 has been launched in China already and will make a wider splash on 7 February, too. We’re certainly a long way from the times a decade or so ago when many new flagship phones would be launched at the show.
However, there should still be plenty of hardware to check out at the show with launches possible from Honor, Huawei, Lenovo/Moto, Nokia Oppo, Realme and Xiaomi among others. And there should be some interesting tech stories from companies and organisations like ARM, Bluetooth, Google, Intel, MediaTek, Microsoft and Qualcomm.
MWC is always a bit of a weird hybrid of a show since not only are there a bunch of product announcements, but it’s also where the mobile industry goes to do business so there’s a lot of quite tedious chat around the show. That’s where we come in though, to cut through the noise and bring you the cool products. During the event we’ll be out in Barcelona and we’ll be updating this feature with all the latest stories as they come in.
And if you’re interested in the cream of what was launched last year, check out Stuff’s MWC Awards 2022: The best phones, laptops and highlights. Most of our other coverage is listed below.
The best of last year’s show
The Honor Magic 4 Pro’s insane specs make it one of the most powerful phones of 2022
100W wireless charging? What witchcraft is this?

Lenovo’s latest ThinkPad promises a huge 28 hours of battery life
You won’t need your charger that much…in theory

Poco X4 Pro launches with a pixel-packed 108MP camera and bright yellow paint job
Also comes in less eye-searing black and blue finishes

The Realme GT 2 Pro could be the wallet-friendly flagship killer you’re looking for
Impressive bang for buck potential

Fisker’s Ocean EV is coming to Europe at launch, with a range of up to 390 miles.
The Fisker Ocean will launch in late 2022

The Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro is here to slay the MacBook Air
Samsung’s brilliant new Book 2 Pro comes in a swanky burgundy colour option

Huawei’s new Matebook E has an eye-wooing OLED screen
Bringing the fight straight to the Microsoft Surface Pro 8

TCL 30 5G revealed packing better specs than a phone this cheap should
Big battery and a triple camera system to boot

Nokia’s new C-Series are brilliant burners below £100
The C21 Plus and C2 2nd Edition are joined by new earbuds too

Huawei powers up the MateBook X Pro and new MateStation X all-in-one
Huawei powers on with some impressive new PCs

Oppo reveals its 2022 flagship Find X5 Pro superphone
Oppo’s latest Find X5 series is here, with Hasselblad camera smarts
