Mobile World Congress 2014: All You Need To Know About Nokia, Samsung, Sony, LG & Blackberry.

This year's Mobile World Congress which is being held in Barcelona, Spain, has given all top mobile phone makers across the globe a platform to showcase what they've been working on since its last edition, and this year's edition is quite impressive. Nokia unleashed their first android powered phones, the Nokia X series, (before you start arguing or asking yeye questions, yes, Nokia can now ping bcos these new phones support BBM), alongside the Nokia Asha 220 &Asha 230. Samsung didn't lag behind in this congress too as they finally released the Samsung Galaxy S5, while Sony showcased their new Xperia Z2 phone and tablet + the Xperia M2. LG also officially launched their LG G Pro 2 and Blackberry unveiled their all new Q20 and Z3 phone. HTC One also won the "Best Smartphone" award, breaking Samsung's 2-year wining streak.

Starting with Nokia, the Finnish company announced their low-budget Asha phones, the Nokia Asha 220 & Asha 230. Now the Asha 220 is a keypad enabled phone that features a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD display, and it sports a 2-megapixel rear camera, also supports expandable storage up to 32GB microSD card. Connectivity options on the phone include Micro-USB and Bluetooth.The Nokia 220 packs an 1100mAh battery, which according to the company delivers up to 15 hours of talktime and up to 24 days of standby time (dual-SIM model). The Nokia 220 comes in five colour variants. On the other hand, the Asha 230 is a full touchscreen phone that features a 2.8-inch QVGA (240x320 pixels) display and supports up to 32GB microSD card.The Nokia Asha 230 features the Fastlane UI, which shows notifications on the home screen of the device. The phone comes preloaded with apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, LINE and WeChat, has a 1.3megapixel camera and 1020mAh battery capacity. These 2 Asha phones are expected to be low-budget, hence it would be available for customers who aren't financially capable of purchasing the higher Lumia phones. Also, Nokia launched their first-ever android phones, which were created based on the Android Open Source Project. These phones are the Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL. The Nokia X and Nokia X+ phones  both run Android v4.1.2 Jelly bean OS, with a 4-inch WVGA IPS LCD screen (800 x 480), WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth v3.0, 3megapixel camera, and Dual-core 1Ghz Snapdragon S4 processor with 512ram and 768ram respectively. The superior Nokia XL also runs Android v4.1.2 Jelly bean, but comes in a 5-inch WVGA IPS LCD screen, with 5megapixel rear camera with flash + 2megapixel front camera, WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth v3.0, Dual-core 1Ghz Snapdragon S4 processor with 768ram and 4GB memory. All the Nokia X series phones feature the Fastlane UI.

Nokia Asha 220

Nokia Asha 230

Nokia X, Nokia X+, Nokia XL

Since these devices run on Android v4.1.2 OS, any app from the Google Play store and Nokia Store can be installed on them (Yes! How many times do you want to ask naa? I said you can download BBM on it! It can PING!!!).

Yes, Samsung also didn't carry last at the MWC 2014. The "Almighty" Galaxy S5 was released, and I must say; it's a bad-a$$ phone! The Galaxy S5 is gonna be launched for sale in April, worldwide. It comes with a massive and very clear 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display, 2.5Ghz quad-core processor + 2GB ram (I swear down, no game or app can hang on this phone walahi!). There is also a heart-rate sensor built into the phone, and a fingerprint scanner (this one is better than Apple’s iPhone 5S sha). The Galaxy S5 comes with a 16megapixel rear camera and 2megapixel front camera. It runs the latest Android v4.4.2 Kitkat OS and will have features like Dust & Water Proof, Ultra Power Saving mode, Download Booster, Private Mode (which can be accessed only through the owner’s fingerprint) and Super Fast Camera Auto-Focus.  It will come in 16GB & 32GB variants, with the ability to increase the memory up to 128GB using a Micro SD card. The battery is huge too, 2800mAh, and can last up to 21 hours on 3G. Nice one, Samsung.

Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S5 - Rearview

Sony were also very much present at the MWC 2014, revealing their Xperia Z2 smartphone and Xperia Z2 tablet, along with the Xperia M2 smartphone. The M2 comes with a qHD (960x540)-resolution 4.8-inch screen, 1.2Ghz quad-core Snapdragon processor, 8-megapixel camera, with a very impressive battery. Now this device isn't running Android v4.4 Kitkat like the new Xperia Z2, but it runs Jellybean with the Sony UI. But that's not all Sony came to the MWC 2014 for. They officially unveiled their World Cup Brazil smartwatch: The SmartWatch 2. The android powered smartwatch would be released in time before the World Cup commences, and would come in every colour of each national team to play in the competition. Very classy, isn't it? 

SmartWatch 2 - Brazil World Cup Edition

Sony Xperia M2

Sony Xperia Z2

LG, with their proud world-class masterpiece device, the LG G Pro 2, were really bossing around at the MWC 2014 in Barcelona. The new device has a huge 5.9-inch 1080p IPS screen, 2.26Ghz Snapdragon processor + 3GB ram, a 13MP camera rear and 2.1MP front camera, running Android Kitkat OS. The smartphone is 4GLTE enabled, protected by the Gorilla Glass 3 and is  backed up with 3200mAh battery (that should last you for a whole day, even on 3G). This phone, when it starts shipping to Africa, would cost a lot.

LG G Pro 2 & LG G2

LG G Pro 2 & LG G2 - Rearview

Yeah, so that's it for today guys. Have a nice day, and enjoy!
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Oh! Sorry! I've forgotten Blackberry!! LMAO!!! 

Blackberry had a press conference at the MWC and announced their new devices, the Q20 and the Z3. The Q20 is designed like the classic Bold 5 QWERTY keypad style, and includes the Menu, Back, Send, & End buttons + trackpad. The Z3 has a 5-inch HD screen, with 1.2Ghz dual-core processor with 1.5GB ram, in-built memory of 8GB, 5MP rear camera + 1.1MP front camera, and also comes with FM Radio. And that's it. Blackberry sha, they don't want to backdown yet. Let's hope these phones don't flop like the Z10 and Z30 **sigh**

Blackberry Q20

Blackberry Z3

Alright, i'm officially done. Please comment below and tell me which phone you will like to get immediately it hits the stores: the S5, Nokia XL, Xperia M2, LG G Pro 2 or the Z3?? Have your say!