MWC 2015 comes to an end today and even though the trade show this year has been less eventful than before, there were quite a few significant developments. Samsung stole the show with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, but MWC is about a lot more than just smartphones. Here are the highlights of this year's event.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge
The biggest announcement made at the MWC was of course the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The South Korean smartphone maker's newest flagships are impressive indeed, but they may fail in putting Samsung back in the driver's seat in the market.
HTC One M9
While Samsung's flagships are big upgrades from older models, HTC did a rather lacklustre job. But, as they say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, which is exactly what HTC did here. The M9 is basically the HTC One M8 with improved internals.
HTC Grip and Vive
The HTC Grip and Vive were more significant products than the HTC One M9. While the Grip marks HTC's first entry into the wearable segment, the Vive is a pretty impressive VR project in collaboration with Valve.
Huawei Watch
The Huawei Watch came out of nowhere to become one of the best looking Android Wear watches in the market today. Well done Huawei!
LG Watch Urbane
In fact, the Huawei Watch was the best looking watch for a few hours. Then, LG launched the Watch Urbane, starting the debate all over again.
Lenovo Vibe Shot and A7000
Lenovo had a budget phablet in the A7000 and a photography focused phone in the Vibe Shot. Both the devices were announced in Barcelona this year.
Microsoft Lumia 640 and 640XL
Microsoft announced a new affordable smartphone and phablet each. Both the Lumia 640 and 640 XL come with bundled Office 365 subscriptions.
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua and Xperia Z4 Tablet
While everyone expected the Z4 flagship product, Sony launched only the M4 Aqua smartphone. The Z series had the Z4 Tablet to show though.
Android Pay
Sunder Pichai's keynote at MWC was a mystery. Most expected it to be something to do with Project Ara, but the Senior Vice President of Google instead announced Android Pay. Pichai also talked about Google starting its own mobile service.
Cyanogen joins hand with Qualcomm
Cyanogen took the opportunity to announce a partnership with Qualcomm. Cyanogen's OS will now be part of reference builds for some Qualcomm processors.
OnePlus next device
Erstwhile Cyanogen partner, OnePlus, also had something to announce. Founder Carl Pei announced a new device for next month, which is neither a tablet, nor a wearable. In fact, Pei said OnePlus is entering a whole new product segment.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC was announced and it comes with a fingerprint sensor.
Yezz Project Ara modules
Smartphone manufacturer Yezz claims the first Project Ara devices will be launched in the next six months. The company showed off its own modules at MWC this year.
Blackphone 2
Silent Circle unveiled the Blackphone 2 and Blackphone+ tablet, which are both 'private by design'.
BlackBerry Leap
BlackBerry continued confusing us all, with this device, which seems destined to fail like its predecessors. It has a Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, yes, the same one that we saw in devices two years ago.
Gionee Elife S7
The Gionee Elife S7 is not the slimmest phone in the world, but at 5.5 mm, it is one of them.
ZTE Grand S3
The ZTE Grand S3 has surprisingly good specs and let's hope a bigger reach than the company's other devices.
Jolla Sailfish OS 2.0
Jolla took the opportunity to announce the newest version of its Sailfish OS, called Sailfish OS 2.0.