Nokia 9 PureView to Sony Xperia XZ4: Top flagships to watch out for at MWC 2019

Nokia 9 PureView to Sony Xperia XZ4: Top flagships to watch out for at MWC 2019

Mobile World Congress 2019: Here's what to expect from Nokia (HMD Global), Sony, Huawei, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Oppo and Vivo.

MWC 2019 will open Monday, Feb 25 and continue through Thursday, Feb 28 in Barcelona, Spain. (Image credit: Evan Blass/Twitter)

Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest mobile-related trade show, is taking place next week in Barcelona, Spain. Even though Samsung is making no major announcements at MWC 2019 (the Galaxy S10 event is actually happening a few days earlier on Feb 20 in San Francisco), major smartphone makers will descend upon Barcelona to show off their next-generation flagships.

Nokia (HMD Global), Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, Sony, Xiaomi, OnePlus and other vendors are expected to make major announcements at the annual Mobile World Congress. Some smartphones are highly expected to make their global debut at a Barcelona tech show, but there’s always a few surprises waiting in store for us. Based on early leaks and speculation, here’s what we expect to see at MWC 2019.

Nokia 9 PureView

Nokia (HMD Global) had shown a solid portfolio of Android smartphones at MWC 2018, and this year we are expecting even bigger noise with equally impressive devices. As many as four phones are expected to be announced in Barcelona next week, but the device we are most excited about is the Nokia 9 PureView.

Nokia 9 PureView will be the world’s first smartphone with five cameras on the back. (Image credit: Android Pure)

This is the same flagship smartphone, which is rumoured to carry five cameras on the back, made in association a Germany-based optics company Carl Zeiss. Other than a penta camera setup, Nokia 9 PureView may feature a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB RAM, wireless charging support, and Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box. Don’t be surprised, if HMD Global announces a 5G variant of Nokia 9 PureView on February 24.