Mobile World Congress

Mobile World Congress 2022 attracted worldwide attention and once again turned Barcelona into the world's technology capital, bringing together more than 60,000 attendees, 1,900 sponsors, and 1,000 speakers.

In addition to new products and launches from major brands, the Mobile World Congress 2022 also accommodated emerging companies or 'startups' to showcase their new technology-based solutions in the 4YFN - '4 Years From Now' - platform.

Over the course of three days, MWC was the chosen stage of reflection for industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and government representatives to discuss how to develop policies for a digital world, maximize the potential of 5G, bridge the digital divide, and meet global climate goals.

To help navigate the numerous topics and sessions at MWC, VMLY&R has curated a list of four major themes TO FOLLOW:

5G and Internet of Things
Metaverse, NFTs and Blockchain
Employee Experience
AI & Robotics

We've also gathered our selection of MWC's Top Innovative Devices and 4YFN Best Ideas.

MAJOR THEMES TO FOLLOW

Topics

5G and Internet of Things
Metaverse, NFTs and Blockchain
Employee Experience
AI & Robotics

MWC TOP INNOVATIVE DEVICES

OPPO 240W SUPERVOOC Flash Charge

OPPO introduces a list of innovative technologies, such as 150W SUPERVOOCTM flash charging with Battery Health Engine that doubles battery life. Built with direct charging technology with charge pumps, the 150W SUPERVOOC TM flash charge can charge a 4500 mAh battery to 50% in 5 minutes and as little as 15 minutes for a 100% charge.

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Realme GT 2 Pro

The Realme GT 2 Pro includes a 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate. 8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage, 5,000 mAh battery with 65 W fast charging, and a set of cameras that put Realme on par with the highest-end in photography. Realme has put special effort into giving the second generation of the GT a style of its own: rough finish back, metal body, curved lines, and excellent grip.

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Honor Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro Smartphone

The new Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro include LTPO screen displays and an Eye of Muse-branded camera configuration with an ultra-wide lens and enhanced field of view. Its multi-camera fusion technology and AI noise canceling are two of its strongest features: the multi-camera technology merges your pictures from each lens to give better photos, while the AI Privacy Call function adjusts the level on your call based on surrounding noise.

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Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro series

Samsung devices are once again a total commitment to slimness and lightness, which characterize all their new versions: with 13.3 and 15.6-inch models for both pure notebooks and convertibles. This also helps the weight, which in the case of the most compact model, the 13.3-inch Galaxy Book2 Pro, is only 870 grams. It has two-way stereo speakers with Sound by AKG technology noise cancellation, and Dolby Atmos has a capacity of up to 1 TB with NVMe SSD hard drive and different configurations of the LPDDR5 memory capacity of 8, 16, or 32 GB.

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Image: Samsung

Cyberdog Spot by Boston Dynamics

Through state-of-the-art technology, Spot is able to monitor and ensure compliance with safety regulations in the factories. This is made possible by the robot's built-in thermal camera and 3D LiDAR sensor that can detect whether a door is open or closed or whether people are nearby. In this way, Spot can see fires and extraordinarily high or low temperatures that could present a risk for the employees or environment.

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Image: Boston Dynamics

Mobvoi TicWatch GTH Pro Smartwatch

The two PPG sensors on the TicWatch GTH Pro deliver unique insights into artery health and other biometrics specific to the user via high-fidelity sensing points on the wrist and fingertip. The TicWatch GTH Pro can monitor a user's arterial waveforms – pressure waves based on the strength of the user's pulse as blood flows through the user's body – with algorithms based on ATCOR's proprietary SphygmoCor® technology* with just a light touch of the finger on the side sensor.

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Image: Mobvoi

4YFN BEST IDEAS

Simplr

Simplr is the world's first sustainable consumption channel, allowing users to easily subscribe to products and services. Users can use Simplr to get what they need, when they need it, and for as long as they need it with just one clic

People can now hire a car for months at a time with no commitments; access audiovisual entertainment platforms or even digital education; get a different racing bike every now and then to go on routes with pals; or even purchase a portable air conditioner for hot days... All within the same platform, with the added benefit of just paying for what you use.

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Silt

The Catalan startup Silt, based in Barcelona, has created a system based on artificial intelligence that verifies in less than six seconds the identity of a user when they want to access an application, without having to take a photo or scan the ID each time. The goal is to avoid losses of up to 50% of users who do not end up registering at the time of requesting photographs of their documentation.

Silt, which finished its technological development during the pandemic, is aimed at companies in the financial sector, shared mobility, car rental, real estate, hotel check-in or home delivery.

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Proppos

Proppos' business model aims to improve restaurant performance by using big data to speed up queues, especially at peak hours, improving the shopping experience and productivity. Proppos Fastpay, the startup's first solution, has already been implemented through pilot tests in leading food service establishments, such as cafeterias and fast-food restaurants.

Proppos operates through intelligent points of sale that recognize the product and the price and collect payment automatically without needing to read barcodes. The solution has proven to be 10 times faster than the traditional payment process that exists in this type of service.

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Vottun

Vottun is a platform that traces and certifies data using blockchain technology, helping companies improve through its technology, digitizing their processes, and improving their results. The platform works like "WordPress" for blockchain: they have ready-to-use templates and products of the most common use cases for different economic/industrial sectors.

Their easy to adopt and scalable solution is interoperable with your systems, blockchain agnostic, and interoperable in terms of blockchain. They have solutions for NFTs, Credentials, Traceability, Sustainability, Certificates, Health, and Payments.

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Agora

Agora is the leading Real-time Engagement Platform as a Service (RTE PaaS) company. Agora's goal is to make real-time engagement universal, allowing everyone to communicate with anybody, in any application, at any time and from any location.

Developers can use Agora's platform to embed real-time video and voice engagement experiences into their apps using simple, flexible, and powerful application programming interfaces, or APIs.

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