Top smartphones from Mobile World Congress 2015

New Delhi: The Mobile World Congress is one of the biggest events in the mobile industry where the handset makers and other tech firms exhibit their newest products and ideas.Here are five of the biggest announcements out of the show: Samsung Galaxy S6After countless leaks and endless teasers, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones. Both these devices completely reboot Samsung's top-end Galaxy range as they come with an all-new design that look and feel significantly different than the older Galaxy devices. While the S6 has a flat display, metal frame, and glass front and back panels, the S6 Edge, has everything offered in the S6 besides a curve to the sides of its front and rear glass, giving it a distinctive character.The Galaxy S6 phones offer an octacore Samsung Exynos processor (for the international version, Samsung would not confirm what processor the US models will use); 5.1-inch QHD Super AMOLED displays; 3GB of RAM; 32, 64, or 128GB of internal storage; 16-megapixel cameras with optical image stabilization; a new fingerprint sensor in the home button that no longer requires a swipe; integrated support for both Qi and PMA wireless charging; an infrared heart-rate monitor that Samsung says also helps the camera obtain accurate white balance; and fast USB charging and integrated support for Samsung Pay, which uses either NFC or MFT (LoopPay) technology for transactions. The device is fueled by a 2550mAh battery.The handset runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and the company says there are 40 per cent fewer features in the Galaxy S6 than the S5. The flat S6 will be available in white black, gold, and blue, while the S6 Edge can be hand in white, black, gold, and green.HTC One M9 HTC has unveiled its new top-of-the-range smartphone, the long-predicted HTC One M9, at the Mobile World Congress. The new device keeps the familiar unibody exterior as its predecessor but has more pronounced edges on its sides and a much less slippery surface finish than on the One M8. The new M9 is an easy to hold device with a single-hand grip.The M9 comes with an aluminium unibody design with a 5-inch 1080p display (1920 x 1080 pixel resolution) framed at the top and bottom by HTC's trademark BoomSound speakers. The biggest departure seems to be replacement of the M8's 4MP UltraPixel camera with a more traditional 20MP snapper. The HTC camera offers features such as editing, filters, skin correction, etc.The HTC One M9 is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and comes with 3GB of RAM. It has an internal storage of 32GB which can be further expanded upto 128GB via microSD card.HTC One M9 comes with a non-removable Li-Polymer 2840 mAh battery. The handset has Bluetooth 4.1 with aptX, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, HTC Connect, for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to compatible multi-room audio system, NFC and Micro-USB. This also supports 4G LTE bands including LTE TDD bands 38, 40, 41. LTE TDD means the phone will support LTE in India as well.The M9 has the HTC Sense 7, which the company says makes the smartphone highly customisable with themes and more intelligent BlinkFeed (HTC's much mocked version of Flipboard) and so on.Huawei MediaPad X2The X2 is a real delight for phablet lovers and it comes with a 7-inch screen (The 1200 x 1920 HD IPS display boasts a resolution up to 323ppi) that fits into as small a chassis, giving the device an 80 percent screen-to-body ratio. Though the company says you can use the tablet with one hand, you'll still need long fingers to be able to grip this huge phone. It's also impressively thin, measuring just 7.28mm at its thickest point.Measuring 7.28mm thick, the MediaPad X2 is powered by a 64-bit Kirin 930 octa-core processor (2GHz x 4 + 1.5GHz x 4) and Mali-T628+ i3 graphics. It has 3GB of RAM and up to 32GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card slot) in addition to a 13-megapixel BSI rear-facing camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calls.Connectivity features include dual 4G SIM slots, dual 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. It offers a massive 5,000mAh lithium polymer unit which the company claims can provide 24 hours of standby time, a recharge time of 3.5 hours and a reverse charging feature that effectively turns the X2 into a portable battery charger for other devices.LG Spirit / MagnaLG has comes out with new "premium, mid-range" smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The LG Spirit and Magna are two mid-range Android handsets that boast distinguishing curved screens. These handsets borrow the design language of the LG G2 Flex.The Magna, the Spirit and its two younger siblings, the Leon and the Joy will all come in LTE and 3G versions -- depending on region -- and come running the latest version of Android, 5.0 Lollipop. Their screens measure 5 inches, 4.7 inches, 4.5 inches and 4 inches respectively.All the new smartphones will be available in 3G and 4G models with the difference on the design front being either a plastic patterned or metallic rear cover. Three have a Rear Key like the current LG G3 meaning the power and volume buttons are located on the back below the camera lens. The two larger phones incorporate the same 1.2GHz processor with 1GB of RAM, and sport 8-megapixel cameras on the front and 1-megapixel cameras on the back. The primary differences between the two is that the Magna has a bigger 2,540mAh battery and the Spirit has a sharper screen (boasting 312ppi to the Magna's 249ppi).LG Magna SpecificationsDisplay: 5.0-inch HD (294 ppi)Chipset: 1.2GHz or 1.3GHz Quad-CoreCamera: Rear 8MP / Front 5MPMemory: 8GB / 1GBBattery: 2,540mAh (removable)OS: Android 5.0 LollipopNetwork: LTE Cat. 4 / HSPA+ 21MbpsSize: 139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2mmLG Spirit SpecificationsDisplay: 4.7-inch HD (312 ppi)Chipset: 1.2GHz or 1.3GHz Quad-CoreCamera: Rear 8MP or 5MP* / Front 1MPMemory: 8GB / 1GBBattery: 2,100mAh (removable)OS: Android 5.0 LollipopNetwork: LTE Cat. 4 / HSPA+ 21MbpsSize: 133.3 x 66.1 x 9.9mmLG Leon SpecificationsDisplay: 4.5-inch FWVGA (220 ppi)Chipset: 1.2GHz or 1.3GHz Quad-Core*Camera: Rear 8MP or 5MP* / Front VGAMemory: 8GB / 1GBBattery: 1,900mAh (removable)OS: Android 5.0 LollipopNetwork: LTE Cat. 4 / HSPA+ 21MbpsSize: 129.9 x 64.9 x 10.9mmLG Joy SpecificationsDisplay: 4.0-inch WVGA (233 ppi)Chipset: 1.2GHz Quad-Core / 1.2GHz Dual-CoreCamera: Rear 5MP / Front VGAMemory: 8GB or 4GB*/ 1GB or 512MBOS: Android 5.0 Lollipop / Android 4.4 KitKatBattery: 1,900mAh (removable)Network: LTE Cat. 4 / HSPA+ 21MbpsSize: 122.7 x 64.0 x 11.9mm.