MWC 2012: Android Becomes The Clear Winner

The trend observed at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 seems to be repeating at the Mobile World Congress being held at Barcelona. Android emerged as the clear winner on Day 1 of MWC 2012. From Android tablets to smartphones, MWC turned out to be a perfect platform for an Android lover. OEMs including HTC, Samsung, Sony and Huawei showcased their Android devices on the first day of the show and expressed their intent to continue with the platform for their future devices as well.

If you have missed out on any of the Android devices showcased on Day 1 of MWC, we present to you a glimpse of them once again.

HTC One X

11.9-cm (4.7-inch) Super LCD 2 display with 1,280x720p resolution, Android 4.0, Sense 4.0, 8MP rear camera, 1.3MP front camera, 1.5GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, 1GB RAM, 1,800mAh battery, Beats Audio, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, 32GB of internal storage, 25GB of online storage for two years (via Dropbox), and HSPA+ 42 connectivity.

HTC One S

10.9-cm (4.3-inch) qHD Super AMOLED display, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, 8MP rear camera, 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon from Qualcomm, 1.3MP front camera, Android 4.0, Bluetooth 3.0 and Beats Audio.

HTC One V

9.4-cm (3.7-inch) SLCD2 WVGA display, 5MP camera, Beats Audio, 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, Android 4.0 and 1GHz single-core processor.

Huawei Ascend D Quad

11.4-cm (4.5-inch) IPS+ display, with a pixel density or ppi of 330, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel HD front-facing camera, 4 CPUs and 16 GPUs, Android 4.0, quad-core chipset clocked at 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of ROM, support for HSPA+, 1800 mAh battery power.

Samsung Galaxy Beam

Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, 1 GHz dual-core processor, a built-in ultra-bright 15 lumens projector, 12.5mm thick, 8 GB internal memory, 10.2-cm (4-inch) screen, a 5 MP rear camera and front camera, 2000 mAh battery.

Sony Xperia U

8.9-cm (3.5-inch) Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA engine, 5MP rear camera with 720p HD recording, 1GHz dual core processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 2D and 3D panoramic images capture capability and xLoud and 3D surround sound audio technology.

Sony Xperia P

10.2-cm (4-inch) Reality Display with White Magic technology, 8MP rear with 1080p video recording support, NFC, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 1 GHz dual-core processor, HD recording, 2D and 3D panoramic images capture capability, HDMI and DLNA.

ASUS Transformer Pad 300

Android 4.0, NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor, 25.7-cm (10.1-inch) IPS display, 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory, 8MP rear camera, LTE connectivity, 9.9mm thick and weighs 635 grams.

ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity 700

Super IPS Plus 25.7-cm (10.1-inch) display, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, 1GB RAM, 16/32/64GB internal memory, Android 4.0, RF window strip for better WiFi/GPS connectivity, 8.55mm thick and weighs 586 grams.

Asus Padfone

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, 1 GB RAM, an internal memory of 16, 32 and 64 GB, 10.9-cm (4.3-inch) super AMOLED display, 8 MP rear camera, VGA front camera. Padfone Station sports a 25.7-cm (10.1-inch) 1280x800 pixel display, 1.3 MP front camera and is 13.65 mm thick and weighs 724 gram.

-- Diksha P Gupta