This week, Marques, Andrew, and David first dig into all of the weird products that are coming out of Mobile World Congress 2025! Topics range from solar smartphones to briefcase displays and extra long laptops. There are a ton of weird gadgets and it's great. Then, they go over all of the new Apple products that were released before talking a little about YouTube Premium Lite and Google Fi. There's a lot to get into in this one! Enjoy!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:09 Xiaomi modular phone
09:22 Nubia phones
13:44 Samsung flexible briefcase
16:37 Lenovo Thinkbook Flip
19:09 Solar powered Lenovo laptop
23:38 Solar phone
25:43 Spark slim
32:12 Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro
38:42 Shopify (Sponsored)
50:41 New Apple products
01:00:49 Nothing phones
01:07:31 Netsuite (Sponsored)
01:08:39 Coda (Sponsored)
01:09:50 YouTube Premium Lite
01:15:10 MVNO Updates
01:18:07 Trivia scores
01:24:07 Outro
Links:
Android Authority - Xiaomi's modular phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrcGz3ur-bE
Verge - Sony QX10 and QX100 review: https://youtu.be/-F5D-7WRA8o?si=PaJmopfPVsbR7CC7
Verge Nubia Music 2 Article: https://www.theverge.com/news/616633/mwc-2025-news-products-announcements
DesignBoom - Samsung Briefcase display: https://www.designboom.com/technology/samsung-flexible-screens-stretch-foldable-briefcase-gaming-devices-mwc-2025-03-05-2025/
9to5Google - Techno Spark Slim: https://9to5google.com/2025/03/05/tecno-spark-slim-hands-on/
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