Samsung and Xiaomi start the battle before the Mobile World Congress

Samsung and Xiaomi start the battle before the Mobile World Congress

The South Korean presents the Galaxy S10 and its strange folding mobile of almost 2000 euros, while the Chinese exhibits the MI9 - its flagship - with triple 48-megapixel camera

   In the war of smartphones , Samsung and Xiaomi decided to leave the game board of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to show their weapons days before the big event of mobile telephony that takes place in Barcelona between February 25 and 28 . The main manufacturers will stop to show their most advanced terminals to date but the South Korean giant and the powerful Chinese have wanted to make this Wednesday, 'the first day of the MWC' to present their next flagship with the technology appointment of the year to return from the corner. The flashes are guaranteed and the duel for being the best terminal of 2019 has already begun.

The Xiaomi MI9
The first to take the lead has been Xiaomi , who was a few hours ahead of Samsung with the arrival of MI9 , his premium bet for the high end . From the new smartphone of the Chinese company, highlights its screen , which occupies virtually the entire surface of the mobile and will make this one of its strengths. It is an AMOLED panel manufactured by Samsung 6.4 inchesand protection Gorilla Glass 6. It has 600 nits of brightness, of the highest ratios of the market, and incorporates "highly sensitive" light sensors in the panel to adapt the brightness intensity to the ambient light automatically. The Mi 9 incorporates a reading mode that extends the color temperature range from 32 options to 256. It seems that reading long in this phone will be less tortuous to the eyes. Continues the fashion of 'notch' or 'eyebrow' that follows the wake of other terminals presented previously and that marked trend with the iPhone X. It will also have fingerprint reader under the panel .


It could not be otherwise, and cameras are another strong point. Especially the rear ones. Yes, there will be three. The Mi9 incorporates triple sensor , with the main one with a resolution of 48 megapixels (MP) and artificial intelligence assistance. An aperture f / 1.75, which on paper ensures quality night shots . The telephoto sensor is 12MP and the wide angle is 16MP.

The Chinese company has put a Snapdragon 855 chip from Qualcomm, which to date is the most powerful of the company. The smartphone will have two models. One of 6 and another of 8GB of Ram. There will also be different storage options, 64, 128 and 256 GB . The battery will be 3,300 mAh . Fast charging but not wireless.


And finally. How much does it cost? We will have to wait until next Sunday to know the prices for Spain and other western markets. The Chinese march will unveil the day 24 in Barcelona in the event held at the MWC.

The Samsung S10
The S10 comes in three versions to give war to the Iphone, which already had its triplet in the month of September. Some of them will not go to the market immediately, as is the case of S10 with 5G technology that will do next summer. The terminal was presented on Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco and at the same time, dozens of journalists and industry experts have gathered in Madrid to see the new presentation live in the center of the capital.

Before the flashes there were already things that were known and confirmed this February 20. The firm has exhibited three new terminals with a prudent evolution from the past S9:  Galaxy S10E  - which does not have a screen with curved sides and has two rear cameras - and the  Galaxy S10  and  Galaxy S10 Plus  - betting on three cameras rear and larger with curved sides. On the other hand, the video camera includes an image stabilizer (supersteady) that reduces the recording area to compensate for the movement of the hand and avoid the sensation of trembling when recording.

Its sizes are 5.8, 6.1 and 6.4 inches. The new mobile shows off its infinite screen, it has fingerprint reader by ultrasound housed under the front screen and without physical button, several camera configurations and a more powerful hardware than in the previous phones.



In a time when smartphones are more than just a phone, the camera is essential for any user. Samsung has wanted to introduce a new technology for cameras and advanced intelligence, which makes it easier to take photos and videos.

As a novelty, Samsung introduces wireless charging in Galaxy S10 with Wireless PowerShare, which makes it possible to charge other devices with Qi certification. For the first time in the industry, the Wireless PowerShare technology of the Galaxy S10 will also be able to load compatible wearables. In addition, while charging the Galaxy S10 connected to a conventional charger, you can charge another device simultaneously using the Wireless PowerShare function , so you can leave your second charger at home while you are traveling.

In addition, the battery is predictive thanks to artificial intelligence. It expands to 3,400 mAh in the S10 and up to 4,100 mAh in the S10 + but the strong point here is that the battery becomes as the camera a dynamic element capable of predicting the habits of use and adapt to them to extend the autonomy of the mobile.

The prices according to the models are the following: Galaxy S10e of 6 GB RAM and 128 GB of memory, 759 euros; S10 6 GB / 128 GB, 909 euros; S10 8 GB / 512 GB, 1,009 euros; S10 + 6 GB / 128 GB, 1,259 euros; and S10 + 8 GB / 512 GB, 1,609 euros

The future folds
It is already a reality. Habemus mobile folding! Already it was intuited that this will be the big bet of the market of smart phones and Samsung was saved in the event of this Wednesday the ace up his sleeve. The South Korean giant has finally presented its folding mobile , the Galaxy Fold for a price of $ 1980 - about 1750 euros - which will be on sale from next April 26. Not suitable for all pockets or for all profiles since the mobile is not very discreet.