MWC’s best phones head-to-head: It’s (mostly) about the display

While flagships may have been scarce at MWC this year, there were still more than a few notable smartphone announcements early in the week. We’ve put the biggest ones so far in a handy table so you can compare specs, features and more to decide which one might be your next daily driver. Who knows, we may be in for a few surprises now that the show officially started, but for now, here are the five handsets from Barcelona that you need to know.

Huawei P10
Nokia 6 Arte Black edition
BlackBerry KEYone
Pricing
Not available
Not available
Not available
€299 (around $318)
$549
Known dimensions
148.9 x 74.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches)
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm (6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches)
145.3 x 69.3 x 6.98 mm (5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches)
154 x 75.8 x 7.85 mm (6.06 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches)
149 x 72.3 x 9.4 mm (5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 inches)
Weight
163g (5.75 ounces)
195g (6.88 ounces)
145g (5.11 ounces)
Not available
Not available
Screen size
5.7 inches (144.78mm)
5.5 inches (139.7mm)
5.1 inches
5.5 inches (139.7mm)
4.5 inches (114.3 mm)
Screen resolution
2,880 x 1,440 (564 ppi)
2,880 x 1,440 (801 ppi)
1,920 x 1,080 (431 ppi)
1,920 x 1,200 (403 ppi)
1,620 x 1,080 (434 ppi)
Screen type
QHD+ FullVision IPS
4K HDR Triluminos
FHD 1080p
IPS LCD full HD
IPS LCD
Battery
3,300mAh
3,230mAh
3,200mAh
3,000mAh
3,505mAh
Internal storage
32GB
64GB
64GB
64GB
32GB
External storage
microSD
microSD
microSD
microSD
microSD
Rear camera
13MP, f/1.8 (wide: 13MP, f/2.4
19MP
Dual lens 20MP monochrome, 12MP RGB, f/2.2
16MP, f/2
12MP, f/2
Front-facing cam
5MP, f/2.2
13Mp, f/2
8MP, f/1.9
8MP, f/2
8MP
Video capture
4k at 30fps
4K at 30fps, slow motion at 960fps
4K at 30fps
1080p at 30fps
4K at 30fps
NFC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
v4.2
v4.2
v4.2
v4.1
v4.2
SoC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Octo-core Kirin 960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
GPU
Adreno 530
Adreno 540
Mali-G71 MP8
Adreno 505
Adreno 506
RAM
4GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
3GB
WiFi
Dual band, 802.11ac
Dual band, 802.11ac
Dual band, 802.11ac
Dual band, 802.11ac
Dual band, 802.11ac
Operating system
Android 7.0
Android 7.1
Android 7.0
Android 7.1
Android 7.1
Standout features
18:9 FullVision display, Google Assistant, IP68 certified, Quick Charge 3.0, wireless charging (US), Quad DAC (Asia), fingerprint sensor
Google Cast, Motion Eye slow motion capture, 4K HDR display, high-res audio, IP68 certified, Gorilla Glass 5
Gorilla Glass 5, Huawei SuperCharge, Leica Dual-Camera 2.0
Fingerprint sensor, near-stock Android, Google Assistant, smart amplifier with Dolby Atmos
QWERTY keyboard, DTEK security, enterprise ready, programmable app shortcuts, Quick Charge 3.0, BBM
Accessories
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable

* Specs in italics are unconfirmed, but we’ll update this table as more details become available.

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