The highlights of Mobile World Congress, the year’s biggest mobile tech show

Words: David Nield

ONEPLUS WATCH 2

The first major smartwatch launch of the year is from OnePlus, a follow-up to the original OnePlus Watch we saw in 2021. The OnePlus Watch 2 brings with it an impressive 100-hour maximum battery life, as well as a faster processor than the original, and a stainless steel chassis (in two colours) with a sapphire crystal watch face. The software duties are handled by Google’s reliable and everimproving Wear OS, and you can use the watch to track a host of activities right from your wrist. With waterproofing, water resistance and military grade strength, it can go anywhere too.

£299, oneplus.com

SAMSUNG GALAXY RING

There’s been a lot of buzz around Samsung’s smart ring in the short time we’ve known about it: it’s a new product category for Samsung, and it’s a type of device that so far the big tech companies haven’t considered (though that might change soon). We still don’t know all the details about this wearable, including how much it’s going to cost, but Samsung is promising some advanced sleep tracking and a battery that lasts for up to nine days. The thinking is it’ll go on sale in July or August, alongside Samsung’s new foldable phones for 2024.