TestGrid at MWC 2025: Key Learnings & What’s Next

Mobile World Congress (MWC), the premier annual event for mobile technology and connectivity, wrapped up yesterday in Barcelona after four dynamic days of innovation and industry insights.

From futuristic display concepts and sustainability-driven gadgets to Li-Fi wireless communication systems and immersive extended reality experiences, the event was packed with groundbreaking announcements, perfectly aligned with today’s tech-driven world.

TestGrid was thrilled to attend it—soaking in all the valuable insights into the future of mobile. We also had the opportunity to engage with various telecom providers, device manufacturers, and enterprises.

Come, join us as we delve into the key transformative ideas from MWC 2025.

Best MWC Barcelona 2025 Highlights

1. Google’s Gemini AI gets an upgrade

Google unveiled two new AI features that facilitate Gemini to analyze and respond in real-time. The first, Live With Video, lets users activate their device’s video camera so Gemini can scan their surroundings and provide contextual advice instantly.

The second, Share Screen With Live, demonstrates similar capabilities during screen-sharing. Instead of using the camera, users share their screens while Gemini offers insights, such as design feedback and style recommendations.

In both scenarios, the user asked further questions to Gemini, compelling it to successfully adapt to new queries and build upon its initial answers. Both features will become available to Gemini Advanced subscribers as part of the Google One AI Premium plan on Android devices later this month.

2. Meet Motorola’s Smart Connect system

It’s a software app that lets you connect your Motorola phone to a Lenovo laptop or tablet to access files, apps, and photos in one place. While the full suite of features will only work on Moto and Lenovo devices, other smartphone brands will be able to use the Smart Connect system with other laptop brands soon.

There’s also a sprinkling of AI—you can search for files across all your devices using natural language. You can also use voice prompts like “open Instagram on my laptop” for Moto AI to open up the social media app on the connected PC.

3. Lenovo introduces a vertical laptop screen

Lenovo’s ThinkBook Flip has garnered much attention at the event because of a very unique reason—its screen flips over the top lid rather than extending up or down like traditional extendable displays.

At first glance, it’s a normal 13-inch laptop but with a simple flip—the extra part of the screen folds over, expanding the display to 18.1 inches. It can also be converted into a 12.9-inch tablet. This design provides more vertical screen space, making it particularly useful for productivity tasks.

4. Samsung goes futuristic with its concept devices

Samsung ranks as the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones for a reason—they’re creative. At the event, they showcased many new, exciting display formats that could someday come to the market.

One concept looks like a Galaxy Z Flip 6 with a wrap-around game controller case. Another imagined a 2-in-1- laptop into a slim metal-exterior briefcase that unfolds into an 18.1-inch flexible OLED display.

One of the most interesting concepts is perhaps a Nintendo Switch-style handheld console with a hinge in the middle allowing it to fold in half for improved portability.

In addition, Samsung’s latest smartphones are also slimmer and lighter with a glossy finish on the back. They touted a small design refresh—there’s now a distinct camera module housing the linear lens layout.

Plus, the Galaxy A-series will receive 6 years of updates, making them some of the only smartphones in this price bracket to offer such extensive software support.

5. Nothing unveils the Phone 3a series with AI features

Nothing debuted its Phone 3a Pro and Phone 3a. Both feature 6.77-inch displays, Android 15, and Snapdragon 7S Gen 3 chipsets paired with 256 GB of storage and 12 GB of RAM. The 3a Pro, which starts at $459, comes with a 3X periscope telephoto lens while 3a’s zoom capabilities are limited to 2X.

A major highlight is the introduction of a new feature called Essential Space. It uses AI to extract and store useful information from voice memos, screenshots, and photos.

6. Honor rolls out an AI Agent that reads your mobile screen

Honor was once owned by Huawei. But ever since it parted ways with the Chinese tech giant, it has gone from strength to strength in forging its own identity. At MWC 2025, Honor debuted its new flagship, Honor UI Agent, an AI agent that claims to handle tasks on your behalf by understanding your mobile screen’s graphical user interface.

Honor UI Agent doesn’t rely on external APIs and can independently carry out multi-step processes, such as booking a restaurant reservation through apps like OpenTable. All data processing occurs locally on the device, ensuring user privacy and security.

7. Meta and Internet Society launch Connectivity Co-Funding Initiative

Meta and the Internet Society have established the Connectivity Co-Funding Initiative to bolster affordable internet connectivity worldwide. They’re jointly committing a $30 million investment over the next five years to fund infrastructure development in areas specifically overlooked or ignored by commercial providers.

The money will also go towards training programs that equip marginalized communities with technical skills, invest in community-driven projects that address local challenges, and strengthen locally owned businesses and networks that create sustainable jobs.

8. pureLiFi and Solace Power bring Li-Fi to broadband with LINXC Bridge

Telecommunications equipment provider pureLiFi and wireless power technology company Solace Power have joined hands to launch the LINXC Bridge™, enabling fixed wireless access providers to quickly and easily deploy broadband service to customers.

Harnessing Li-Fi technology, which uses light signals to transmit data, the LINXC Bridge™ offers a bidirectional 1 Gbps (1,000 megabits per second) link with very low latency and up to 20 watts of power, facilitating high-speed broadband apps.

The technology eliminates the time-consuming and expensive need for drilling holes or running cables through walls.

TestGrid Team’s Engagement at the Event

Our team took this opportunity to deepen their industry knowledge and connect with key stakeholders. They showcased how TestGrid’s real-device testing and AI-driven automation can help tackle today’s most pressing testing challenges.

In fact, their conversations at MWC 2025 confirmed a few key trends. For starters, enterprises are looking for AI-powered testing platforms that bring the following to the table:

• Real-device testing for accurate results
• AI-driven automation to reduce manual effort
• Flexible deployment (cloud, on-prem, hybrid) to fit any infrastructure

This means faster releases, fewer failures, and lower costs (by up to 50%).

Similarly, telecom providers are seeking smarter ways to test and optimize network performance, ensuring low latency and seamless connectivity across regions. They want a clear roadmap to reduce testing failures, ship faster, and deliver seamless user experiences.

TestGrid supports real-device cloud testing, empowering you to test mobile apps and websites on 1,000+ real devices, browsers, and operating systems. You can build tests in a scriptless manner and have them run automatically in either parallel or sequence.

So what’s the way forward?

Continue the Conversation With TestGrid

If we missed the opportunity to connect at MWC 2025, we invite you to reach out and discover how TestGrid can elevate your testing strategy—regardless of your industry. Gain the competitive edge of real device testing in an era of hyperconnectivity.

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