Best Phones of MWC 2026

David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, he's reviewed phones for TechRadar as well as covered tech, gaming, and culture for Engadget, Popular Mechanics, NBC Asian America, Increment, Fast Company and others. As a true Californian, he lives for coffee, beaches and burritos.

At MWC 2026, we have -- surprising nobody -- seen a ton of phones.

This year's Mobile World Congress is particularly rich with phones serving different purposes and demographics, like Honor's Robot Phone, which is part handset and part camera gimbal. While Xiaomi predictably unveiled another premium device, its photographic capabilities are next-level. Honor unveiled a foldable…without a crease. The brands may be expected, but the phones aren't.

This year's MWC comes with its own set of challenging circumstances. The Samsung Galaxy ...