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5 Phones that Were Announced During the MWC 2018
06 March 2018The Mobile World Congress (a.k.a MWC) 2018, one of the biggest events in the mobile industry has just recently ended last Friday in Barcelona. As we look back at the festivities, MWC this year felt a little underwhelming, probably because Samsung stole the show before the event even officially began with the launch of the Galaxy S9. Nevertheless, the show still had its fair share of highlights that is worth talking about. Hence, below are some of the most notable handsets that were seen last week.
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| Release Date in Malaysia | |
|---|---|
| Model | S20B300B |
| Date | Mar 2012 |
| Display | |
| Display diagonal | 50.8 cm (20") |
| Display brightness (typical) | 250 cd/m² |
| Display resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| Response time | 5 ms |
| 3D | No |
| HD type | Not supported |
| Supported graphics resolutions | 1600 x 900 |
| Contrast ratio (typical) | 1000:1 |
| Viewing angle, horizontal | 170° |
| Viewing angle, vertical | 160° |
| Display number of colours | 16.78 million colours |
| Native aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Dynamic contrast ratio marketing name | Mega Contrast |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| HDCP | No |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity | 1 |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width | 478 mm |
| Depth | 53 mm |
| Height | 291 mm |
| Width (with stand) | 478 mm |
| Depth (with stand) | 177 mm |
| Height (with stand) | 365 mm |
| Weight (with stand) | 2.1 kg |
| Power | |
| Power consumption (standby) | 0.3 W |
| Power consumption (typical) | 30 W |
| AC input voltage | 100 - 240 |
| AC input frequency | 50/60 |
| Power consumption (off) | 0.3 W |
| Certificates | |
| Energy Star certified | Yes |
| Ergonomics | |
| Cable lock slot | No |
| On/off switch | Yes |
| Height adjustment | No |
| LED indicators | Power |
| Design | |
| Market positioning | Home & Office |
| Colour of product | Black |
| Multimedia | |
| Built-in speaker(s) | No |
| Built-in camera | No |
| TV tuner integrated | No |