Barcelona, Spain February 25–28 certainly became the World Capital of Technology. During my jam-packed tour of this 4 day spectacle. According to the organizers more than 118,000 visitors attending with over 2,300 different companies and brands showing off their latest and greatest in the smartphone and mobile device market.

Having attended this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), and being a long time attendee of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), I am delighted to share my experience. I can tell you those exhibitors receiving the most attention this year at MWC19 were truly remarkable, and I’d like to share what I found to clearly be the top 5 eye-catching products at this year’s show.

Walking through the doors here at the world’s largest mobile show of its kind, my immediate observation was the theme of 5G-related technologies among many of the exhibitors. Highlighting the show were not just new phones featuring 5G, but also foldable designs and those with multiple cameras. A larger presence was felt by brands as important as SONY, Dell, Samsung, IBM, HTC, ZTE, LG, Huawei, Vodafone or Telefonica, and there were even a few comebacks such as Nokia and Blackberry. Several hidden treasures were also uncovered among these giants; in fact, there was one very interesting newcomer that turned many heads at MWC19 — Electroneum, releasing an economically priced blockchain “Phone that pays you back…” The Electroneum M1. And with the global buzz surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrencies I will focus a little extra on this as I did a deep dive during the show to unearth some gems. So let’s take a look at this awesome exhibition and the newest items which truly impressed and outshined the others this year at MWC19.

MWC19 took place at the beautiful and famous Fira Gran Via, located on Joan Carles I Avenue in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat in the heart of Barcelona, Spain.