AI Agent Phones Arrive: MWC 2026 Signals the Next Smartphone Era
AI has started using smartphones instead.As soon as the user says a word, AI opens the app, finds information, makes reservations, and even processes purchases. It imitates the touch of a person's fingers. MWC 2026 was held in Barcelona's Fira Gran Via exhibition hall. The moment I entered the scene with the opening on March 2nd, there was only one topic this year. AI agent.If last year's MWC was an exhibition hall for the discourse that "AI will change the world", this year, the AI has begun to move its fingers directly. Smartphones were no longer 'devices that run apps' but 'platforms where AI agents work'.The axis of smartphone competition is changing. Rather than 'what app to run', 'how much work AI can do for you' has become the new standard. In the midst of the duopoly structure between Apple and Samsung, the MWC 2026 exhibition hall was filled with innovative products that declared the redefinition of mobile devices. We have summarized the five key trends identified in the field, including gimbal camera phones that follow subjects like robots, foldables that can float in water, modular laptops that change ports, and satellite communication (Starlink Mobile).👉 Samsung and Apple don't have it... China's three innovation engines seen at MWC