The Barcelona mobile fair closes its doors and leaves behind some of the novelties that will be seen in the market as the latest in the telephony sector. At least, during the first half of the year. In this sense, the awards with which the Mobile World Congress 2013 recognized the most outstanding devices of those who were seen at the fair are the expression of the most interesting that can be found at this time in stores, as well as what is to come, either for the most demanding users or for those who prefer simplicity in an affordable tone for the pocket. Regarding the strictly related to telephony, three were the companies that shone the most: South Korean Samsung, Finnish Nokia and Taiwanese HTC. The first obtained the distinction for being the manufacturer of the best smartphone of the year, the Samsung Galaxy S3, which received the recognition just as it is about to deliver the witness as a flagship to the imminent Samsung Galaxy S4 "" which would have witnessed the award ceremony behind the scenes, as we learned and told you yesterday ".
As for the best input terminal, it was Nokia who won the award for its Nokia Asha 305, an economical device, with a touch screen and Dual SIM technology that meets the needs of a type of public that does not want to turn their back on it. to a good catalog of features for the mere fact of making a very small investment in your phone.
Lastly, HTC achieved a prize specifically focused on handsets that attended Mobile World Congress 2013 prior to its commercial launch. This is the award for the Best mobile, device or tablet of the MWC 2013, which fell on the aesthetic and powerful HTC One, a team that not only presents one of the most beautiful finishes of the event, but also lays the first stone to finish with the megapixel war with regard to cameras and, in addition, it releases a new graphic philosophy in its main interface.
These were not, however, the only prizes that were awarded in terms of terminals. The tablet that most liked was, judging by the award granted, the Nexus 7, developed by the Taiwanese Asus for Google. This equipment is not only one of the best value for money options of all we met during the past year, but it also forced Apple to put its small tablet, the iPad mini, into circulation in order to keep the pulse of the market.
As for the award for Best Manufacturer of the Year, South Korean Samsung again took the stage. That's right. The Asian company has closed a year to remember, where it not only broke records with its Samsung Galaxy S3, but also set a trend with its Samsung Galaxy Note and was the first firm in sales of mobile phones in general and smartphones in particular.
