Folding phones aren't ready and 5G isn't here yet

Mobile World Congress feels a lot like a CES vaporware show this year. Sure, there are piles of new phones, lots of talk about speedy processors, and plenty of iPhone put-downs. But the most exciting stuff in Barcelona is either years away or just too new to be taken seriously. That’s especially galling when the industry wants you to buy into all this new tech right now.At basically every phone briefing I’ve attended, the prevailing words have been “very soon,” “second quarter,” or “mid-2019.” And that’s if there was a ship date announced at all. MWC always has its share of vapory tech, but in 2019, finding something that isn’t a concept or prototype is a rarity.To read this article in full, please click here