The best and strangest phones from Mobile World Congress 2026


Until now, most mobile phone companies have ensured that their phones do not catch fire. (From time to time Samsung devices excluded(Of course.) But this week at Mobile World Conference, we found a company that dared to go in a different direction. The Oukitel WP63 rugged smartphone has a built-in fire starter, and this is what it looks like:

But before all that, we share a rare moment of unfiltered hardware joy. Nilay just had “the most amazing experience I’ve ever had watching a movie in my house, in my entire life,” thanks to 8TB Kaleidescape solid state server. Rain or confetti scenes have never looked better. This is all it takes to make Nilay happy.

If you want to learn more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, first on MWC:

And in the lightning round:

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