We’re days away from MWC Barcelona 2026. This year’s event, themed “The IQ Era,” explores how the latest AI, multimedia, and connectivity technologies are transforming product design and how we interact with the world around us. Simply put, devices and networks are becoming smarter and more automated, making our lives easier.
MediaTek is helping lead this shift with our powerful, efficient SoCs that bring advanced agentic AI processing on-device. MediaTek Dimensity 9500, our latest flagship chip for tablets and smartphones, essentially turns your device into an on-device AI agent that’s private, super smart, fast and responsive.
At MediaTek’s MWC booth (Hall 3, Stand 3D10), attendees can experience firsthand the cool AI-powered experiences MediaTek is enabling. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400+-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 features on-device AI capabilities enabling users to unleash their creativity and improve productivity. With MediaTek’s 8th generation AI processor, MediaTek NPU 890, AI assistants like Google Gemini provide personalized support while intensive tasks like Circle to Search, Photo Assist, and Note Assist load quickly for more responsive user experiences.
Beyond tablets, attendees can see how MediaTek’s technology supports interactive XR experiences. We’ll demonstrate how pairing Android glasses with a smartphone offers intuitive, seamless AI interactions. Attendees will also see how MediaTek is powering compact AI-enabled devices and form factors like Timekettle X1 for real-time translation of up to 42 languages and 95 accents and iKKO Mind One which supports voice notes, translations, and meeting summaries.
We’ll also showcase how AI portraits on-device can generate high-res photos in seconds! Additional demos include console-grade gaming, automotive, Wi-Fi 8 connectivity, computing, and more.
These demos highlight how powerful on-device intelligence is now a reality, setting the stage for future technology shifts that will continue to shape our world:
- Automation: As AI gets smarter, we’ll see more automation in the smart home across all kinds of smart devices, including robotics. These devices rely on the latest chipsets, power savings technologies, and camera modules to support new form factors and performance demands.
- Advanced Displays: Transparent OLED displays are changing the way we think about smart home entertainment and are opening up a variety of possibilities across different industries.
- Foldable and Rollable Devices: Manufacturers have continued refining ultra-thin designs for tablets and smartphones. The next frontier includes tri-fold concepts as well as rollable and slidable displays engineered to expand screen real estate while improving durability and user experience.
- 5G-Advanced and 6G Evolution: The rise of multimodal AI is driving unprecedented data generation and network demands. 5G-Advanced commercialization will play a critical role in enabling higher efficiency, lower latency, and improved network intelligence, while MediaTek is collaborating with other industry leaders on rolling out 6G in the future.
MediaTek will explore the integral role of AI across different devices—including tablets, mobile, connectivity, and automotive— and the partnerships driving the next era of intelligent living during the “MediaTek AI for Life” keynote on Wednesday, March 4 at 11 a.m. CET. For more details, visit: https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/agenda/sessions/6030-mediatek-ai-for-life-keynote
