Portable tech in all forms takes center stage at the Mobile World Congress, an annual expo held in Barcelona, Spain. Whether it's the latest and greatest in laptops or the next wearable wonder, it can all be found across the MWC showroom floor.
At this year's event, we searched booth to booth to find the best tech on display, looking to award the products that stood head and shoulders above the rest with our Laptop Laurels, a signifier of quality, potential, and innovation in the tech space.
Our search wasn't in vain. Toss a rock in the bustling halls of MWC and you're practically guaranteed to hit a booth showcasing the potential next big thing in tech. From personal robots (and their pet dogs) to AR glasses that bring the big screen experience with you wherever you go, we saw it all.
But when it came to the best of the best, these products caught our attention above all others.
Welcome to the Laptop Mag MWC 2025 special issue! Read on to find out which devices we presented with our Laptop Laurels awards at MWC 2025.
MWC 2025: Laptop Laurels winners
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Gen 10
Best laptop debut
Lenovo’s Yoga Pro line is a favorite at Laptop Mag, and the new 10th Generation Yoga Pro continues the tradition of offering a powerful creator laptop in a slim, stylish package with a fantastic display and a great keyboard.
The Yoga Pro 9i (Gen 10) Aura Edition, offers a solid update to the CPU and GPU of the Yoga Pro and continues to deliver with Lenovo’s brilliant build quality — including the kind of excellent keyboard and display combo that resonates with the Laptop Mag staff. (Read more)
Lenovo Yoga Solar
Best concept debut
Sustainability is near and dear to our hearts, and the Yoga Solar PC Laptop Concept showcased at this year's Mobile World Congress expo is a fascinating look at how recent advances in solar technology and ultra-efficient processors intersect to make a laptop that is nearly self-sustaining in broad daylight.
While it's not the first solar-powered laptop we've ever seen (RIP Sol), it is an impressive revival of that concept that seems all the more fitting as companies chase down ways to minimize carbon footprints and bolster battery efficiency beyond making sure your devices come in recyclable boxes. (Read more)
Mudra Link
Best wearable debut
So much of the way we interact with our tech requires the usual suspect of interfaces, be that the click of a mouse, the tap of a keyboard, or the poking and swiping of our digits. But the future of tech interaction could be wildly different, like looking to tap into the signals from your brain for interaction cues.
That all sounds wildly sci-fi, but it's real. It's how Meta hopes to eventually handle control of its future Orion glasses. However, while Meta is busy promising this tech's arrival in the future, one company is bringing it to you right now. And it's doing so through the Mudra Link — our pick for the best wearable debut at MWC 2025. (Read more)
Samsung 500Hz QD-OLED panel
Best monitor debut
OLED displays have always been known as a great panel for gaming thanks to their near-instant response times and HDR-friendly pixel-by-pixel lighting with perfect contrasts. However, the slower refresh rates of most OLED panels made it difficult to sell a QD-OLED display to most gamers.
That said, QD-OLED is well on its way to getting over that hurdle. With refresh rates firmly on the rise, QD-OLED displays might just be on their way to becoming a gaming essential, and Samsung is leading the way with its latest breakthrough in display tech. (Read more)
Intel AI Assistant Builder
Best AI debut
Chatbots aren’t new, and they’re not always flashy. However, chat-based AI is on the rise, and Intel’s AI Assistant Builder, formerly known as Project SuperBuilder, intends to simplify the process of building and training a custom, small on-device AI assistant.
It could revolutionize how OEMs provide technical support, help you do away with those lengthy car manuals, and add a touch of human-like flair to just about any product. Can you imagine an AI talking you through your next IKEA build? We can, and we think that's just crazy enough to be considered brilliant. (Read more)
As a former lab gremlin for Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, and Tech Radar; Madeline brings a wealth of technical, in-depth expertise on computing, and over a decade of experience writing about tech and gaming hardware to Laptop Mag as a Staff Writer.
Rael Hornby is a Special Projects Editor for Laptop Mag and designed and edited the MWC 2025 special issue.
