Technology Information: Outstanding smartphones and tablets at MWC

With Mobile World Congress in full swing there are tablet and smartphones announcements everywhere. Highlights from the showroom floor include the Nokia 808 PureView, the Huawei Ascend D quad, the HTC One X, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, ASUS’s 3-in-1 PadFone, the Samsung Galaxy Beam and an unnamed Fujitsu smartphone. Unless otherwise noted, pricing and release dates have not been announced.

A smartphone with an incredible high-resolution camera The Nokia 808 PureView is somewhat of an amazing anomaly in the smartphone world with its massive 41MP image sensor and in-house-developed pixel over-sampling technology. The Nokia 808 PureView is expected to launch in Europe in May.

The world’s fastest quad-core smartphone Huawei calls its Ascend D quad smartphone the “world’s fastest quad-core smartphone.” The device is powered by Huawei’s own K3V2 quad-core processor and boasts a slimline (8.9mm thick profile) design. The Ascend D quad series will launch in China, Australia, Europe, Asia-Pacific, North and South America, and the Middle East in Q2 2012.

A waterproof quad-core smartphone with a 13.1MP camera and fingerprint sensor Despite not having an official name for its flagship quad-core device, Fujitsu has been busy showing off its waterproof prototype smartphone.

A tablet for those who love to draw and take notes with a stylus Samsung has taken its tablet-smartphone hybrid Galaxy Note and turned it into a 10.1” tablet that works in conjunction with a stylus. The Galaxy Note 10.1 can be used with your finger or with an advanced pen-input called the S Pen.

A smartphone with a built-in projector The Samsung Galaxy Beam may not be a high-end smartphone but it does come with its own built-in 15 lumens projector.