The best and strangest phones of Mobile World Congress 2026


Until now, most mobile phone companies have worked to ensure their phones won’t start fires. (Occasional Samsung devices excepted, of course.) But this week at Mobile World Congress, we found a company that dared to go in a different direction. Oukitel’s WP63 rugged smartphone includes a built-in fire starter, and this is what it looks like:

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

If you want to know 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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