MWC Shanghai just wrapped up. It ran a new awards show this year. Foldable phones won big. The Honor Magic V6 took two awards. The vivo X Fold6 won the top prize — on the same day it launched.
Summary
- Honor Magic V6 won twice: Best Smartphone and Disruptive Device Innovation, at the first-ever GLOMO Asia Awards.
- vivo X Fold6 won Best in Show: Announced on the last day of MWC Shanghai — the exact day the phone launched.
- New name, old roots: GLOMO Asia replaces the old Asia Mobile Awards, a show that's run for nearly 20 years.
- Both phones fold like a book: Honor's launched back in March. Vivo's just went official.
- Eight awards were handed out total, covering phones, AI, and network tech across Asia.
Why the Magic V6 Keeps Winning
The Magic V6 won Best Smartphone and Disruptive Device Innovation this week. That's not its first trophy this year. Back in March, at MWC Barcelona, Honor won a different GLOMO Award for the same phone. That one was for its battery. The Magic V6 uses a silicon-carbon battery with 25% silicon content. That lets it pack more power into a thin foldable body. Judges clearly like what they're seeing — twice in one year.
The Magic V6 first showed up in February. It launched in Malaysia and Singapore in June. Europe and the UK are next. One review called its battery life "about two days" between charges. That's strong for a foldable.
vivo X Fold6: A Trophy on Launch Day
The Best in Show award came on June 26 — the last day of MWC Shanghai. That's also the day vivo's X Fold6 went official. Good timing, or good planning. Either way, it's a strong PR moment.
The X Fold6 runs on MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chip. It uses vivo's own OriginOS 6 Fold software. You can run four apps at once on one screen. The camera is the real star here: a 200MP main sensor, plus a Zeiss telephoto lens. There's even a clip-on 200mm zoom lens you can attach for extra reach. The battery sits at 7,000mAh — bigger than the global Magic V6's 6,660mAh cell.
One Catch Worth Knowing
The X Fold6 has no confirmed launch outside China yet. That matters. A phone can win awards and still be hard to buy. Just look at the Magic V6 — it took four months to go from its first reveal to actually reaching Southeast Asia. Winning a trophy and reaching your local store are two very different things.
What "GLOMO Asia" Actually Means
This is a new name for an old show. The Asia Mobile Awards ran for almost 20 years. Now it's folded into the bigger, global GLOMO Awards — the same ones handed out every year at MWC Barcelona. Eight awards went out this week. They covered phones, AI tools, and network tech across the whole region. Huawei's Wang Tao also got a special lifetime-style award during the opening night.
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