Phone makers pin hopes on artificial intelligence and 5G as sales go flat
They are also eyeing bigger screens and better cameras to draw buyers
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PHONE makers will seek to entice new buyers with better cameras and bigger screens at the world's biggest mobile fair starting Monday in Spain after a year of flat smartphone sales.
But with no major innovations awaited in handsets, analysts expect the four-day Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to focus on new uses for artificial intelligence (AI) and the looming deployment of super-fast 5G wireless networks.
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