I am a laptop reviewer veteran, and these are my 5 top laptops of MWC 2026

best laptops of MWC 2026 — (Image credit: Future)

Mobile World Congress (MWC) used to just be about phones! But just like CES back in January, it’s basically now also a computing show where you can see a whole lot of new laptops in action.

And a few of the biggest companies on the planet have gone all out to win the hearts and minds of general users, pros and gamers alike with their contributions to the year of the laptop.

Just because the MacBook Neo is hogging the spotlight doesn't mean there aren't any blockbuster announcements happening here. From Lenovo’s zany concepts to machines you can buy today, here are my 5 favorite machines coming out of Barcelona and onto my desk soon.

1. Honor MagicBook Pro 14

Honor is back again with the MagicBook Pro 14, and this time it’s outfitted with Intel Core Ultra Series 3. I’ve always been a massive fan of Honor’s laptops for finding an ideal balance between the three P’s — performance, power efficiency and portability.

This does exactly that for another consecutive year, while also adding in some real premium upgrades here like a gorgeously vivid 3120 x 2080-resolution OLED display at 3:2 aspect ratio, a top-notch feeling keyboard and a weight loss over last year’s model (coming in now at 1.39kg).

And all of this is thrown into a sleek aluminum chassis that’s quite the looker from all angles and easy to stow away in the backpack — along with a stupendously long battery life courtesy of that 92Wh cell inside.

2. Lenovo Legion Go foldable prototype

Lenovo Legion Go prototype — (Image credit: Future)

It started life as a quirky gaming handheld with a folding screen, but once fully unfolded, you can attach that 11.6-inch panel to a keyboard deck to return to your netbook era. I know this is just a concept — a prototype you’ll never be able to buy.

But in that brief moment of going back in time, it made me realize just how much I had started to legitimately miss using something so small. The more compact frame does feel far nicer to carry around, while not giving up on the ergonomics of that keyboard. I just hope that 11-inch laptops make a comeback.

3. Lenovo ThinkBook Modular concept

Lenovo ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept — (Image credit: Future)

Part two of the Lenovo trio blends a Framework laptop with an Asus Zenbook Duo to make for an impressively modular prototype that I so hope becomes real soon. Welcome to the ThinkBook Modular concept — a pogo pin-driven dream of versatility that lets you use the system in any way you see fit.

Want a dual-screen experience? Just pop the keyboard deck off and replace it with a second display. Want to present something cool, take the display off, connect it via USB-C and attach a stand to it to show things off. Looking for another USB-C port? Slide that HDMI socket off the side and replace it.

Repairability and ease of upgradeability is becoming more and more crucial in 2026, and Lenovo’s concept shows how exciting this could be.

4. Lenovo Yoga Pro 7a

I was a big fan of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition at last year’s show, but one thing became a limiting factor — battery life because of the use of a dedicated RTX 50-series GPU inside.

But as I predicted way back in January last year (and have been so vindicated on), integrated graphics have evolved at such a rapid pace and AMD’s Strix Halo is the crown jewel of an example of this.

So what happens when you take that Yoga Pro lineage and mash it with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ chipset? Simple, you get the Yoga Pro 7a. This is a mighty MacBook Pro competitor with a massive OLED panel, a touchpad that sports stylus support for doodling, and a way better battery life.

5. Tecno Megabook S14

And finally, a shout out to my ultraportables crowd. Getting something uber thin and light is getting very pricey nowadays, but the Tecno MegaBook S14 would beg to differ. It is officially the world’s lightest 14-inch OLED laptop at just 899 grams.

The aluminum body feels premium to the touch with good keyboard/touchpad ergonomics to boot. Power-wise, there is a bit of a compromise with Intel Core Ultra Series 1 silicon, but still good enough for general office productivity and binge watching the night away.

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Jason brings a decade of tech and gaming journalism experience to his role as a Managing Editor of Computing at Tom's Guide. He has previously written for Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, Kotaku, Stuff and BBC Science Focus. In his spare time, you'll find Jason looking for good dogs to pet or thinking about eating pizza if he isn't already.

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