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"Nokia has a mission: Win over as many Windows Phone fans as it can \u2014 in any country, and at any price point. To that end, the company has debuted a pair of basic cellphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona intended to lay the groundwork to create future Lumia owners.\nThe idea is that even if a phone doesn't run proper \"apps\" or belong to a major platform, it can still provide basic connectivity to the web. And that web should have Nokia and Microsoft software front and center.\nSee also: 7 Ways You're Killing Your Tech\n\"When people experience the web for the first time, they will do Bing search, they will get Outlook mail, they will use OneDrive,\" says Jussi Nevanlinna, Nokia's vice president of product marketing for phones. \"It's a service footprint and cloud footprint play. And if you can offer cloud at those price points, it's a huge competitive advantage.\"\nWhat kind of price points? How about $40 (29 euros) without a contract. That's the price of the Nokia 220, which looks like a phone you might have owned in 2005, except for one thing: It has a web browser as well as pre-installed icons for Facebook and Twitter.\nThe browser is highly efficient, compressing data by 80%, according to Nokia, and it of course appoints Microsoft Bing as the default search engine. There are also a few games from Gameloft.\nStepping up a bit \u2014 and just a bit \u2014 is the Asha 230. Asha is Nokia's line of souped-up feature phones or low-end smartphones (depending who you ask), and this model takes the barrier to entry even lower, all the way down to $60 (45 euros) unsubsidized. \n\"What we are doing with Asha is to make it more affordable,\" says Nevanlinna. \"It runs all the same apps as the Asha 500 series. It does the essential smartphone things quite well.\"\nExpectedly, the Asha 230 has lots of hooks into Microsoft and Nokia services: Bing search, Outlook mail, Here Maps and OneDrive. The homescreen also has the Asha \"Fastlane,\" a record of all your most recent activities on the device.\nThe devices are due to go on sale in various global markets early March. And if all goes well for Nokia, satisfied customers are due to upgrade to Lumia smartphones sometime in 2015.\n\n\nMobile World Congress 2014\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackphone\nThe Blackphone, seen here in Barcelona, Spain, uses some of the most advanced privacy security on the consumer smartphone market, but it's not exactly NSA-proof as has been claimed.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpera Max Browser\nOpera unveiled a new mobile browser, which claims to reduce bandwidth usage on your android phone.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung Galaxy S5\nSamsung unveiled the Galaxy S5, which sports a fingerprint scanner and water-resistant casing.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung Gear Fit\nIn addition to the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo, Samsung unveiled the Gear Fit. The company's third wearable of Mobile World Congress is lighter than its companions and sports a 1.84 AMOLED curved touchscreen with a 432x128 pixel resolution.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Zuckerberg Keynote\nMark Zuckerberg spoke on the future of WhatsApp and Facebook's plans for Internet.org at the Mobile World Congress Keynote.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Zuckerberg Keynote\nAsked about future plans to pursue Snapchat, Zuckerberg joked that he was done purchasing companies for a while.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYotaPhone\nThe dual-screen YotaPhone features a rear-facing e-ink display in addition to the main LCD.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNokia Asha 230\nNokia unveiled the newest addition to its Asha line, the 230. This tiny budget Windows phone updates both the Asha line's hardware and software.\n\nImage:  Mashable\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNymi\nNymi is a wearable bracelet that reads the user's heart rate to authenticate identity.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Adario Strange\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung Gear 2\nSamsung's new smartwatch drops the \"Galaxy\" moniker in favor of some added features: a heart-rate sensor and an IR blaster to control your TV among others.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSony SmartBand SWR10\nOriginally unveiled at CES 2014, Sony's SmartBand SWR10 features Lifelog, a 24 hour comprehensive tracking system.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZTE Open C\nZTE introduced a line of Firefox smartphones, including the Open C. \n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZTE Grand Memo II\nZTE introduced a flagship smartphone, the Grand Memo II.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlcatel Idol 2\nAlcatel introduced the One Touch Idol 2, an Android 4.3 (Kit Kat) smartphone with a 5-inch display. \n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlcatel Idol 2\nAlcatel introduced the Idol 2 mini in a range of bright colors. \n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG G Pro 2\nLG introduced the G Pro 2 on Sunday, a device designed to give phablet lovers a significant performance upgrade. Complete with a 5.9-inch HD IPS display and a 13-megapixel camera with OIS+ (Optical Image Stabilizer Plus) it is powered by a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and comes in Silver, White and Titan. \n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG G2 Mini\nLG also introduced the G2 mini, a device the company is calling its first \"compact smartphone.\" The screen measures just 4.7 inches and comes with either a 1.7GHz or 1.2GHz quad-core processor and a 13-megapixel or 8-megapixel camera capable of shooting 4K video. \n\nImage:  Mashable, Nina Frazier-Hansen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNokia X\nNokia unveiled the Nokia X, a budget-model Android phone priced at 89 euros (roughly $120). \n\nImage:  Mashable, Adario Strange\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSONY Xperia Z2\nSony unveiled the Xperia Z2, the company's new flagship smartphone, a mere four months after introducing Xperia Z1 and one year after launching the first phone in the series, the Xperia Z.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSONY Xperia M2\nSony also decided to upgrade its mid-range smartphone offering with the Xperia M2.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSONY Xperia Z2 Tablet\nSony introduced the 10.1-inch Xperia Z2 Tablet with an ultra-thin, waterproof case.\n\nImage:  Mashable, Stan Schroeder\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? 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