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WIRELESS SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: New phones, new ways to connect

A person takes a picture of the new devices at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A person takes a picture of the new devices at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, March 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

NEW YORK (AP) – High-end smartphones from Samsung and HTC have gotten much of the attention at this week’s wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, but cheaper options are coming from Microsoft, Lenovo and others too. Meanwhile, Google and Facebook are working on giving people more ways to use those devices.

Here’s a look at what’s been unveiled so far at the Mobile World Congress show, which opened Monday and runs through Thursday:

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AT THE HIGH END:

Samsung Electronics Co. announced the Galaxy S6 phones, with an improved camera and a more stylish design that ditches plastic for metal and glass. When the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus came out last fall, Apple eliminated a big reason for buying Samsung phones: The new iPhones were bigger and closely matched Samsung’s flagship Galaxy phones in size. Now, Samsung is trying to catch up to Apple’s camera and design.