Category: Smartphones
UK is 12th cheapest place to buy an iPhone. In Venezuela one will cost you $97,000!
Next time you grumble about the cost of your phone, spare a thought for the poor people of Venezuela where hyper-inflation means that the cost of an iPhone is currently a mouth-watering, wallet-loosening $97,000! By comparison, the UK comes in relatively cheap at an average price of $542 (without contracts), but not as cheap as…
CES2017: ASUS claims new ZenFone 3 Zoom has world’s best smartphone camera
Does the ZenFone3 Zoom, above, feature the world's best smartphone camera? At CES2017 ASUS has introduced two new Android smartphones, a new augmented and virtual reality ready model and a handset which the company claims boasts the world's best smartphone camera. Designed for photography and extended use, the ZenFone 3 Zoom…
5 products we expect to see at MWC 2016 – including Samsung Galaxy S7 and Microsoft Lumia 750
The nicely coloured Microsoft Lumia 750 could be launched at this year's MWC. Without doubt Mobile World Congress, or MWC, is one of the world’s largest gatherings for the mobile industry. Due to take place in Barcelona from 22-25 February, it usually sees the major manufacturers (with the exception of Apple…
Honor 5X smartphone launches in Europe – one of the cheapest at £189?
The Honor 5X. Costing £189, it's one of the cheapest smartphones on the market Chinese brand Honor has launched its 5X smartphone in Europe in Munich, Germany. Featuring fingerprint technology and boasting a metal finish it's available in three colours – gold, silver and grey – for £189.99. Billed as one…
Sony Xperia M5 available from Carphone Warehouse to pre-order
Sony Xperia M5 available from Carphone Warehouse in February Carphone Warehouse has today confirmed that pre-order is now open for the Sony Xperia M5, due to launch in the first week of February. The new device will be available in black and white as well as a gold version, currently exclusive…
Smartphone spending fuels highest ever monthly online retail sales growth
Strong Black Friday sales help boost November online spend 40% month-on-month Sales made via a smartphone grow 97% year-on-year A record 32% of all m-retail sales were made from a smartphone in November Multichannel retailers record just a 4% YoY increase in sales, compared with online-only retailers at 24% The latest figures from the IMRG…
Deezer partners with Three to offer free 6 month subscription, embeds service on Android devices
Music streaming service Deezer has announced a partnership with Three to give its mobile customers more on-demand music with unlimited access to Deezer Premium+. Available to new and existing Three customers on Pay Monthly, Pay As You Go contracts and SIM-Only deals, customers will receive a free subscription to Deezer Premium+ for six months. Subscribers will…
Moto X Force – the world’s first shatterproof phone. Perfect for the clumsy!
Every two seconds a smartphone screen shatters, and what’s worse, according to a recent survey, roughly one-in-five users are currently using a device with a cracked or shattered screen. Enter the new Moto X Force, featuring Moto ShatterShield. Billed as the world's first shatterproof smartphone display, the Moto X Force display is made of an integrated…
iPhone 6S Launch prompts mass trade-in drive for iPhone 5S. Samsung trade ins fall
Data from the UK’s trade-in comparison site CompareMyMobile has found - perhaps not surprisingly - iPhone 5S trade-ins were up 196% in the four weeks after the launch of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus devices on 9 September, while iPhone 6 Plus and 6 users trailed closely behind with trade-ins up 190% and 145% respectively. Meanwhile…
Doro introduces smartphone for elderly that claims to think like they do
The Doro 825 - an intuitive smartphone for the elderly Smartphone ownership among people aged 65 years and over is nearing 40 per cent according to the latest study from Doro. And this figure is set to rise in 2016 with 60% of those surveyed by the company intending to purchase…
