Category: Smartphones
Top selling mobile phones from last 5 years – iPhone 13 topped sales for 2022
2023 has already been a busy year for mobile phone launches, and with the iPhone 15 on the way, there’s still plenty more to look forward to. But which mobile phones have been the most popular over the last 5 years? The Uswitch.com mobile experts have analysed the global sales data from 2018 - 2022 to…
Virgin Media and Hubbub launch fund to tackle digital waste
George Clarke and Dermot Jones, Project Manager at the Fixing Factory, mark the launch of Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub’s Time After Time Fund. The fund will award a share of £500,000 to projects which tackle e-waste and support digital inclusion. As 3.4 million homeowners confess to throwing broken or unwanted…
5 Tips for Choosing the Best Family Cell Phone Plan
In the digital age, staying connected is more important than ever, especially for families. A survey from Reviews.org found that Americans spend four hours of their day on their phones. Communication is indeed indispensable. With a family cell phone plan, you get to keep everyone connected under a single account while enjoying cost savings compared…
Over 1 in 10 festival goers report smartphone lost, damaged or stolen
Smartphones top the list of at-risk items at UK festivals, with over one in ten festival goers (2.15 million) having lost, damaged or had a device stolen Over half (52%) of festival goers still complain of unreliable phone reception at UK festivals, with EE, Vodafone and O2 networks offering the strongest signal across top…
6 tips to save money when your mobile phone contract ends
With new mobile phones being developed and released all the time, it can be tempting to upgrade handsets as soon as your contract ends. But in a climate where Brits strive to save where they can, it’s worth evaluating whether or not upgrading is really necessary. In conjunction with Uswitch.com mobile expert Catherine Hiley we…
Parents spend an average of £254 on child’s first phone
Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service, has conducted a consumer survey to find out how UK parents choose their child’s first smartphone, looking at costs and specs. On average, parents stated that they spend £254 to purchase their child’s first smartphone. Parents aged 34 and under spent the most, paying on average £288 for the…
Simplified switching saving mobile customers time and money, claims Ofcom
More mobile customers are switching – and collectively saving millions of pounds a year – following changes that make it quicker and easier to switch provider, claims Ofcom Since the ‘text to switch’ process was introduced in 2019, people can change mobile provider by sending a free text. Customers are sent a code which they can…
Motorola adds £529 edge 40 to its line up
Motorola has expanded its edge family of devices with the motorola edge 40, a device that boasts a curved display, IP68 dust and water protection, a powerful 50MP camera and fast charging in a sleek, stylish design. Mixing style and performance, the motorola edge 40 is, claims the manufacturer, one of the slimmest in its…
Insurance provider launches trade-in service for mobile devices
Global tech care company Asurion has launched a new trade-in service in the UK, allowing consumers to easily trade in old mobile devices or tablets and recycle them sustainably. E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream globally, with the UK among the top contributors. In fact, the UK generates the second-highest amount of e-waste per person…
1 in 3 Brits now own refurbished phone, survey shows
Mobile phones top the list of tech items Brits would buy refurbished Cutting costs (47%) and being more sustainable (37%) cited as main motivators for doing so Vodafone has extended its range of refurbished phones to meet growing demand as searches for refurbished devices are up by 39% New research from Vodafone reveals Brits are…
