Labour MP Josh MacAllister is pushing to limit children’s smartphone use and curb addictive social media content. In October 2024, he introduced the Safer Phones Bill, which proposes to restrict phone use. MacAllister’s Private Member’s Bill was presented to Parliament today (Friday). It seeks to make it a legal requirement for all schools in England

Virgin Media O2 will donate 12,000 refurbished smartphones in 2025 to Good Things Foundation and environmental charity Hubbub, its largest device donation program to date. The initiative will provide around 1,000 refurbished smartphones a month people to judged to be in ne a month to charity partners through Hubbub’s Community Calling programme and Good Things

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+, and S25 range which will be available from February 7, with prices ranging from £799 to £1,549. Samsung says the advanced AI capabilities, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, enable the Galaxy S25 series to deliver natural, context-aware interactions that redefine the mobile experience. “This series

Almost half the UK population believes AI features on smartphones are overhyped, according to a new study commissioned by Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. The survey, conducted by research firm Opinium, quizzed 2,000 UK adults last month. The results reveal that consumers want AI tools to be practical, intuitive, and relatable. For brands to

HMD, which now calls itself Human Mobile Devices, has introduced a smartphone it says can be easily repaired at home. The HMD Skyline’s back is removed by turning one screw and levering it out with a guitar pick. The screen, any bent ports, and a depleted battery can be accessed and fixed. The phone has

Emporia Telecom has formed a strategic retail partnership with Mobile News Awards Best Onine Customer Servce Consumer winner Fonehouse, Fonehouse will launch Emporia’s first 5G device, the £299 ME.6. The handset is aimed at users of any age, which is a change from Emporia’s usual target market of “simple pbones for old people’. The ME.6

Stop the Smartphone Swindle: One year of calling for a fairer deal for consumers Rob Orr, Chief Operations Officer, Virgin Media O2 One year ago, we launched the ‘Stop the Smartphone Swindle’ campaign to demand fairer mobile contracts for consumers. We exposed how millions of people across the country are paying for phones they already

Samsung has launched the new Galaxy S24 Ultra,Galaxy S24 Plus and S24 with Snapdragon’s 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform chip. This integrates Galaxy AI with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy said to offer improved performance and energy efficiency. Chris Patrick, Senior Vice President and General Manager of mobile handset at Qualcomm Technologies said

HONOR has commissioned Porsche Design to help create high-end smartphones. The first jointly-developed smart device will be unveiled next month in China. The Porsche subsidiary has created designs for premium devices for about 15 years including models from BlackBerry and Huawei. “HONOR is the perfect brand partner to drive innovation and combine exceptional design and

Telefonica MVNO, giffgaff is providing street newspaper the Big Issue with 250 refurbished smart phones which will be given to new sellers to enable them to generate cashless sales.  This is Big Issue’s first partnership with a mobile network, and the first time that Big Issue sellers have smartphones with NFC technology, The Giff Gaff supplied-phones

HMD Global has begun producing Nokia-branded 5G smartphones in Europe. The first device, the 5G XR21, is now available and aimed at business users while the 302 limited edition versions are for consumers. The Nokia XR21 is designed to withstand dust, heat, impact, and water and uses recycled aluminium for the phone’s chassis. It is

Edinburgh is the worst city for losing mobile signal and more than 14 per cent of UK smartphone users get average download speeds below 10Mb according to an analysis by Opensignal, which provides network data from billions of measuring points. Opensignal’s latest analysis states most people lose mobile signal for one per cent of the

Seven hundred smartphone models now use fingerprint recognition according to biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB.

MediaTek and Inmarsat have pledged to provide two-way satellite communications direct to smartphones, IoT devices and cars,

Samsung slumps 25 per cent and iPhone 14 sales fail to ignite

The global used device market is set to soar to 413 million units by 2026

This follows from the brands first foldable smartphone, the Oppo Find N and the two new devices are innovative additions to the series

Companies shifting towards work-from-anywhere policies are attracted to foldables for maximum productivity

Billionaire warns Apple and Google not to ban the Twitter app

Bullitt has been working on this new service for two years and plans to use this satellite technology to eliminate global ‘black spots’ where people lose coverage and connectivity

This decline is likely to continue for the next six to nine months

The phone features a night camera, improved selfie camera, increased storage with an SD card slot and improved chipset

Xiaomi 12T and the Xiaomi 12T Pro will feature 200MP pro-grade imaging systems

The Poco M5 is suited to those who enjoy gaming and the Poco M5s offers camera, audio-visual and battery needs

Economic climate, geopolitical uncertainty, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and chip shortages have contributed to a slower European recovery

Falling demand is causing concern for the global smartphone market

It comes with a rear triple-camera and is runs on a Snapdragon 695 processor 

A number of factors including geopolitical tensions in Ukraine have caused the slump, says Counterpoint Research

However no UK release date has been confirmed as of yet

It comes with Android 12 OS and boasts a 7,000mAh battery

The impact of the Ukrainian and Russian conflict had a significant impact, according to Canalys

The first realme pad mini tablet has also launched in Europe

It comes with a quad-camera set-up and 5,000mAh battery

COVID-19 has led to enforced lockdowns in parts of China, resulting in the closure of some manufacturing hubs. Mobile News spoke to some analysts to get their take on how this might impact on the global smartphone industry

The industry is still battling to hit the pre-pandemic levels

POCO F4 GT and POCO Watch will be available in the UK from late May, with pricing and availability revealed soon

A number of factors have been blamed for the dip in sales, including the Ukraine-Russia fallout

Vivo has also launched its first tablet, the Vivo Pad

The phone is waterproof, drop-proof and dustproof and can withstand extreme weather conditions

OnePlus 10 Pro is the first OnePlus device featuring a camera system that shoots in full 10-bit colour that processes 64 times more colour than smartphones that shoot in 8-bit colour

The top three iPhones accounted for 41 per cent of Apple’s total sales

The market grew 148pc year-on-year in 2021

Oppo has enjoyed much success with its Find X series in recent years

The long-lasting battery ensures customers will be connected all day and the super battery saver mode can extend the battery life even further

A release date is yet to be announced for the new device

Growing consumer awareness of environmental issues will underpin a year of healthy growth for the refurbished and second-life sector

The top spot changed four times throughout 2021 and supply issues impacted all vendors.

The top five smartphone vendors remained the same as 2020 as all were affected by the supply shortage

Overall shipments increased by just one per cent due to supply chain issues and soaring COVID-19 cases.

The smartphone is available in China later this week

The Oppo Find N comes out in China next month, with European launch expected next year

The MagicWatch is water resistant up to 50 metres

Many depend on 5G services to work from their phone

It comes several months after Oppo released the Oppo A54

The Honor 50 starts from £449.99

It features a 5,000mAh battery and 48MP main camera

It runs on Android 11 and comes with a 6,200mAh battery 

It comes with a 5,400mAh battery and is water, dust and shockproof

Shipment milestone reached just three years after 2018 launch

However the impending right-to-repair movement could limit 5G smartphones sales growth post-2025

But the global release date for the Magic 3 series is still to be announced

With 100m sales of its latest devices in seven months, Apple may have a more solid grip on the market

Sales of Xiaomi smartphones grew 83pc YoY

Shipments will hit 13.9m units by 2025 with the market remaining niche

The pandemic has changed how consumers approach phone sanitation 

Oppo first sponsored Wimbledon back in 2019 

Samsung leads the way ahead of Apple and Chinese rivals

Customers that pre-order will receive free ZTE earbuds

Peoplesafe app will help locate workers in remote locations

The launch commemorates Xiaomi and CK Hutchinson’s three-year partnership

Smartphone Care Plan offers mobile phone protection 

After LG confirmed the demise of its mobile division in early April, we gathered the industry’s thoughts

Counterpoint Research suggests increased competition

Samsung on top with the most shipments in Q1 with 77 million units

Marketed for the over 65’s, but in reality this handset feels no different to the average smartphone 

The trio of phones will land in European markets in the coming weeks

All three phones will be available from early Summer, with prices TBC

The X series features two 5G-ready smartphones for sub-£320

With recovery expected next year as component shortages ease 

UK pricing and availability to be confirmed by the vendor at a later date

Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11i, and Mi 11 Lite 5G among the devices

The smartphone is available for £219.99 on Amazon

The A52 5G and A72 smartphones are available to buy today from Samsung

The series will be available to purchase from April 14

Oppo starts 2021 off as the highest-selling smartphone brand in home market

Oppo entered the UK market in 2019

Latest rugged offering is available for £225.59

Customers can purchase the handset through Vodafone’s unlimited plans

Qualcomm says there is “no basis” for the accusations

Industry insiders note that the company has no intention of replacing the departing Coughlin

Insurance2go found fewer than one in 20 Brits have insurance cover for their child’s smartphone

Mid-March release for £89.99 handset

Nokia 8.3 5G the first to introduce the upgrade

Samsung shipped the most smartphones during 2020, as overall market dropped seven per cent YoY

Latest device is available for £60.38

Chinese manufacturer also announces move into smart glasses 

Increasing 5G availability and pandemic recovery to drive desire to upgrade

A European launch is expected next year 

The vendor has plans to open at least three stores in the UK