Manufacturers - 14 - Mobile News

Juice claims industry-first ditching of single-use plastics in packaging

Move follows launch of fully compostable phone cases

Xiaomi announces UK release for fiercely competitive Redmi Note 9 series

No operator partnerships, but low pricing for high specs

Google delays Android 11 beta event

“Now is not the time to celebrate”

Strategy Analytics: Samsung Galaxy A51 was bestselling Android phone in Q1 2020

Samsung’s mid-range devices rule the roost as Android goes ‘post-premium’

Global smartphone sales down 20pc in Q1 2020, says Gartner

Xiaomi only vendor to see growth as pandemic affects consumer spending

Emporia Telecom announces four new UK partnerships

Online retailer Mobile Phones Direct among the new partnerships added

HMD Global announces UK availability of Nokia 5.3 and 5330 handsets

The lineup includes an entry-level smartphone and a budget feature phone

Huawei CFO suffers blow in US extradition battle

Meng has been under house-arrest in Canada since December 2018

Oppo releases Find X2 series in the UK

All four smartphones in the series are 5G compatible

Apple’s iPhone 11 tops shipment rankings for Q1, reveals Omdia

Apple and Samsung dominated the list of most popular smartphones, with Xiaomi also proving successful

Realme announces X3 SuperZoom smartphone

It will cost £469 and comes with 12GB of RAM making it one of the more powerful mid-rangers on the market

Prime Minister to reduce Huawei’s UK 5G role to zero by 2023

Johnson gave Huawei a limited role in building 5G networks earlier this year

IMO launches Q4 Pro smartphone with Tesco Mobile

The vendor has yet to confirm the price of the Q4 Pro

Xiaomi posts strong Q1 figures despite Covid-19 chaos

Xiaomi has grown substantially in Europe, with strong performances in a number of Western European markets

Huawei announces 5G P40 Lite for £379.99

Entry-level P40 has a quad-camera set up and 4,000mAh battery

HMD Global appoints former OnePlus man as head of product marketing

Ferguson has also previously held a senior marketing role at EE

Oppo strikes partnership with Vodafone across European markets

Oppo is the fifth-biggest smartphone vendor in the world and launched in the UK last year

Huawei hits back at the US following trade extension ban

The vendor warns that the ‘persistent attack’ will impact its business

Samsung unveils £179 A Series smartphone

The A21s features a quad-camera set up, plus a 5,000mAh battery

Realme shipments grow 157pc YoY despite pandemic

The Chinese vendor launched in the UK last year

Trump extends telecoms trade ban on Huawei until May 2021

Huawei were placed on the Entity List this time last year

HMD Global launches Nokia 1.3 smartphone in the UK

It comes with Android 10 Go OS, with regular security and OS updates

Huawei announces updated P30 Pro to launch next month

The latest version will cost £699

Ericsson raises 5G subscriptions forecast due to coronavirus pandemic

Nearly half of all mobile traffic by 2025 will be driven by 5G

Realme launches Realme 6 Pro through Amazon

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer launched in the UK last year

Xiaomi unveils mid-range Redmi Note 9 series

All three smartphones feature a quad-camera setup

Smartphone sales hit hard by coronavirus during Q1

Samsung and Huawei suffered the most out of the vendors for Q1

Latest 5G deployment puts Huawei on top of the world

5G base station installed on Mount Everest

Coronavirus to cost mobile industry £41 billion in 2020, says Omdia

Europe is predicted to be the worst hit region this year

HMD Global confirm Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 smartphones are Android 10 ready

Eight of Nokia’s smartphones now run on Android 10

Samsung warns of further declines in second half of 2020 due to COVID-19

The coronavirus uncertainty is expected to hit Samsung harder in the second quarter and beyond

Samsung announces Amazon-exclusive mid-ranger for £245

Customers can choose one of three colours for the M31 smartphone

Strategy Analytics: Samsung edge Huawei in 5G smartphone battle for Q1

However Apple are still yet to release a 5G smartphone

IMO confirms EE to stock Q2 Plus smartphone from £29.99

The Q2 Plus will be available through the operator later this week

DOOGEE confirms triple camera smartphone from just £50

The X95 is available from selected websites

Motorola unveils Edge series with £549 5G-smartphone headed for the UK

Motorola Edge expected to launch early next month

Xiaomi supplies NHS with first batch of face masks following European pledge

The first batch includes tens of thousands of face masks

HMD Global appoints former PayPal CMO to drive marketing

Taylor has almost 30 years experience in marketing and sales roles

Industry reaction: Ex-BT Chief joins Huawei UK Board

Sir Michael Rake has been an advisor to Huawei since the start of 2019

Huawei revenue growth stalls amid coronavirus uncertainty

Google restrictions have likely impacted Huawei’s performance too

iPhone SE will impact prices on used smartphones

Apple launch the second generation of its iPhone SE smartphone last week

Samsung Flip Z and Galaxy Fold 5G smartphones now available at Vodafone

The two foldable are available to buy through Vodafone’s unlimited plans

Samsung.com partners with A1 Comms to launch pay monthly deals

Customers can purchase a range of Samsung smartphones from Samsung.com on contract

Emporia grows UK team with appointment of former Doro sales consultant

Austrian-based Emporia Telecom launched in the UK earlier this year

OnePlus launches 8 series with two 5G smartphones

Three will be ranging both handsets from later this month

Apple confirms new iPhone SE to release later this month for £419

The smartphone is available with either 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of memory

Canalys: PC demand grows but COVID-related supply issues hurt shipment figures

Lenovo topped the charts for overall market share with nearly a quarter of all shipments

Huawei appoints former BT chairman Sir Michael Rake to its board

Rake has been an advisor to Huawei in the UK since the start of last year