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LG expected to close mobile division next week

Rumours about the future of its mobile segment have run rampant in recent months

Xiaomi unveils first foldable smartphone as the vendor joins ‘niche’ battle

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

Motorola introduces sub £200 5G device

Moto g50 is among the cheapest 5G handsets on the market

Xiaomi releases trio of new smartphones in Mi 11 series

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

Huawei revenue up 3.8pc during 2020 despite US sanctions

However overall growth stalls as markets outside of China feel the impact of US sanctions

Wearables sales up 28.4pc during 2020, reveals IDC

The most popular of which during 2020 were the ‘hearable’ devices

Xiaomi appoints former Three-man as sales director

Frankenberger joins Xiaomi, with the vendor eyeing up a top three place in the UK

LG on the verge: vendor’s days in mobile may be numbered

LG has seen 23 straight quarters of losses in mobile; is the division near its end, or can it still be turned round?

Chips are down for top handset vendors

Shortages have stemmed from factory closures and home working demands

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 780 5G

Devices featuring newest platform are expected to hit the market in Q2 2021

Realme launches flagship 8 Pro with 108MP camera

Smartphone will retail for £279

Emporia announces launch of SMART.5 in the UK

The SMART.5 is the vendor’s latest smartphone to launch in the UK

OnePlus launches 9 Series flagship and first-ever smartwatch

Latest flagship will be available to pre-order from 15:30 today with open sales beginning on March 31

DOOGEE launches latest rugged smartphone with S59 Pro

The smartphone is available for £219.99 on Amazon

Samsung expands A series portfolio with A52 5G and A72 smartphones

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

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs as telco shifts focus to future technologies

The Finnish telco currently employs close to 90,000 people

Huawei announces Watch Fit Elegant Edition

The watch is available from March 26 in the UK

Nokia announces Google Cloud, AWS and Azure partnerships

The telco is focusing heavily on bolstering its portfolio of cloud partners

Realme 8 Pro to launch in UK on March 24 with 108MP camera

Device will be unveiled on March 24 at 2pm

Oppo launches Find X3 in the UK ahead of mid-April release

The series will be available to purchase from April 14

Covid nerves hit Oracle, Sony and Nokia over MWC 21 live

Ericsson was first exhibitor to drop out

Apple to invest €1bn in expanded German chip design centre

It comes as the European Commission set a target of producing 20pc of the world’s semiconductors by 2030

Xplora XGO2 children’s smartwatch now available in the UK

Smartwatch is available now for £99.99

Ericsson becomes the first big name to withdraw from MWC 2021

History repeats itself as Ericsson withdraw from flagship tech event

Oppo tops smartphone charts in China for the first time ever

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

Doro 8050 launches on the Vodafone UK network

Customers that buy a Doro 8050 between March 4 and April 29 2021 will be able to claim a free accessory

Counterpoint: Apple dominates smartwatch market during 2020

The success of Apple’s Watch series continues with over 33m units sold in 2020

Device Review: Doro 780X

Doro’s latest feature phone caters to target audience with fantastic battery life

Latest rugged Samsung phone arrives March 12

XCover 5 will be available from £329

Xiaomi offers first look at Redmi Note 10 series

Chinese vendor unveils four new devices in latest range

Oppo sets sights on becoming Europe’s number one smartphone brand

Oppo entered the UK market in 2019

Nokia to halve emissions from 2019 to 2030

90 per cent of Nokia’s target savings has been achieved 11 years ahead of target

Oppo to launch Find X3 series on March 11

The Chinese vendor launches the new Find X3 series next week via YouTube

DOOGEE unveils affordable S86 rugged smartphone

Latest rugged offering is available for £225.59

February 26, 2021

Vodafone confirms availability of Redmi Note 9T smartphone

Customers can purchase the handset through Vodafone’s unlimited plans

February 25, 2021

Moto unveils budget powerhouse e7i

Moto e7i power features a 5000mAh battery life and will retail for £79

February 23, 2021

Huawei unveils latest foldable phone, but no UK release date yet

The Huawei Mate X2 is powered by a Kirin 9000 5G chipset

February 22, 2021

Smaller providers win big at Uswitch Mobile Awards

giffgaff named Network of the Year at the annual awards ceremony

February 22, 2021

Sir Mike Rake to step down from Huawei role

Sir Mike to depart after a year on the Huawei board, following an initial stint as advisor in 2019

February 16, 2021

Moto announces two new mid-range devices

g10 and g30 are Moto’s newest mid-range entries

February 16, 2021

Syndico becomes authorised Samsung partner

The partnership sees Syndico boost its Samsung offering for its partners

February 12, 2021

LG head of mobile Andrew Coughlin leaves company as smartphone future remains uncertain

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

February 12, 2021

Sky Mobile customers can now share spare data freely

The service is available from today

February 10, 2021

Bullitt announces Motorola partnership

Bullitt will now develop Motorola branded rugged devices

February 10, 2021

Huawei founder doesn’t expect US sanctions to lift, but hopes for Biden dialogue

Ren Zhengfei has called on the US to be more open to Chinese businesses

February 9, 2021

Sonim launches fully-rugged RS80 SmartScanner tablet

It comes with Android 10 OS and is both waterproof and dust-proof

February 9, 2021

Xiaomi announces global release of Mi 11

Latest flagship will be available in March

February 8, 2021

Samsung reveals record pre-order sales for S21 5G series

S21 Ultra 5G the most popular amongst the new collection

February 5, 2021