Author: Leigh Geary
With a fairly chunky reduction in the price of the Google Pixel 4a, you can spread the cost over 24 months and make it perfectly pocketable. As it’s an interest free deal, this means, with a total cost of £319, that you’ll pay just £13.29 per month. Whack …
I tell you what you need. You need more Black Friday deals. How’s about up to £200 off OnePlus 8T, 8 Pro, Nord, N10 and N100 ? That’s got to be worth a sniff hasn’t it? It’s all happening on OnePlus.com plus the official sales partners, including John …
Over the weekend we received the 11.IN11BA update for the OnePlus 8 Pro but noticed something rather strange. On certain websites, as you scrolled down, the colour temperature noticeably changed. So, clean white shades suddenly became a yellowish tint. As an example, browsing to this CNN story resulted …
Our inbox is overflowing with Black Friday deals right now, and Realme have some offers they’d like to share. They run from tomorrow, November 20th, until November 30th. The Realme 7 5G, which launches in the UK today, is normally going to retail for £279, but as part …
OK, you know about Black Friday by now – it’s no longer just one day and seems to go on for quite some time. Over at the O2-owned giffgaff, their deals run from today, Thursday November 19th until Monday November 30th. Deals are available for members and non-members. …
An official statement has now popped up on the Huawei website following the reported sale of their successful sub-brand Honor. It comes as Huawei is getting added to “security risk lists” across the globe, with their phones and network kit shunned by various countries. The biggest problem came …
A regular-looking slab is how we almost expect every single smartphone to look now, but Oppo are trying something altogether new. As part of the “Oppo Inno Day” they unveiled three concept products – the “Oppo AR Glass 2021”, the “Oppo CybeReal AR” and a rollable concept handset …
Morning all! Well, it’s Monday and yes, I’m actually still alive. We thought we’d covered all the Virgin Media deals in this early post but no, there’s more. Tucked away in the SIM-only deals are a couple of corkers. Now, I should point out that these are 4G-only …
Head to Mixcloud or download their app and you’ll find that there’s a (fairly) new blocker that stops you rewinding shows. As you’ll know, I’m a pretty big fan of Centreforce Radio and they upload all their shows and mixes onto Mixcloud after. It’s a great way to …
It’s that crazy time of year where we all try to come up with gift ideas which don’t break the bank. How’s about this? A fitness tracker which kinda says, “You’re getting a bit chunky” and “Happy Christmas” at the same time? 😁 Head to this Amazon link …
It’s fair to say that 2020 didn’t exactly pan out the way we’d all hoped. However, although we’ve not physically attended any smartphone launches and we’ve all missed out on holidays and days out, the smartphone and smartphone app industry has seen a massive upsurge as we’ve all …
With Black Friday actually a little way off, a lot of companies are contacting us about their early deals. Oppo are on that list and have discounts on a range of smartphones. First up, the Oppo A5 2020 is now down to just £104, which is down from …
For just £129, this is the Nokia 3.4. It’s got a 6.39″ HD+ 19.5:9 screen (720 x 1560 pixels, 269 ppi) and three rear cameras – a 13 megapixel, 5 megapixel and 2 megapixel. Up front is an 8 megapixel selfie lens. Running Android 10, this has a …
Three have sent us a stack of deals as part of their Black Friday offers, but we need to highlight the best one first. It’s this badger. A 12-month, SIM-only, 5G deal giving you unlimited data, unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and the ability to tether and roam too. …
If you’re interested in the rather excellent OnePlus Nord, you’ll no doubt be pleased to hear that O2 have picked up the phone and are offering it on plans starting at £28.70 per month (5GB with £20 upfront on a 36 month deal). There’s other options too of …
Packing a sapphire glass cover, a 1.78″ AMOLED screen (at 326ppi) and a 10 day battery life, this is the new Saphir smartwatch from 70mai. We’ve reviewed quite a bit of 70mai kit over the years here at Coolsmartphone, including their dashcams and portable charger / car jump-starter. …
With outgoing US President (and sore loser) Donald Trump causing Huawei and Honor big problems, there’s no guarantee that the new President will immediately overturn the blockers that have stopped handsets being sold with Google apps. Just to bring you up to speed, the crazy orange maniac added …
One lucky customer will get the chance to win a massive 20 years of free phone bills in the “Thank Goodness It’s Black Friday” competition. They’re got lots of deals already online and, until Monday November 30th, anyone buying a new handset contract will automatically be entered into …
Head to Sky Mobile right now and you can bag yourself a half-price deal right now on their 30GB monthly plans. Going live from 8:30 today, there’s also 50% off select Sky TV Packages when you take Sky Signature(£25 a month) on an 18-month contract and they’ve also …
Christmas is an expensive time of year so, if you want to try and make things a bit cheaper, you can dive into some Black Friday deals and potentially spread the cost too. In this instance it’s on the Huawei store, and they’re offering you the ability to …
Sitting (currently) on EE but soon to switch to Vodafone, Virgin Media have a range of deals available. There’s a lot of home broadband and TV offerings, including their Ultimate Oomph bundle for £77.99 or the Bigger bundle for £44.99. They also have some speedy “broadband only” plans …
This is a monthly contract, so you can switch around at any time, but it’ll deliver unlimited data at £15 per month for 12 months. After that, it’ll go up to the usual £20 I presume. Unlimited calls, unlimited texts, unlimited data and sitting on the Three network, …
There’s £50 off this rather excellent 256GB-version of the OnePlus Nord (in Blue Marble) at Amazon right now. That’s with 12GB RAM and, if you don’t already know about the phone, you can dive into our OnePlus Nord review to get all the details. This particular spec phone …
It’s that time of year again – crazy deals happening all over the shop and many companies and networks trying to get you spending. Tesco Mobile have added some of their lowest prices ever for iPhone and Samsung, and we can take a look at them below. Tesco …
As part of a new partnership with Microsoft and following their Google Stadia tie up earlier this year, BT are making the Xbox Series X | S available to buy via BT and EE. BT will be pushing their full-fibre broadband solutions and speedy mobile data alongside the …
The picture probably doesn’t do this one any justice, but if you’re a bit peckish and you’re with Vodafone, you can head to their loyalty app and get yourself a free Festive Bake. You don’t have to eat it yourself either – you can gift it to someone …
OK, these are refurb handsets but they’re a really good deal. The boys at Mobiles.co.uk have these as an early Black Friday offer and you can save up to £150 for one day only. First up, with a massive 54GB of monthly data on Vodafone you can get …
Unveiled just recently, the new Samsung A42 might be named after a road in the East Midlands, but it’s also a relatively cheap 5G handset. Packing a 6.6″ HD+ sAMOLED “Infinity-U” 1080×2400 (20:9, 399 ppi) display, it also has an in-screen fingerprint sensor, 4GB RAM, 128GB of on-board …
Available on the Vodafone VOXI brand, a new “For now” plan delivers unlimited 5G-ready data, minutes and texts for six months for a mere £10 a month. It’s available until January 31st 2021 and is ideal for job seekers during these testing times. To be eligible, you’ll need …
I come from a different world. A world where, if you wanted to get your own music in your car, you had to buy a CD and put it in your car CD player. Heck, who am I kidding? I come from a world even earlier than that. …
This, the new Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro (which we currently have on test – review incoming) and the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite are phones we’ve already taken a good look at (here and here). Now you can go and buy them at Vodafone. We knew they were on …
The UK networks have today announced pricing for the upcoming iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. These are phones we covered last month and, although the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 were available pretty much immediately, we’ve had to wait for the iPhone 12 Pro …
We’re all locked down again and that means we can’t pop along to our local network store to get advice on a new phone. It also means that those random people can’t walk in and say, “The phone just broke, I want a new one. I definitely didn’t …
You may have accidentally left your phone on during a flight and, if you’re a geek like me, you may have spotted that sometimes – for a brief moment – you get a mobile signal. Even 7 miles up, your phone can lock onto the odd network mast …
If you’re looking for a quick, flexible and easy way to mount your iPad, tablet or smartphone, this could be just the thing. It’s available on Amazon for £28.99 as I type or on AliExpress for £24.99. It’s great for fitting onto kitchen worktops, but also works on …
How’s about a portable charger that’s got so much capacity that it can also start your car? That’s what we’ve got right here. Available on Amazon, Lighinthebox, dx.com or Grandado at around £53, this has an 11000mAh battery which will charge your phone multiple times without breaking a …
Sky Mobile runs on the O2 network and they’ve got the new Fairphone 3+ available. Prices start from £26 per month with no upfront costs. You also get a free Mini portable Bluetooth speaker worth £45. The £26 per month will get you 2GB of data with unlimited …
You’ll soon be able to bag yourself either the Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro or the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite from Vodafone UK. Plus, there’s some extra goodness if you buy before November 12th, you get a £150 Amazon e-voucher on the Mi 10T Pro or a pair of …
After a decade in operation, Xiaomi (who are behind those “Mi” phones you’ve probably seen) is now number three globally. The latest Canalys reportshows that the company has shipped a massive 47.1 million devices globally, hitting a 45% growth in the previous quarter. Here in Europe, Xiaomi has …
Well, we kinda knew that this was going to happen. With both Huawei and Honor getting battered by the US government sanctions, they’re left trying to sell phones which lack the Google Play store and the Google Services. No Google Maps, no YouTube and no Gmail apps. Sure, …
