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Huawei’s £2000 Mate X3 Foldable Phone Is Coming to the UK

May 10, 2023 by James

The Chinese manufacturer announced the phone alongside their new P60 Pro Originally only launching in China, the foldable Huawei Mate X3 is now coming to Europe too, including the UK. The Mate X3 claims to be the “world’s slimmest and lightest large-screen foldable smartphone” and features a 6.4 inch OLED external screen and a 7.85 … Read more

Huawei unveil their 5G foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate X

May 29, 2019February 25, 2019 by James

And it’s coming to the UK. We’ve seen so much cool stuff at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, and that includes this new foldable smartphone from Huawei. Known as the Mate X, the device is Huawei’s first step into the foldable mobile category which Samsung have also ventured into. When folded, the Mate … Read more

The Top Ten Mobile Phones in 2019

March 22, 2019February 7, 2019 by Stuart

Hunting for a new phone? You won’t go wrong picking one of these. It’s a big deal making the decision to connect, buy or upgrade to a new mobile phone, after all you are going to have it for at least two years. Below we have reviewed the ten best smartphones available at the moment, … Read more

What is the best mobile phone?

February 5, 2019January 21, 2019 by Stuart

What is the best mobile phone to buy? Like making any big purchase in terms of financial outlay (not size!) there a lot of factors to consider when making this decision. What is the best mobile phone ? Mobile phones are ubiquitous, and you may have noticed that as the market has moved towards smart … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Huawei P30 Pro both getting six camera lenses | Rumour

December 6, 2018November 22, 2018 by James

Six cameras!? That’s the number of cameras rumoured to be featured on the ‘unconfirmed, but no doubt soon to be announced’ Samsung Galaxy S10 and Huawei P30 Pro. The rumours of the Samsung Galaxy S10’s spec comes from a report from the Wall Street Journal, which also states the S10 will include a 6.7-inch screen, … Read more

The Lowdown on Huawei Mate 8

December 30, 2015 by Ben

Huawei unveiled its latest smartphone recently – the Mate 8 – and is touting it as the “most advanced flagship smartphone” till date. While it is only available in China now, details of its UK release will be announced at CES 2016. Will the Huawei Mate 8 be your phone of choice in 2016? Let’s have a … Read more

Google’s Nexus 5X & 6P Are Here!

October 12, 2015 by Ben

We’re excited to share the news that Google’s latest Nexus phones are now available on Direct Mobiles! Nexus 5X With its attractive pricing and a cosy design (dimensions = 147.0 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm), the Nexus 5X is already charming its way into our hearts. Key Features 5.2″ Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Android OS, … Read more

All About Google’s 2015 Nexus Phones

September 25, 2015September 23, 2015 by Ben

The Nexus range from Google, first launched five years ago (HTC Nexus One – January 2010), was a game changer in the mobile world. Next week, we expect to see two new Nexus mobiles being launched – the Nexus 5x by LG and the Nexus 6P by Huawei. Both will be launched with the latest version … Read more

Top Launches Coming Up at IFA Berlin This Week

September 8, 2015September 2, 2015 by Ben

September is full of exciting new launches and we’re hoping to see more at the IFA Berlin event this week.

IFA begins on September 4th in Berlin, Germany and will last till the 9th, where you will get to see the likes of LG Display CEO Sang-Beom Han and Microsoft’s Nick Parker speaking about the latest from their factories.

Expected Launches

From mobility, health and big data to design, home, and entertainment, the event will bring a range of announcements. We’re going to tap in for updates on the latest mobile launches. Expected are the LG sensor SmartThinQ Sensor for smart homes that was recently unveiled, Sony’s Xperia Z5 series, Motorola’s Moto Style, Asus’s ZenFone series, LG’s Urbane Watch Luxe and a new Windows 10 mobile from Microsoft.

Let’s take a look at some of them:

LG’s SmartThinQ Sensor

Samsung’s Gear S2 smart watch was to be unveiled at the IFA, but there could have been a lot of pressure after the teaser shown at New York last week because Samsung has officially shared specs of the watch online:

1GHz dual-core chipset
512MB RAM
4GB of storage
Tizen OS
And there’s a 3G version too.

Urbane Watch Luxe was also recently outed and will be displayed at the IFA. Priced at

Mobile World Congress – What to Expect

March 18, 2015February 28, 2015 by Dan

This year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) begins tomorrow and with weeks of rumours and speculation, we are super excited to see what the Barcelona event has in store. With 4 days worth of new smartphones, tablets, wearables and gadgets to look forward to, here is what we’re expecting to see. Just ahead of the start … Read more