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Black Friday Brings Mega Discounts On Android phones, iPhones And All Things Tech

The biggest discounted shopping event of the year is just around the corner and if you're set to upgrade, you landed on the right page. We've spotted and checked savings packed mobile phone

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Best Refurbished Smartphones to Buy For Any Budget

If you’re like us and want a decent phone for less while making your upgrade a bit kinder to the environment, refurbished smartphones are where you want to be looking. They are gaining popularity and offer ‘like new’ functionality at a fraction of what you’d typically pay for a brand new device. Here are our top picks for any budget.

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What Is Royal Mail's Parcel Collect?

Did you know that you can use Royal Mail’s Parcel Collect service to send your phone to a recycler listed on our site? Here are the steps to book your collection with Royal Mail.

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Tips To Fund Your Christmas

It's beginning to cost a lot like Christmas. Whether you are a gift giver and an excellent one at that or consider yourself the best gift people have received in their lives, you

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Smartphones To Look Forward To In 2018

We are now in 2018 and it's about time to hold our breaths for major smartphone releases. Every year manufacturers launch more advanced versions of their previous line ups and try to grab

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Looking To Sell Your Samsung? Act Now!

With the run up to the Note 9 lunch fully in motion, we look at the price trends for all previous Samsung phones to help you decide and prepare your wallet for the

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Samsung's Overkill Galaxy Note 10 Family is Official

Samsung took to the stage in Brooklyn, New York to announce the most powerful Note devices ever. From the keynote and all the announced specifications, it is clear that Samsung is going for bigger and bolder.

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The iPhone X: Is It Worth Getting Your Hands On One Now?

It is expected Apple will unveil their 2018 iPhone models in just a few weeks time and this will mean not just more options but a price shake-up too. What's available? If you're

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iPhone Trade-In Prices: Compare and Recycle vs Apple

As we’re getting closer to that time of the year when Tim Cook takes it to the stage to announce the latest lineup of iPhones, here at Compare and Recycle we’re seeing iPhone trade-in prices going up, while Apple has quietly devalued previous iPhone generations.

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How Can I Make The Purchase Of My New Phone More Earth-friendly?

Every year our smartphones become more advanced power houses infused with intelligence like never before. With companies releasing dozens of new phones per year to match any usability needs, smartphones become irreplaceable. So how can we make buying smartphones more eco-friendly?

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Guide Toward Environmentally Sustainable Smartphones

There is no denying that smartphones are leading technological progress within the personal gadget space and have changed our daily lives significantly. While being packed with features and connectivity around the clock, smartphones are yet to become 100% sustainable. Everyone's aim should be to adopt a a mindset which focuses on the circularity of electronics in hopes of improving the ever-growing e-waste rates as well as influence a sustainable mobile phone and electronics industry. Let's find out what makes a phone sustainable, so we can guide you towards owning one.

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The Next-Generation Sustainable Smartphone Is on Its Way

Sustainability and smartphones are as compatible as water and oil. With hopes to change this, Fairphone have entered the smartphone market with a mission to introduce more ethical mobile devices that are free from conflict materials.

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Common Mistakes When Recycling Mobile Phones

Every new phone model's launch storms the industry, announcement of an additional world-first feature builds hype and often takes our breaths away seeding the thought: "Ohh, snap, my phone is too old now,

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Act Now: 12th September Is The Time To Sell Your iPhone

The wait for new iPhones is reaching fever pitch. The invites have officially been sent out and the announcement is going to be held on September 12th . The announcement date means one

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Will Apple Make an iPhone Flip Phone?

The buzz around foldable smartphones is growing, but one question remains on everyone’s lips - will there be an iPhone flip phone?

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Report: How Brits are Using Smartphones in 2024

We've conducted a survey to find out how Brits are using their smartphones in 2024.

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The Best Budget Phones under £500

Cheap phones these days don't mean worse as they offer a lot for the price, making it even more attractive. Here are the very best budget smartphones £500 can buy.

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Best Mid-range Smartphones: Top 5 Picks for 2024

Many of the high-end feature sets made their way to mid-range phones in the past year, making these top five picks worth considering if you’re looking for a decent mid-range smartphone that doesn’t cost a fortune in 2024.

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iPhone 11 Line-Up: Is It Worth the Upgrade?

What makes the iPhone 11 worth upgrading to? We summarise just how good the new phone is compared to your old one!

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What's Different About 5G and When Will It Hit the UK

With network providers already putting fast mobile connectivity on trials worldwide and smartphone manufacturers developing the first 5G mobile phone, 4G era is slowly coming to an end. What is 5G? 5G is

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OnePlus Nord Launch: Finally, a Phone to Get Excited About

So now that the event has happened, has the OnePlus Nord lived up to our expectations? The short answer is: yes, we are very impressed and we have not seen such an attractive smartphone offering for quite some time. Without further ado, here are our impressions of the OnePlus Nord.

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