Mobile Phones Resources
This mobile phones resources page gives a gist of all mobile phone brands in the UK. You'll also find here links to their official websites, contact, servicing/repair pages, online store, press releases, blogs, forums, social networking accounts, recycling programs and more. |
| Mobile Phone Brands in the UK |
Nokia | Nokia is one of the leaders in the global mobile phone domain, with a vision of a "world where everyone can be connected". Nokia mobile phones are known for their quality, ruggedness and user friendliness. This mobile handset maker caters to a vast consumer market - the youth, the business-men, the social networking enthusiasts, the music lovers, the aged, the techies and more. Moreover, its range of handhelds suit various budgets too. Official Website - Nokia UK |
Samsung | Samsung is a well known player in the mobile phone arena. Its recent plethora of youthful, peppy, fun-to-use and affordable mobile handsets, has catapulted it to the top of the sales charts. Samsung mobile phones are classified by attractive & colourful looks, innovative designs and liveliness. A huge chunk of its collection focusses on social networking and music. Thus, targeting the youth crowd. However, this phone maker also has professional/business-focussed smartphones. Another noteworthy aspect is the TouchWiz UI featured on Samsung touchscreen handsets, which provides users screen personalising options and an easy to use interface. Official Website - Samsung UK |
Apple | Apple are only 3 mobile phones old in the mobile phone market (as of March 2010). Yet, their handsets, the iconic iPhones, have carved a great niche for themselves in the mobile communication world. These smartphones offer a touch-friendly user interface, that has been aped by many, yet remains unbeaten to this date. The sleek and svelte design of the iPhones also add to their appeal. The Apple iPhones concentrate on entertainment, social networking and business. Thus they cater to the needs of the high-end user. Official Website - Apple UK |
Sony Ericsson | Sony Ericsson is known for its entertainment/music-oriented mobile phones. Great attention is paid to other aspects like socialising and photography as well. The handsets come packed with the latest advanced technologies. Top-notch smartphones as well as simple mobile handsets with required essentials are available in their collection. There's also the Sony Ericsson GreenHeart portfolio, which consists of a range of eco-friendly handhelds. Despite being green-focussed, these phones offer some of the high-end features as well. Official Website - Sony Ericsson UK |
HTC | HTC has been a highly innovative and adventurous mobile phone brand. The HTC mobile phones are all-rounders. Most of them are business focussed; but also offer social-networking, entertainment, photography, networking features and more. This mobile phone maker holds the flagship for taking social networking to a whole new level with the HTC Sense feature. With this feature, a user can view tweets, updates and messages of a contact/friend from various networks, on a single interface. Official Website - HTC UK |
Motorola | Motorola is a popular mobile phone brand, known for its innovative mobile phone aesthetics. The initial Motorola mobile phones offered a fairly basic set of features. With tough competition around, the company did see some rough days. However, with its latest set of Android and Windows Mobile smartphones, this mobile phone maker is back in the race with a bang! These top-selling cell phones pack in all the 'must haves' of the present-day smartphone. The company's MOTOBLUR feature which makes social networking and managing contacts a breeze is another impressive aspect. Official Website - Motorola UK |
RIM | Rim or Research In Motion are the creator of the legendary Blackberry. This top of the range mobile phone brand, mainly caters to the needs of professionals and business-men. The candybar mobile phone with a QWERTY keyboard - has become a Blackberry trademark; though RIM do have full touchscreen and other kinds of mobile handsets to their credit as well. Blackberry smartphones are equipped with smart features, to help professionals stay on top of their work and well connected. Don't jump to "all work and no play" conclusions now, as these handhelds also sport entertainment and socialising features. Official Website - Blackberry UK |
Palm | Palm is a leading high-end mobile phone maker for professionals and business-men. Despite being relatively young in the industry, this company has some of the most popular mobile handsets to its credit. Many critics consider Palm's smartphone OS, the WebOS to be a winner over the Apple iPhone OS X, for being the first to incorporate multi-tasking. Not just that, one of Palm's smartphones have really given the Apple iPhone a run for its money. Classy design, latest advanced technology and innovative user interface, classify the Palm mobile phones. Official Website - Palm UK |
Google | Google, the search-engine giant, took the world by surprise by launching their first smartphone in 2009. Though this was their first venture, the Android-based, HTC-designed, mobile phone did create a stir in the mobile phone industry when it was announced. This latest entrant into the mobile phone zone, seems all geared up to go a long way. Official Website - Google Phone |
LG | When it comes to aesthetics and innovative mobile phone design, LG gets them right. LG mobile phones, range from the highly affordable, yet feature-abundant youthful handsets to the high-end, classy, advanced, business-oriented smartphones. This mobile phone maker is adventurous when it comes to designing handhelds. LG's wristwatch mobile phone, did create headlines when it was launched. Another area where this brand deserves credit is its award winning user interface, the S-Class UI, which brings 3D effects to the mobile phone screen. Official Website - LG UK |
| Online Stores |
| Want to buy yourself a brand new mobile handset? Visit the online store of your favourite brand and shop for one! |
 | Nokia mobile phones can be purchased from the online Nokia Shop. |
| You can buy Samsung mobile phones from the Samsung Mobile Shop. |
| Apple iPhones are available online for sale at the Apple Store. |
| The online Sony Ericsson Store stocks their mobile handsets. |
| You can purchase HTC handhelds from the HTC online shop. |
| Take a look at the Motorola online store if you want to buy their handsets. |
| RIM Blackberry phones are available for purchase here. |
| Head to the Palm online warehouse for buying their mobile phones. |
| The Google mobile phone will soon be available in the UK. Visit the Google Phone store. Or Click here to get an imported one. |
| LG mobile phones can be bought from the LG online collection. |
| Contacts, Servicing/ Repair/ Support |
Nokia | Contact Nokia for details on product pricing and availability, tools for troubleshooting and other issues. Visit the Nokia Repair centre for help on repairing your Nokia device. |
| Samsung | Contact Samsung in case of any queries regarding your handset. If you need to take your mobile phone to a service centre, find the closest one using the service location finder. |
| Apple | Contact Apple if you require details about buying a product, servicing and repairing or finding a retail store. You can also get help from Apple Support. |
| Sony Ericsson | You have a question or comment for SE, Contact Sony Ericsson. Get help for your Phone Setup or you visit Phone Support for more. |
| HTC | Contact HTC for getting queries answered. For contacting customer service and for technical support visit HTC Support. |
| Motorola | Contact Motorola for inquiries. Visit Location selector for getting location and support options. You can as well check out the Motorola Support page. |
| RIM | Contact Blackberry for getting technical support. Visit the Support & Services page for demos, software and billing support. |
| Palm | Contact Palm to get WebOS platform support, business solutions and details on online sales. Visit Palm support for getting help on Palm products.Contact Support gives other repair service details. |
| Google | Contacting Support for help with Google Nexus One. (When the product becomes available in the UK in April 2010.) |
| LG | Contact LG for queries regarding LG products. Visit Customer Service and Support for warranty claims, repairs, software updates and more. |
| Online Applications Store/ Music Store |
| Many of the mobile phone manufacturers also have their own online application stores. These stores contain plenty of games, tools, fun-to-do-stuff, which can be downloaded to the mobile phones. Some apps are available for free, while some are charged. Even online music stores are maintained by these brands. |
 | Nokia Application Store - Ovi. Music Store - Nokia Music Store |
 | Samsung Application Store - Samsung Apps. Bada application store - Bada |
 | Apple Application Store - App Store. Music Store - iTunes |
 | Sony Ericsson Music Store - PlayNow |
 | Google Application store - Android Market |
 | Microsoft Application Store - Windows Mobile Store |
 | LG Application Store - Entertainment Service |
| Recycling Mobile Phones |
 | Most of the mobile handset manufacturers are contributing towards the eco-friendly initiative, by collecting old and non-functional handhelds and recycling them. Find the respective links for most of the mobile phone makers. If your handset maker is not present here, you could take a look at the 3rd party recyclers. |
..Recycle Nokia Mobile Phones..Recycle Samsung Mobile Phones..Recycle Apple iPhones..Recycle Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones..Recycle Motorola Mobile Phones..You could also visit the following 3rd party recycling links:-| Follow Mobile Phone Makers on Social Networks |
 | Find out what's new, what's cooking and what will be right for you... Follow your favourite mobile phone maker on Twitter and Facebook! You are sure to stay on top of things with these social networks... |
| Nokia Nokia on Twitter - Follow Nokia on Twitter to get updates on new mobile handhelds. Nokia Facebook - You can also check out the facebook account. Samsung Samsung on Twitter - Follow Samsung on Twitter for the latest happenings in its arena. Samsung Facebook - There's also the facebook account that you could visit. Apple Apple on Twitter - Follow Apple on Twitter and find out what's new on its front. Apple Facebook - You will also get the latest information in the facebook account. Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson on Twitter - Follow Sony Ericsson on Twitter for finding news on new mobile phones. SEProductBlog on Twitter - You can as well get details by following. Sony Ericsson Facebook - There's also a facebook account that you can check out. HTC HTC on Twitter - Follow HTC on Twitter and find out what's hot there. HTC Facebook - The facebook account will give you latest news too. Motorola Motorola on Twitter - Follow Motorola on twitter for catching up on all spicy hot news. Motorola Facebook - Or check the facebook account. RIM Blackberry on Twitter - Follow Blackberry on Twitter to stumble upon news. BlackberryBlogs on Twitter - You could also follow. Blackberry Facebook - Better watch out for more on the facebook account. Palm Palm on Twitter - Follow Palm on Twitter for hot updates. Palm Facebook - Check out the Palm facebook account too. Palm WebOS Facebook - For updates on Palm WebOS check this out. Google on Twitter - Follow Google on Twitter. Nexus One on Twitter - Follow for Nexus One specific details. Nexus One Facebook - Get latest updates from facebook as well. LG LG on Twitter - Follow LG on Twitter to know what's brewing at its end. LG Facebook - You'll get more from the facebook account also. Microsoft Windows Phone on Twitter - Follow Microsoft Windows Phone on Twitter. Windows Phone Facebook - Plus there's the facebook account to watch out for too. |
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| Blogs and Forums |
 | Express your thoughts, ideas, opinions and share your experiences at the blog-sites/ forums of the various mobile phone makers. Get to know what people think about new products, about user experiences, new utilities that you could try and much more at these online communities. Also participate in discussions, get queries answered or if you have a clue or a bright idea, share it with the others. |
Nokia
Nokia Blogs
Nokia Forum
Samsung
Samsung Community
Apple
Apple Forum
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Blogs
HTC
HTC Blogs
HTC Forum
RIM Blackberry
Blackberry Blogs
Blackberry Forum
Palm
Palm Blogs
Palm Forum
Nexus One Blog
Nexus One Forum
LG
LG Blogs
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| Press Releases |
Want a peek into the news room of the mobile handsets manufacturers? Here you go....
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| Regulator |
Ofcom is the communications regulator in the UK. You can get guides for various aspects pertaining to communication here. You've got complaints about the mobile phone company or network provider? Has the service provider not kept promises? Ofcom is the place you need to visit.
Website - http://www.ofcom.org.uk/
| Network Providers |
UK has a very competitive market for mobile broadband. The top network operators for mobile phones are:-
O2, Vodafone, Orange, 3, T-Mobile and Virgin Media.
