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Bring a major economy in Europe for decades, the UK smartphone market has always been a vibrant one. Here is an up-to-date list of the top mobile phone brands in the UK, based on market share. We also have a few key facts and useful information about phones in the United Kingdom for you.
What phone brand is most popular in the UK? What is the most popular smartphone in the UK?
Apple’s iPhone is the most popular smartphone brand in the United Kingdom. With a market share of almost 50%, the iPhone reigns supreme in the Queen’s country.
Are there any UK mobile phone companies or brands?
Yes; there are a few UK phone brands. They include: Wiley Fox and Nothing Technology Ltd.
Do UK phones work in USA?
Any unlocked GSM phone from the UK should work with GSM carriers in the United States. They might not work with CDMA carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and virtual carriers who ride on their infrastructure.
Will a UK phone work in Canada? Can you use a UK iPhone in Canada?
A UK phone should work on GSM Canadian carriers, if it is unlocked.
Does OnePlus work in UK?
OnePlus smartphones work in the United Kingdom.
Are OnePlus phones sold in the UK?
OnePlus sells several models in the United Kingdom.
List of the Top 5 Mobile Phone Brands in the UK
As at Q1, 2022, these were the top 5 mobile phone brands in the UK.
- Apple iPhone: Apple being tops is no surprise; the UK has been one of the company’s key markets since the first Apple iPhone was released. Apple recorded a market share of 48.4% in Q1 2022, a drop from 52%, year-on-year.
- Samsung : In second place is Samsung, the champion of Android phone makers, grabbing 31.9% of the UK smartphone market.
- Nokia : Nokia makes a surprise entry in 3rd place, with 4.3%. That’s a massive gap between the 2nd and 3rd spot there.
- OPPO : In 4th place is OPPO, with 4.2%, and pretty much nibbling at Nokia’s ankles.
- Google Pixel : And we have another surprise entry from Google Pixels. Pixels have never sold in great numbers in any country. They managed to grab a 3.3% share of the UK pie for themselves.
The UK smartphone market is clearly a duopoly – it is firmly in the grips of Apple and Samsung. Everyone else is struggling to get a meal. No wonder a snapshot of fans at the typical music concert in the United Kingdom looks like this:
iPhones everywhere! Source: Screenshot from BBC YouTube video
The top 5 mobile phone brands in the UK account for 92% of the market. The other brands, including OnePlus, Huawei, Xiaomi, Motorola, Sony, Alcatel, Wiley Fox, Nothing (which has only just made an entry) are all sharing the remains measly 8% among one another.
The data used for this ranking of the top mobile phone brands in the UK is sourced and compiled from IDC’s market share report for Q1 2022.
2023 update : Smartphone marketshare in the UK has largely stayed the same as the standing as at 2022.
Author:InfoDesk
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Nothing Phone 1 was introduced to the world with a ton of hype. The last few months saw a brilliant media play that garnered attention for the phone, and now, it is finally official. The company told us: “Undo. Unfollow. And unlearn everything the industry has taught you. It changes now. With phone (1).”
I didn’t believe them then. After the launch, I have had a good look at the specs and watched a few hands-on videos, and…what can I say? Let’s just say that I wasn’t disappointed. I wasn’t expecting anything groundbreaking, and it turns out I was right. It turned out exactly as I predicted it would.
Let’s have a look at Nothing
Nothing Phone 1 runs Android 12. It isn’t stock Android, because Nothing has a custom UI called Nothing OS in there. What you will be interacting with most of the time is a 6.55-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate and Gorilla Glass protection. There is an IP53 splash resistance.
Powering the phone is a Snapdragon 778G+ chipset. It is a capable upper mid-range processor, and delivers good performance. There are three variants of the phone – 8/128 GB, 8/256 GB, and 12/256 GB. Those are enough options for you to pick from.
Is the Nothing phone good? Well, it is a mid-range smartphone whose only bragging rights are that it has little bloatware, and has fancy notification lights. The user interface isn’t anything special, the wallpapers are rather drab, to be honest. There is no charging brick in the box; you have to fork out some extra cash to buy Nothing’s 45W charger, if you want that. Not that the phone charges at 45W speeds: it maxes out at just 33W. Which begs the question….. Oh, let’s leave the question alone. You likey have a fast charger already, anyway.
What of the cameras? Nothing phone 1 takes good photos, if the samples we have seen are anything to go by. As good as we have seen from Apple, Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, and others. So, again, nothing exceptional. Nothing that wows us above what we are used to. The in-display fingerprint scanner is not ultrasonic; it isn’t new, cutting ede, or revolutionary.
I have nothing (that word again) against the phone; it is just that we got all that hype about innovation and the phone being different, only to get nothing of the sort. Perhaps that’s the point and we were being played with all along. It looks like a really good phone – an Android smartphone in the shell of an iPhone. Perhaps the best iPhone copycat ever, and that’s not a bad thing, though I suspect that the guys at Nothing Technology do not want their pet described that way. But it can’t be helped.
I do get the sense that Nothing Phone 1 reminds people of what OnePlus used to be – the lean and trim software with little or no bloat. We will see how the company handles software support. But in terms of pricing, Nothing Phone 1 does not feel like the OnePlus you used to know. This model is no flagship killer. As a matter of fact, some say it is relatively pricey for what it offers. I shall leave that to you to argue for or against.
If you haven’t yet, do have a look at the full specifications of Nothing Phone 1 . Prices for the three variants are included there.
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Digital Skills and Communication Coach | Mobile Phone Connoisseur since 2001 | Tech Blogging since 2004
