[Prize Draw] Let us know about your favourite bit of tech

[YulianK]

PRIZE DRAW UPDATE

The competition is now closed and we are pleased to announce that 

 @about_a_year  is the winner.

Congratulations @about_a_year; check your private messages and reply with your address. 

Thanks to everyone who contributed some brilliant entries. We had over a thousand posts since the launch at the start of the year. You have all helped make the fledgling Community a great success and we look forward to more and greater engagement as we grow. 

Keep up the great work everyone; the SMARTY Community belongs to us all and succeeds because of your great contributions. 

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UPDATE - COMPETITION CLOSED

The competition is now closed and we will draw the winner from all the eligible entries in the next 24 hours.

So, keep your fingers crossed and an eye on your Private Message inbox.

Thanks to everyone who contributed some brilliant entries. We had over a thousand posts since the launch at the start of the year. You have all helped make the fledgling Community a great success and we look forward to more and greater engagement as we grow.

Keep up the great work everyone; the SMARTY Community belongs to us all and succeeds because of your great contributions.

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To celebrate the launch of the SMARTY Community, we are giving you the chance to win a new Honor Magic 4 lite smart phone.

How to enter

To enter the Prize Draw, entrants will need to log in to the SMARTY Community platform and answer one or more of the questions in the “Let us know about your favourite bit of tech” article, during the promotion period.

The draw is open from 16th January 2023 until 28th February 2023.

Please answer at least one of the following questions:

• What do you love most about your current devices?
• What classic device would you like to see updated (if technology issues were no problem)?
• What future features would you like to see from mobile tech?

The Prize

• Key Features of the Honor Magic 4 lite include:
• 120Hz Screen Refresh Rate
• 6nm Snapdragon 695 5G Soc - High Performance, Low Power Consumption
• 66W HONOR SuperCharge - Have 81% Power in Half an Hour
• 4800mAh Large Battery - A Big Battery Boosts Your Whole Day
• HONOR RAM Turbo - RAM Extended, Smooth Experience
• 48MP Rear Triple Camera - Capturing Vivid Moments

https://www.hihonor.com/uk/phones/honor-magic4-lite/

Closing date is 28^th February 2023 and we will inform the winner by direct message on site by 7^th March 2023.

The SMARTY Community Terms of Use apply to your registration for and use of the SMARTY Community platform. Competition terms can be found here.

[DavidBl_1530765]

love my Samsung A52, dual sim means I can use my Smarty sim in UK, and local sim when I am abroad

[JA71]

My 5g Sammy a22 lets me watch sky, amazon and Netflix flawlessly. My long commute becomes almost pleasurable to binge watch with the combo of my unlimited data deal with smarty xxx

[pauline_1356220]

My current phone is an Samsung galaxy I purchased due to good size screen and good battery life.

The supercharge on the Honor and the camera quality definitely looks much more appealing to me for all my future exploring capturing my new personal challenges and experiences

[Michael_1209694]

I love my current phone, the pixel 6a, as it's simple, quick and it was reasonably priced. And the camera is fantastic. 

I would like new tech to go back to smaller phones. I don't need a huge tablet sized phone, my hands aren't big enough! 

[Tobi]

The number one feature I’d like to see from mobile tech would be a true AI assistant which could handle email, calendar and tasks etc. itself. 

[tuffjam]

I love my iphone se cause it still has the jack soket so i can stream in my car with no issues compared with wireless, which was rubbish and too much interference... also being able to access all my sites on the go...

[DavidBro_649456]

I Love my Oppo phone for its features and costand the use of 5g with Smarty means everything is so much faster on the phone 

[KaiClev]

Honestly would love to see the nokia brick being remade for the 21st century, the battery life, but also something that is simplistic to use, but also at reasonable 2000’s prices which is highly unlikely. maybe add an amazing camera and great battery life but miss out on a few other techy add ons 

[ManojMas_944036]

I love my S7+ tab because it has a mind-blowing screen, speedy operation from a usage standpoint, and is light and thin. 

[Stan1972]

Easy to access. Easy to understand and very simple to operate. 

[UMAIRAH_1467778]

I love my Redmi Note 11 because of its battery performance and it has never left me behind. I am enjoying it in my day to day use. I love its fingerprint feature for most of the apps as i don't have to remember passwords. In a nutshell, I don't have any issue with it.

[OsianGwe_693869]

I like how my iPhone seamlessly syncs with all my other devices. My first phone was a Nokia 3310. That’s my classic choice. 

[Don-J_895732]

Echo and Alexa devices 

[JayMart260270]

What future features would you like to see from mobile tech?

I would love to see interactive holograms in future mobile tech it seems really convenient and would feel like something out of a movie

[GeorgiaS_171020]

My favourite bit of tech is ny I Pod Nano, still use it every day but the only down side is i wish i could charge it easier. Had to buy an adapter and new lead. So thats what id change about it if it was possible,  udate the charging port to a more current version.

[Mariusz_1110845]

I love my A70 because it is handy and easy to use. However, I'm nearly blind and need a big screen. Nokia should make new phones like the 3310.

[GeorgiaS_171020]

I love my I od nano, still using it to this day just wish it was easier to get a cable to charge it without needing an adapter. Thts what i would change about it if possible,  update the charging port to a more current one

[Jes_75708]

Here are three future features that I'd like to see in future mobile tech:

Charging via Wi-Fi signals, so the battery is always charging.     

The ability to plug the device into any monitor and instantly switch to a full desktop experience, complete with a desktop-grade browser and terminal, and the ability to connect a mouse and keyboard.     

Advanced AI-powered personal assistants that understand natural language, context, and my preferences and can help me manage my time and attention, stop mindlessly scrolling and procrastinating, and provide personalised recommendations to help me focus on my goals and priorities    

Witchcraft and magic that enable manufacturers to build non-giant phones that fit in the hands of average humans. If fear if phones gets any bigger, we may evolve to have really long thumbs!

[HabibaK_1645118]

I would have to say the things that I like most about my devices are how much I can do on them,  out of the many examples I’ll mention a few such as, using the device to call, text and watch the many things available but not only that but to share pictures/videos, make video calls, staying connected, drawing, making notes, keeping track of things, playing games, so overall I’d say it is the fact that in this day and age we can do almost anything with the devices that we have. 

Something I’d like to see updated is… well I think almost everything has been updated, no…?

I feel like I’ve seen it all and then bang another  type of feature comes out one way or another, so I’d have to say for me I’d like to see something like maybe smelling, now hear me out, what I mean is imagine being able to smell something through your phone, imagine looking at a picture and being able to smell the surrounding of how it smelt when it was taken, or browsing, searching or shopping and being able to smell what you are about  to purchase such as, food or perfume. 

[allenph_1590444]

i love my current redmi note 10 because it's not only cheap, but it has 120hz capability which really helps with scrolling, also with future mobile tech they 100% need to add fast charging like the note 10 has.

[HabibaK_1645118]

I’d have to say what I love most about our devices is just how much we can do on our devices, whether it’s watching, staying connected, drawing, note taking or tracking things, it has just made every day to day  life easier. 

I’m always baffled as to how far we have come and the many many features that are available to us and how it’s changed living in general, but one thing I can think of is maybe smelling something, now hear me out, I mean imagine wanting to order food, or even cook, or buy a perfume or even a candle or whatever it may be, imagine being able to smell it through our devices before purchasing.  

[Predergast]

When it comes to PCs, audio-visual equipment, and mobile devices I can honestly say I've never been at the top of the tech tree.  Always a few years behind but just up to-date enough to not appear too unfashionable.

When it comes to mobile phones I can honestly say I'm happy enough to rely on family and have never been tempted to pay out for the latest tech.  I have now had my trusty Samsung Galaxy A10 for over 3 years and what a marvelous hand-me-down it has been.  So comfortable to hold in my hand, has excellent battery life, and has a sharp clear screen with great colour.  No intrusive custom user interface and very easy to set up. 

The camera has to be my favourite feature, I'm no professional photographer so the ease of taking great quick shots is excellent, the built-in editing software is a breeze and each and every picture taken always looks great on my TV.

The phone itself does have a few light scratches on the casing now, so perhaps another hand-me-down will come my way soon.

Hopefully not from my brother this time, as I'm not a fan of things with pictures of fruit on them.

[AlexandruF]

Hello, I've got a Xioami 11T Pro , this phone is spectacular in all ways, camera, screen size and storage of 256 GB is good enough for all your photos, documents, even some Netflix serials 😁. A good features for phones would be to use them as controller to open your car and to start your engine , I really see useful on cold times. 

[Kufucius]

I'd love to see phones like Nokia 3210 'revived' and evolved.
I really miss its indestructibility and ultra-long-lasting battery life! (hopefully newer displays and battery technology will be able to compensate where smartphones drain the power)

[jefftra_1739459]

Totally bomb proof, before smartphones, think everyone virtually owned one.

[Barring_1719205]

Phone camera. Instantly take photos on the go and am able to share them with family and friends at the touch of a button. 

[zzoollumi]

Simpleness helps me to not think too much

[Cedr666]

being in hospital and bed bounded i have recently purchased a steam deck wich is like a small pc i love it and it helps me communicate with my family that lives abroad but it would be great if it had a camera on the future versions . 

[Barring_1719205]

My favourite bit of tech is definitely my smart phone camera. The amount of pictures I can take wherever I am, and edit them, share them, etc, instantly on the go. I'm becoming quite the photographer. 

[summerwind]

I like my phone as face recognition is very convenient, photograph quality is good, and easy to use.

[BenFoul_1606461]

I enjoy having an iPhone it has a lot of good features but I do miss some of the in-depth customisation android had and some extra features so I still use my old phone as a work phone it would be good to combine both positives into one phone

[EddieCar_307490]

I just need a new phone, my iPhone 7 is about dead 

[mikeban_1374651]

I love my Stargate, I can travel to distant worlds and steal their stuff

[ELBADRI_OMER]

I would like the notch to be gone from the Iphone screen 😅

[Googlyhead]

1) Easy answer: iPhone SE(1)

It’s simply the last non-phablet ‘phone.

Perhaps a little on the bigger side than ideal, but better than shoving a tablet in my pocket, while still fast and reliable. 

2) As for an updated classic; that would have to be an *expandable* and *high capacity* iPod (touch). But we all know Apple would never allow that, and I don’t have much faith in the way their software is going.

3) Seeing as I typed out two answers; I may as well complete the third: Micro-LED screens. Solves all the issues inherent in OLEDS, and potentially better than LCD too. 

[ELBADRI_OMER]

I love how my SMARTY sim and my Iphone can make a powerful combination together, high speed and good quality network on this ‘very’ smart device giving me the best experience ever.

I love to explore and navigate allover the UK and I always use my Iphone maps in all my journeys, it has really made my life easier and saved me a lot of time, I wonder how did people before smart phones live 😅?!

[LouiseWi_320802]

My phone is mega old now but I know how to use it (mostly) which, for a non-tech person is pretty good. I really don't want to change it because I'd then have to learn all over again how to work a new device. To improve it I think all apps and updates should be made to be compatible with older models like mine and I'd also like the battery to be more robust and last longer. Everyone says they're concerned with environment and yet ate quite happy to make people have to change their devices every two seconds! 

[TerenceF_201907]

I love Touch ID, saves me so much time! Logging in, remembering passwords, paying easily, incredible. 

[TerenceF_201907]

I love Touch ID, saves me so much time! Logging in, passwords, paying etc. 

[MartyMcfly]

I love the s pen on my s22 ultra it makes signing documents simple and is great for writing quick notes.