Promotion: design changes to smartphones need to be meaningful to users in an "elegant and simple way", according to X series head of industrial design at global technology brand vivo, An Ren. More
Promotion: the latest phone in global smart device brand OPPO's Reno series features a finely-tuned back cover made from a single piece of Gorilla glass. More
Promotion: global smart device brand OPPO has introduced ColorOS 13, an operating system designed to have a water-like fluidity. More
With its transparent light-up back, the Nothing Phone (1) hopes to recall the way that early smartphones "blew your mind", according to the London-based tech company's design director Adam Bates. More
Promotion: OPPO's latest Find X5 Pro smartphone features a ceramic case to create a warmer and more tactile device, according to OPPO industrial designer Yue Dong. More
Industrial design student Minwook Paeng has created a robotic Third Eye that is fixed to the forehead and looks out for obstacles when the wearer's real eyes are glued to their smartphone. More
Creative consultancy The Liminal Space has designed Life Support, a mobile-first website designed to help people deal with death using their smartphones. More
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a sliding-phone concept that can be folded down three times to the size of a credit card for smart device manufacturer OPPO. More
Chinese electronics company OPPO has revealed a concept smartphone, called the X 2021, which expands by rolling out its screen on a miniature conveyor belt. More
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: Roc H Biel has developed a modular smartphone named Duo that can be fitted with different sized screens. More
Transportation designer Paul Priestman has shared his hack for making a smartphone stand from an egg box to avoid "bad angles" and painful "phone arm" when video calling during the pandemic. More
London design studio Special Projects has created a series of paper envelopes that seal away smartphones and minimise screen time for the day, while still allowing access to basic functionality. More
London design studio Special Projects has developed an app that condenses important information such as contacts and maps onto a daily printout to help people live without their devices. More
Samsung has launched its first full range of 5G smartphones that have AI-powered camera systems, a 108-megapixel sensor and 100x zoom. More
Samsung has brought the early noughties flip phone into the 21st century with its Galaxy Z Flip smartphone, which has a 6.7-inch flexible glass display that folds down to fit in the palm of your hand. More
Holly Brockwell is unimpressed by the sexist advertising for the gold folding phone launched by Pablo Escobar's brother, but is not surprised. More
Roberto Escobar, brother of the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, has launched a gold folding phone using a raunchy campaign featuring women in their underwear. More
Product-design engineer Dougie Mann has created a keyboard that, when hooked up to a smartphone via a custom case, can help amputees and people with sight loss type more easily. More
Motorola has thrown its hat into the folding smartphone ring with a revamped version of its Razr flip phone that was first launched 15 years go. More
In the first major exhibition dedicated to 24/7 culture, Somerset House presents "creative responses to this modern malaise" by more than 50 artists and designers, including Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. More
