Mobile Choice was a long-running UK magazine covering reviews, news and opinions on mobile phones, tablets, apps and accessories. The first issue came out in November 1996, and it was published bi-monthly by Noble House Media,[1] which was based in London.[2] Mobile Choice celebrated its 200th issue in March 2013.

In April 2016, Mobile Choice was bought by Future plc[1][2] and in March 2017 the decision was made to cease publication of the magazine and updates to its website.

The 100-page magazine had a news section, in-depth independent reviews and features, how-to guides and each issue came with a buying guide of over 150 phones, as well as an archive of past mobile phone reviews.

The magazine's last editor was Sunetra Chakravarti (now editor at The European Information Security Summit).

Previous editors included:

  • Natasha Stokes
  • Mike Shaw (now head of content at Direct Line Group)
  • Huw Morgan (now Director, Internal Communications, VCCP Group)

Mobile Choice Consumer Awards

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Mobile Choice organised and hosted the annual Mobile Choice Consumer Awards[2] which used both a panel of experts and reader votes to award the top mobile handsets, accessories and service providers over the past 12 months. Categories included Phone of the Year, Tablet of the Year, Best Value Tablet, Showstopper 2015, Best Design, Best Online Retailer, Most Innovative Device, Best Camera phone, Best Value Phone, Best Network, Best Value Network, Best Customer Care, Best High Street Retailer, Best In-Store Customer Experience, Connected Gadget of the Year, Fashtech of the Year, Phablet of the Year and Manufacturer of the Year.

2019 Mobile Choice Consumer Award Winners

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CATEGORY WINNER
OnePlus 7 Pro Phone of the Year Tablet of the Year Microsoft Surface Pro 3
Best Value Tablet Tesco Hudl 2
Showstopper 2015 Huawei Mate S
Best Camera Phone LG G4
Best Design Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Best Value Phone Vodafone Smart Ultra 6
Most Innovative Device Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Best Value Network Virgin Media
Best Mobile Phone Recycling Service musicMagpie
Best Network EE
Best Customer Care Vodafone
Best High Street Retailer Carphone Warehouse
Best In-store Customer Experience Three
Connected Gadget of the Year 4GEE Action Camera
Fashtech of the Year Apple Watch
Manufacturer of the Year Samsung
Best Online Retailer mobiles.co.uk
Phablet of the Year Apple iPhone 6 Plus

2013 Mobile Choice Consumer Award Winners

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CATEGORY WINNER
Phone of the Year HTC One
Tablet of the Year Sony Xperia Tablet Z
Best Value Tablet Asus Fonepad
Best Multimedia Phone Samsung Galaxy Note II
Best Camera Phone Sony Xperia Z
Best Video Phone HTC One
Best Design HTC One
Best Value Phone Nokia Lumia 620
Most Innovative Device Samsung Galaxy S4
Best Value Network Tesco Mobile
Best Mobile Phone Recycling Service Mazuma
Best Network EE
Best Customer Care O2
Best High Street Retailer Three
Best In-store Customer Experience Vodafone
Manufacturer of the Year Samsung

2012 Mobile Choice Consumer Award Winners

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CATEGORY WINNER
Phone of the Year Samsung Galaxy S III
Tablet of the Year Apple iPad
Best Design Nokia Lumia 920
Best Media Phone Samsung Galaxy S III
Best Camera Phone Nokia 808 PureView
Best Video Phone HTC One X
Best Bluetooth Headset Jabra Sport
Most Innovative Device Samsung Galaxy Note
Best Value Phone Sony Xperia U
Best Network Vodafone
Best Customer Care O2
Best High Street Retailer Three
Best In-store Customer Experience Vodafone
Manufacturer of the Year Samsung

2008 Mobile Choice Consumer Award Winners

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CATEGORY WINNER
Phone of the Year Nokia E71[3]
Best Camera Phone Samsung i8510
Tariff Deal of the Year 3 Mobile Broadband
Best Smartphone Nokia E71
Best Network O2
Best Mobile Game Tetris Pop
Best Bluetooth Headset Jawbone NoiseAssassin
Best Customer Service Virgin Mobile
Best Music Phone Samsung F400
Most Stylish Phone LG Secret KF750
Best High Street Retailer O2
Best Mobile Sat Nav HTC Touch Cruise
Best Online Retailer Virginmobile.co.uk
Readers’ Dream Phone BlackBerry Storm
Manufacturer of the Year BlackBerry

References

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  1. ^ a b "Half Year Market Update: Future confirm positive start to year". Future plc. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Future plc announce acquisition of Noble House Media". Future plc. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Mobile Choice Awards: And The Winner Is..." www.symbian-freak.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008.
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