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Brits paying more for top-end smartphones, wasting money on smart tech - Uswitch

Thursday 24 June 2021 | 15:22 CET | News
New research from Uswitch shows that Brits are now paying GBP 197 more for top-end mobile phones than in 2028, and also spent GBP 33 billion on smart technology during the pandemic.

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