What’s your favourite materialistic possession? I can guarantee your phone is listed pretty highly on your ‘can’t live without’ list, right? What would we do without them? They immediately connect us to friends and family, allow us to capture precious memories via photo and video, allow us to shop and buy practically whatever we want at the touch of a button and also provide us with ample entertainment across multiple social media platforms.
We all know how annoying it is to run out of battery in the middle of a great day or night out, how we almost have heart failure when they slip through our fingers and fall screen down onto the floor or heaven forbid, when they find themselves down the toilet or in a running bath – the latter is a daily struggle of mine to avoid at the moment, thanks to my 15 month old son who currently finds it hilarious to throw anything and everything into the bath!
Mobile phone accessories have come a long way from the bulky plastic cases of yesteryear. Three Mobile have a fantastic accessories section online which cover all potential hazards that our beloved handsets could endure. They recently sent me a few to play with.
My upgrade date was actually yesterday but I’m holding out for the Samsung S7, which is rumoured to be released in the first quarter of 2016. So here’s hoping these accessories will prolong the shelf life of my hardwearing S4, which has been through the wars and then some over the past two years!
My son loves to shove my phone in his mouth and dribble all over it – and as a result, my camera is not what it used to be! I still let him play with it, but now when shoves my phone in his mouth, it’s protected by a Caseit Universal Waterproof Pouch (£14.99). You wanna know how great this pouch is? You can use it for underwater swimming, boating, camping, working outside or just relaxing on the beach – it even comes with a lanyard for you to hang it around your neck. Underwater swimming?! Yeah, right!”, I hear you cry. Well it’s been tested at 25.4 celsius and is waterproof to a depth of 10 metres for up one hour.
I’m always running low on battery at some point when I’m out and the Liquids Battery by White Diamonds (£19.99) is a great way to ensure you never run out of juice, just as you want to take that perfect selfie! Pre-charged, pocket size and rechargeable, it’s also adorned with Swarovski elements. Available in three colours, pink, blue and purple.
Finally, the Tech 21 Impact Shield (£19.99), which protects my phone screen from the force of impact if dropped on the ground. It’s pretty fancy, described as self-healing and scratch resistant. It even features BASF protection interlayer – which is used in bullet proof glass! Definitely baby-proof then! You simply peel it off the red backing to reveal a clear plastic screen to press down over your screen.
Whilst we’re on the topic of protecting our mobile phones, if you’re looking to buy or upgrade your handset with Three, their insurance package Three Rescue is excellent. It pledges to replace broken or stolen handsets within 24 hours. Find our more about the Three Rescue service here.
Oh and finally, although I’m not one to blare my music from my mobile phone in public places, however sometimes it’s completely necessary and I’ve been enjoying shocking out to my favourite tunes out using the X-mini Mini II Capsule Speaker. A nifty little device, perfect for entertaining yourself as you cook dinner, or chill in a park with friends.
Three have a huge selection of accessories for a wide range of handsets, so if you want to kiit out your phone, check out the Three Mobile accessories section on the Three Mobile site.
