How COVID-19 has reshaped smartphone choices
REPORT
11 Mar 2021
How COVID-19 has reshaped smartphone choices

Smartphones have provided a lifeline for many Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic, but what impact has the crisis had on their expectations of mobile devices? And how can hardware manufacturers and telecoms providers respond to concerns about dwindling privacy and ballooning prices?

Garry McGregor

Garry McGregor is the vice president of IT and Mobile at Samsung Electronics Australia.

Sam Skontos

Sam Skontos is the CEO and managing director of Synefon (Australasia) Pty Ltd. In his previous job as VP and regional managing director for Alcatel in South East Asia and Pacific, he turned the company into the third most popular smartphone brand in Australia. He also worked to launch telecommunications company Three in Australia in the mid-2000s

Alice Clarke

Alice Clarke is an award-winning journalist, producer, presenter, and script writer from Melbourne, Australia. She specialises in games, technology, TV, music, opinion, and general pop culture.