Envirofone Wins Mobile News Award 2025

Envirofone is proud to announce that we’ve been named the Mobile News Award Winners for 2025. This achievement highlights the hard work, innovation and dedication that goes into delivering the best experience for customers buying and selling refurbished tech.

The Mobile News Awards are one of the most respected events in the UK mobile industry. Each year they celebrate businesses that push the market forward through quality, sustainability and exceptional service. Winning the 2025 award is a major milestone for our entire team.

Why Envirofone Won

Exceptional product quality driven by our strengthened 100-point testing process.
A customer-first approach, including faster payments, clearer grading and transparent pricing.
Leadership in sustainability, helping extend the life of thousands of devices and reducing e-waste across the UK.
Continued innovation to make trading in or buying refurbished devices even easier and more reliable.

A Huge Thank You
We want to say a massive thank you to our customers, partners and the Envirofone team. This award wouldn’t have been possible without your trust and support.

Here’s to another year of making refurbished tech better, greener and more accessible for everyone.

Sam Hargreaves

Sam Hargreaves is a UK-based founder and technology specialist with deep expertise in mobile phone trade-in, buyback pricing, and selling used smartphones. He has spent years working directly on platforms that calculate phone values, compare buyback offers, and manage the real-world outcomes of people selling their mobile phones online, including those looking to Sell My Phone.

Since the mid-2010s, Sam has been closely involved in how mobile phone prices are set, how trade-in offers change based on condition, and how devices move from customer to resale. His experience spans the full sell-my-mobile-phone journey, from initial quote through inspection, re-quote, payment, and resale.

Mobile Phone Buyback & Trade-In Experience

Sam has built and supported multiple phone trade-in and comparison platforms in the UK, covering thousands of transactions across popular devices including iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and Google Pixel. His work focuses on fair pricing, clear condition rules, and reducing unexpected price changes for customers.

Pricing & Market Knowledge

He has extensive experience analysing how mobile phone values change over time based on model, storage, condition, and market demand. This insight allows accurate comparison between different places to sell a mobile phone and helps explain why prices rise or fall.

Device & Brand Expertise

Sam has hands-on knowledge of leading smartphone brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Google, with a detailed understanding of how device condition, age, and specifications affect resale value.

Consumer-Focused Insight

Beyond pricing, Sam understands common customer concerns when selling a mobile phone, including blacklisting, condition disputes, returns, and payment timing. His work reflects how the market actually operates, not how it is marketed.

Sam is recognised for providing clear, practical insight into how the mobile phone buyback and trade-in market works, helping people make informed decisions when selling their mobile phones.