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5 Reasons Mum Needs A New Phone For Mother’s Day

March 06, 2025 - 5 min read

Stuck for Mother’s Day gift ideas? Deliver a sparkling new smartphone with Mum’s breakfast in bed for a gift she’ll use every day! The latest phone features make everything from life admin to entertainment easy, so Mum can watch hours of her favourite shows, take top-quality pics and keep in touch with friends. And did we mention multi-tasking? Speedy processors let her do it all at once! From the new Samsung Galaxy phones to the latest iPhones, the best phones pack tech into on-trend, sleek designs.

Ditch flowers for a phone this Mother’s Day! Here are the hottest new phones, plus the must-have smartphone features Mum needs now.

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How The Latest Phones Make Life Easy

Whether she’s on the go, juggling a family or just loves keeping up with the latest tech, the new smartphones have a lot to offer for work, life and play.

“Battery life has come a long way, with adaptive batteries that offer more than 24 hours of life from a single charge. There are also superfast-charging batteries for those times when waiting is not an option,” says John Wong, The Good Guys Buyer – Tech.

Look for fast-charging Motorola phones that’ll give Mum a full day’s charge while she makes breakfast. Samsung even offers power sharing, so she can place her compatible smartwatch or wireless earbuds case on the phone for a power boost before her morning walk.

Samsung’s Vision Booster technology provides a glare-free display for easy e-book reading in the park, while the iPhone’s Cinematic mode lets Mum shoot cinema-grade videos to make beautiful family movies. Then there’s Oppo’s impressive display tech that lets Mum watch her favourite films in top quality.

“Battery life has come a long way, with adaptive batteries that offer more than 24 hours of life from a single charge. There are also superfast-charging batteries for those times when waiting is not an option.”

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5 New Smartphone Features Mum Will Love

Calling all gift buyers – answer all of your mum’s needs with these handy phone features.

#1 Crash Detection And Safety

The latest smartphone features have safety sorted.

“The Samsung Galaxy S2 5 and S25+ have a crash detection feature, which recognises when a car crash has happened. It’ll automatically call emergency services, or connect to a satellite-based emergency messaging service if you’re driving off-grid,” says John Wong.

For fall detection, you’ll need to add a new smartwatch to Mum’s tech-filled gift bag. The latest Samsung and Apple watches use accelerometers and sensors to detect when the wearer has a fall, then calls emergency services and notifies emergency contacts. A smartwatch will also sync health data to its compatible smartphone, so she can keep tabs on her fitness and wellbeing.

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#2 Upgraded Camera

It’s a case of the more the merrier when it comes to cameras! Look for Samsung models that now boast four cameras. Why? So that Mum can take amazing, pro-quality photos in almost any situation, of course! There’s a front-facing selfie camera, as well as ultra-wide, super zoom and telephoto (long focus) cameras on the back, plus sensors for low-light photography.

There’s also an emphasis on automatic photography – think cameras that know when she’s taking a photo under the glaring summer sun, then automatically balance exposure and focus for the perfect pic.

“Look for handy flip phones that naturally double as a stand for the in-built camera to avoid awkward propping up of the phone when trying to capture those family holiday snaps,” says Jason Tavoletti.

#3 Video Action Mode

Whether Mum’s recording the kids at Saturday soccer or filming her favourite performer at a concert, she’ll want video action mode to keep things steady. The latest iPhone’s Action mode takes pro-quality video without the need for a pro-tripod set-up. It’s designed for extra stabilisation during those bumpy, unsteady or moving shots, leaving Mum with crisp videos she’ll love looking back on.

#4 Compact Design

For tech to match Mum’s style, choose from phone finishes in silver, gold, black and rose gold. Then there’s the world of phone cases and screen protectors, made to customise, protect and enhance her smartphone.

And who said the most stylish phones cannot also be the most practical? Think Samsung models that either flip or fold to fit the functional 6.7 to 7.6-inch screen into Mum’s purse or back pocket.

#5 Personal Assistant In Your Pocket

Take the labour out of Mum’s life admin with phones made to maximise productivity. A speedy phone processor makes managing emails, calls, texts and web browsing a breeze, so she can hop between apps without a stutter or delay.

For peak productivity, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features a stylus for easy tapping, typing and writing. Or program ‘Air actions,’ which turn the stylus into both a magic wand and remote control!

Give your mum the trending tech she deserves! Pick up the latest smartphones from Apple, Samsung and other big brands at The Good Guys. Visit us in-store and online to get your Mother’s Day shopping sorted.