Holiday Tech Guide: Top 5 products for your beach bag

1. Portable Charger

It’s important to make sure your devices have all the power they need while you’re away. Whether you’re chilling by the pool or on your commute to work, you can make sure your devices have charge. Small enough to fit in your beach bag, you can take it any place anytime and make sure your devices are powered up without the hassle of finding a plug socket… especially difficult on the beach! The Juice 3 Charge Power Bank packs a 10,000mAh, which is three full charges of battery capacity. Perfect for your little staycation or special trip away this year, the Juice 3 Charge Power Bank to makes sure all your devices are powered up. And, if you're feeling generous the Juice 3 Charge Power Bank allows you to charge two devices at once. So, if you have a friend in need, you can always give them a quick power boost whilst you both charge up.

2. Bluetooth Speaker

The perfect beach essential! Use your Bluetooth wireless speaker by the pool, at the beach or in your garden for your summer party. With Roam, you can take incredible sound everywhere. Enjoy music, voice control, and multiroom listening at home, plus Bluetooth streaming, all-day battery life, and waterproof durability on the go. What more do you want? 

3. Fitness Watch

Fitness watches and smart trackers are becoming more and more popular, especially around the summertime. It’s important to keep on top of your health any time of the year, but if the sunshine has inspired you to get up and out, then we’re here for it! The Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 is an affordable and enhanced fitness tracker that monitors your heart rate as well as your steps, exercises and calories burned. The Xiaomi fitness watch can also track your sleep, and lets you know how long you’re in light, deep and REM sleep. It’s also 50m water resistant, so jumping in the pool with it on, won’t be an issue. Ready to get a hold on your health this summer?

4. Smartphone

Whether it’s for selfies, browsing the web or keeping in touch with loved ones, we all use our smartphones more than ever. The new Google Pixel 6 is one of the most powerful yet with Google’s first custom built processor, the Google Tensor. The safest Pixel yet with the Google Tensor. It has an extra layer of protection and works with the new Titan M2 security chip to keep Pixel even more resilient to attacks.  It saves on power, making your battery last longer, perfect for when you’re spending the day using it for maps to navigate your destination city. You also get powerful 5G and enhanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Our experts also recommend the Samsung Galaxy S22. The fastest chip ever on Galaxy. So, whether you're vlogging your day, gaming all night or simply scrolling your feed, the 4nm processor makes for an incredibly smooth experience. The battery intelligently adapts to how you use your phone, so it lasts way beyond 24 hours. The triple rear camera and selfie camera offer innovative camera hardware and software so you can easily shoot a Gallery full of share-worthy content.

All smartphones at BT Shop come unlocked and sim-free, so you can use them with your existing phone contract.

5. Headphones

For times where you’re not just chilling by the pool, sunning it up, it helps to have a great pair of headphones on-hand, especially when you’re listening to your music or podcasts on the move. Get ready to play and repeat your favourite summer playlist on the Sony on-ear, noise-cancelling bluetooth headphones. Sony's intelligent industry-leading noise-cancelling headphones with premium sound elevate your listening experience with the ability to personalize and control everything you hear. And, with up to 30 hours battery life means your music will not quit on you. Even better – the wireless design means you don’t have to faff around with wires. Just turn them on, connect to your Bluetooth device and enjoy.

On-ear headphones not to your taste? The Google Pixel Buds A-Series bring you rich, high-quality sound for a lot less than you’d expect. Plus, get real-time language translation right in your ear – ideal for your holiday.