Travel things

Need to downsize from today’s giant smartphones? The new credit cardsized Palm weighs just 70g and is aimed very much at people on the go.

Life Mode silences notifications when the screen is turned off (unless you’re on a call, streaming music or using GPS) and it’s sweat and water-resistant.

It runs on Android 9.0 Pie and offers both face recognition unlocking and voice activation for playing music, creating events, replying to texts or looking up directions.

Photos and selfies are catered for with 12MP rear-facing and 8MP front-facing cameras, and the manufacturers say the battery will get you through the day.

Available from vodafone.ie.