Wileyfox Named Challenger Manufacturer of the Year

Wileyfox Named Challenger Manufacturer of the Year

LONDON, March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

                  Mobile News Award Seals Six Months Of Phenomenal Success 

    Less than six months since shipping its first smartphone, British manufacturer
Wileyfox has been named Challenger Manufacturer of the Year by Mobile News. The award
ceremony, held this evening at the London Hilton, Park Lane, saw Wileyfox triumph over a
field of longer-established competitors.

    The Award seals six months of phenomenal success from the brand, which launched in
August 2015 with two, contract-free, dual SIM smartphones: Wileyfox Swift and Wileyfox
Storm. Available online only, the Swift shot to pole position on Amazon in pre-orders
alone, and sold out within three days of going on sale. In December, it was named
Smartphone of the Year by Forbes magazine. Sales volume across the portfolio is triple the
pre-launch forecast and the London-based company is now expanding across Europe and
beyond.

    Commenting on the win, Nick Muir, CEO of Wileyfox said: "Winning Challenger
Manufacturer of the Year is an incredible accolade for Wileyfox, especially because we
didn't go on sale until October last year. You only have to think about who we beat to
realise the magnitude of the achievement."

    Wileyfox's business model is built around smartphones being an essential commodity,
not a luxury. The company creates phones using world-class, tier one, competitively priced
components and passes the savings from its lean business model to customers. Swift and
Storm are available at GBP129 and GBP199 and have received near universal critical
acclaim.

    In addition to the disruptive business model, the judges were also impressed by
Wileyfox's added-value customer care. From its fits-through-your-letterbox packaging and
European call centres, to unlimited screen replacement and extended warranties for GBP9.99
each.

    About Wileyfox 

    Wileyfox is an online only handset brand that offers consumers a democratic,
freedom-rich mobile experience that is intuitive, highly spec'd and competitively priced.

    Wileyfox is a disruptive company that leverages the best in Asian hardware
manufacturing and the best in Silicon Valley software, with fully established, European
design and customer services. The company is privately held company and headquartered in
London, with operations internationally.

    For further information please visit, Wileyfox's website [http://www.wileyfox.com ],
Twitter feed [http://www.twitter.com/wileyfox ] and Facebook page
[http://www.facebook.com/officialwileyfox ].

Wileyfox

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