Overview
- Local outlet London Centric collected accounts of muggers who rejected or returned Samsung Galaxy and other Android phones.
- In one case, a robber in south London handed back a victim’s handset saying, “Don’t want no Samsung.”
- Another victim said an e‑bike thief inspected his Samsung, dropped it on the street, and cycled off, while a third saw interest fade once he produced a Galaxy.
- Technology and news sites including 9to5Mac, SamMobile, Daring Fireball, Hindustan Times, and NDTV Profit amplified the anecdotes.
- Metropolitan Police and City of London Police do not log thefts by phone type, as reports describe the pattern within a wider rise in snatch‑and‑grab incidents.