Nearly half of Gen Z youngsters want to ditch their modern smartphones in favour of chunky 1980s-style mobiles, as seen in Only Fools and Horses Del Boy was often seen with a chunky mobile (Image: BBC)

Del Boy-style “brick” mobile phones and bright gaudy cars - like the wheeler-dealer’s startling green Capri Ghia - are back in vogue, new studies show.

Nearly half of Gen Z youngsters (45%) want to ditch smartphones in favour of chunky 1980s-style mobiles like the one used by the Only Fools and Horses star, played by Sir David Jason.

Researchers said the trend was part of “a growing rejection of a world shaped by algorithms and powered by AI”. Creative agency Dentsu, which included 500 Brits in its global survey of 4,500 consumers, said as a result younger generations wanted to sw

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