Be the envy of the departure lounge with these flight-friendly travel companions, perfect for whatever type of holiday you’ve got booked

[Photography Matt Beedle]

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Just because you’re travelling light for an urban weekend doesn’t mean you have to leave the tech at home: these pint-sized powerhouses really do punch above their weight

1 Denon Envaya Pocket DSB-50BT

£80 / denon.co.uk

The tech in most hotel rooms begins and ends with a travel kettle; so if you want something to soundtrack your afterparty, you could do worse than Denon’s teeny Envaya Pocket. It comes in boring black or this natty Municipal Library Carpet Beige, and goes just loud enough that the only people you’ll have banging on the walls are the ones who want to come and join the fun.

2 Boom Travel+

£30 / findyourboom.com

Stick the little Boom Travel+ plug adaptor in your cabin baggage and it’ll be to hand as soon as you land – and what’s more, if your phone needs perking up mid-flight you can use its built-in 6000mAh battery to make sure it doesn’t conk out before you’ve finished watching all those Netflix shows you offlined in the departure lounge. Once it’s plugged into the wall its two USB ports are still accessible, so you can charge all your tech at once. Oh, and did we mention it works in over 150 countries worldwide?

3 Walli Smart Wallet

£90 / thefowndry.com

Losing anything on holiday is a pain, but there’s one thing that’ll leave you really gutted if it goes missing: your wallet. Never mind the cash – just think of all the cards you’d have to replace. This Smart Wallet has a Bluetooth tracker sewn in, so if it gets left behind or strays too far from your phone you’ll receive a notification with its last known position. And it works the other way around too: doubletap the Walli’s corner and your phone will let out a bleep.

4 Huawei P20 Pro

£799 / consumer.huawei.com

Can’t fit a separate camera in your carry-on baggage? Budget airlines don’t make it easy, but it’s nothing to worry about if you’ve got a P20 Pro in your pocket. As the first smartphone to get three cameras on the back (40MP telephoto, 20MP monochrome and 8MP standard), it gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘camera phone’, capturing images that are bursting with texture and detail. We’d never ditch a dedicated camera if we could help it, but having one of these bad boys certainly softens the blow.