Samsung breaks mobile recycling barrier
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 11:57:22
While Apple has long been the mobile manufacturer which saw the most handset recycling activity, this distinction has now been lost to South Korean rival, Samsung, according to the latest figures gleaned from major British recycling companies, including Mazuma and Envirofone.
Apple held the title of most recycled brand for almost five years, but Samsung's rise to prominence, along with the higher profile nature of mobile recycling in general, has helped shift the balance away from the Californian firm.
In 2013, about half of all phones which were recycled bore Apple's logo, but the latest study has put its market share down at just 31.6 per cent, according to Mobile News.
Meanwhile, Samsung has managed to overtake it in 2014, with 34.1 per cent of the market, with its Galaxy S3 handset earning the title of the most recycled single device.
This is ahead of the iPhone 4 and all of Apple's other models, which is not just based on the number of handsets that Samsung is selling compared with its rivals, but also the fact that people are more interested in getting a good deal when they part ways with an unwanted device.
While Samsung's range may be the most prolifically recycled, Apple continues to dominate in terms of the prices that its old iPhones can command on recycling sites. Current frontrunners, like the iPhone 5S, are worth over £434 when sold online, ahead of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4.
The Galaxy S4 also suffered from the steepest depreciation in used value last year, in conjunction with BlackBerry's Z10. So consumer perceptions and the demand for used devices have everything to do with how much you will be able to sell your old mobile phone for, when passing it on to a handset recycling firm.
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