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Refurbished Market Tracker

Refurbished and Secondary Smartphone Market Tracker

Secondary Market Smartphone Market Tracker covers sales and prices of used smartphones across key countries and regions. We also look at sector dynamics like regulation and policy, key ecosystem players and partnerships, the circular economy context, and impact to new device sales by country.

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Infographic: Global Refurbished Smartphone Market | 2021

The global refurbished smartphone market grew 15% YoY in 2021. The LATAM and India markets registered the highest growth. All ecosystem players focused on increasing supply to meet demand. Apple led with more than 40% share in the global market. Samsung was a distant second but growing in volume.

Infographic: Global Refurbished Smartphone Market | 2021

The global refurbished smartphone market grew 15% YoY in 2021. The LATAM and India markets registered the highest growth. All ecosystem players focused on increasing supply to meet demand. Apple led with more than 40% share in the global market. Samsung was a distant second but growing in volume.

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Reports

Is 2024 the Year Smartphone OEMs Get Serious About Sustainability?

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Over the last few years, most smartphone OEMs have made commitments to sustainability. But beyond strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their operations, and specifically looking at device sustainability, things are at best hugely inconsistent, and at worst confusing and even misleading. The problem is that OEMs are in a difficult situation: they want to sell as many new devices as possible for as large a profit as possible. But a sustainable smartphone does not fit naturally into this business model. This report casts a cynic’s eye over some of the more dubious claims made by OEMs in the last year, and discusses what more the industry needs to do to show it takes sustainability seriously.
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European Refurbished Smartphones Rise to Record Levels, But Challenges Remain

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Europe’s refurbished smartphone market hit record levels in 2023, due to multiple supply- and demand-side factors. But is this growth sustainable? This report looks into the reasons for the growth of Europe’s refurb market, and assesses the future prospects of a segment that is becoming increasingly important to the industry.
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iPhone’s Dominance in Refurbished Smartphone Market, 2022

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The refurbished smartphone market is growing globally. Apple, more than any brand is witnessing a spike in demand. This report encapsulates Apple’s performance in the global refurbished smartphone market. This deck analyses the entire pre-owned and refurbished smartphone market both in global and regional terms for Apple.
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iPhone’s Dominance in Refurbished Smartphone Market, 2022

Reports / July 11, 2023 / Glen Cardoza

The refurbished smartphone market is growing globally. Apple, more than any brand is witnessing a spike in demand. This report encapsulates Apple’s performance in the global refurbished smartphone market.  This deck analyses the entire pre-owned and refurbished smartphone market both in global and regional terms for Apple.

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Global Refurbished Smartphones Report 2022: Market grows by 5% while Apple grows by 16% YoY

Reports / April 24, 2023 / Glen Cardoza

The refurbished smartphone markets are growing globally. In 2022, some drivers of this growth have matured and now there are new drivers which are pushing growth as well. The demand is high while the industry is pursuing all avenues to increase supply.

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Apple Sustains Its Lead in the Global Refurbished Smartphone Markets: 2021

Reports / May 10, 2022 / Glen Cardoza

This concise deck on the refurbished smartphone market gives details on the most sold brand in the secondary smartphone markets: Apple. The global secondary value chain for smartphones is complicated and this deck shows you how the volumes move through different stages in the value chain and how the brand’s sales have increased YoY. 

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Analysts Insights

2023 Global Smartphone Shipments to Hit Lowest Level in Almost a Decade

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Fairphone’s Path to the Top of the Sustainability Pyramid

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  • Jan Stryjak

Refurbished iPhone Volumes Grew 16% YoY Globally in 2022

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Apple Refurbished ASPs Witnessing a Shift in US Due to 5G

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