According to a survey conducted in China in 2020, around two-thirds of respondents said they replaced their last smartphone within two years after purchasing it. Only 7.4 percent of the respondents said their last smartphone had a lifespan of more than three years.
Share of consumers who discarded their smartphones in China as of July 2020, by lifespan of smartphone
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SEE Foundation. (January 25, 2021). Share of consumers who discarded their smartphones in China as of July 2020, by lifespan of smartphone [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307618/china-breakdown-of-smartphone-lifespan/
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