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 July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307618/china-breakdown-of-smartphone-lifespan/
SEE Foundation. "Share of consumers who discarded their smartphones in China as of July 2020, by lifespan of smartphone." Chart. January 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307618/china-breakdown-of-smartphone-lifespan/
SEE Foundation. (2021). Share of consumers who discarded their smartphones in China as of July 2020, by lifespan of smartphone. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307618/china-breakdown-of-smartphone-lifespan/
SEE Foundation. "Share of Consumers Who Discarded Their Smartphones in China as of July 2020, by Lifespan of Smartphone." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307618/china-breakdown-of-smartphone-lifespan/
SEE Foundation, Share of consumers who discarded their smartphones in China as of July 2020, by lifespan of smartphone Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307618/china-breakdown-of-smartphone-lifespan/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Share of consumers who discarded their smartphones in China as of July 2020, by lifespan of smartphone [Graph], SEE Foundation, January 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307618/china-breakdown-of-smartphone-lifespan/