13 billion $ in iPhones are stored in drawers
Research conducted by OnePoll shows that 40% of people keep their old appliances to use them in an emergency
A survey conducted by OnePoll shows that a lot of people often leave older iPhone models stored somewhere to acquire a more current version of the device .
According to the company , 40 % of respondents keep their smartphones in some drawer or box, while 20 % donate the product to family and 9 % just playing outdated device in the trash .
Based on these data, the MarketWatch site concluded that approximately $ 13 billion in equipment type are forgotten somewhere while they could contribute as resold devices . This value corresponds to approximately 35 % of the resale value of all the old gadgets available on sites like SellCell and Gazette .
Despite the large amount of money that is "out of circulation" because of that situation , the inclusion of these devices in the resale market could contribute to its stagnation . Cycles increasingly shorter life of electronic products are contributing to the saturation of this segment and to decrease the prices achieved for older devices .
Below is the list of the devices resold in the United States today, and the average price charged for each:
According to the company , 40 % of respondents keep their smartphones in some drawer or box, while 20 % donate the product to family and 9 % just playing outdated device in the trash .
Based on these data, the MarketWatch site concluded that approximately $ 13 billion in equipment type are forgotten somewhere while they could contribute as resold devices . This value corresponds to approximately 35 % of the resale value of all the old gadgets available on sites like SellCell and Gazette .
Despite the large amount of money that is "out of circulation" because of that situation , the inclusion of these devices in the resale market could contribute to its stagnation . Cycles increasingly shorter life of electronic products are contributing to the saturation of this segment and to decrease the prices achieved for older devices .
Below is the list of the devices resold in the United States today, and the average price charged for each:
- iPhone 4S 16GB - $ 110
- iPhone 4 16 GB - $ 56
- iPhone 4 8GB - $ 46
- Galaxy S3 16GB - U.S. $ 136
- iPhone 5 16GB - U.S. $ 211
- Galaxy S4 16GB - U.S. $ 213
- iPhone 4S 32GB - U.S. $ 111
- BlackBerry Torch 9800 - U.S. $ 18.75
- BlackBerry Bold 9900 - $ 44
- 5S iPhone 16GB - $ 325
