Comment on Only 1 in 3 Euro consumers are trading in their old phones
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day agoIt’s the same as trading in a car versus selling it on the private market. It is ALWAYS a bad deal. It’s also not like if you trade it in that’s more environmentally friendly, because they just recycle it immediately, and most of the carbon emissions come from manufacture. They’re just trying to inflate prices by killing the second-hand market.
If you’re that worried about your data, screen who you’re selling it too. But unless you’re a journalist, politician or very high up in a business, you’re probably fine.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 day ago
The thing is, recycling is clearly better for the environment than having 3 unused old phones in your drawer.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
But is it better than someone else getting use out of the phone for several more years? Because that’s what I’m suggesting, and it seems you’re arguing against a strawman…
rumschlumpel@feddit.org 16 hours ago
What strawman? I’m talking about my old phones in my drawer, though I doubt that’s rare.
The thing with that is that nobody can get (much) use out of my old phones, because I already use them until they’re broken or unreasonably old - when even aftermarket ROMs like LineageOS don’t get security updates anymore, it’s time to retire that phone, and I regularly use my phones beyond that point.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
Yes, but most people trade their phones in after two to three years.