Ballooning iPhone sales encourage recycling
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 11:28:55
The popularity of the iPhone seems to know no bounds, as Apple has reported that it sold 35 million handsets in the first three months of 2012.
These stellar sales figures have allowed Apple to increase its profits to £7.2 billion for the quarter, which is close to twice the amount it earned during the same period in 2011.
Last month, the iPad 3 was launched and Apple also confirmed that it had doubled the rate of sales for its tablet device when compared with last year. Twelve million people purchased an iPad between January and March, which shows that Apple's tablet is unlikely to be troubled by the competition in the near future.
The result of all this positivity was an unsurprising leap in the value of Apple's shares, which were up by seven per cent, following the announcements.
Of course, many people are having to sell their old mobile phones and other electronic devices in order to pay for a new Apple gadget. In fact, in many cases, people are choosing to upgrade from last year's Apple models in order to offset the cost of investing in a shiny new device.
The good news is that if you are a loyal fan of Apple, when you go to sell your old phone or tablet, you can actually be confident that its value will have been sustained relatively well over its lifespan.
While Apple mobiles and tablets are popular and widely available, they are also easy to recycle, refurbish and sell on at a high price point.
This means that owners of an old iPhone or iPad will be able to secure a decent sum for their unwanted gadgets, trading them in to be recycled, so that they can afford the next big thing.
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