iPhone X release prompts iPhone 8 recycling spree
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 09:35:29
The iPhone X is the undisputed king of the mobile market at the moment, having gone on sale at the end of last week and being subjected to such high levels of demand that a shortage of available handsets is assured. In fact its popularity is so great that Apple’s other recent release, the iPhone 8, is quickly becoming one of the most commonly sold devices on the market.
CNET reports that there was a significant rise in the number of people selling their old iPhone 8 and 8 Plus models in the run-up to the release of the iPhone X, in spite of the fact that most people can only have owned these handsets for a little over a month.
Some will see this as the ultimate indictment of consumer culture, implying that smartphones have become so disposable that people are willing to upgrade in the space of a single lunar cycle, rather than the usual 12 to 24 months. But in reality, it may have more to do with the fact that the iPhone 8 range was merely an incremental hardware update, while the iPhone X is a significant step forwards in technological terms.
The good news for those looking to sell their old iPhone is that Apple products tend to hold onto their value much more effectively than devices from other manufacturers. So it is possible to part ways with an iPhone 8 a month after its release and still recoup quite a bit of its upfront cost.
Given that the base model iPhone X costs £999 in the UK for those taking the SIM-free route to ownership, the decision to sell an iPhone 8 to take some of the sting out of this steep asking price is more understandable.
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