On World Environment Day, here's why you should trade in your old smartphone

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Technology has advanced at a rapid pace in the last few years and smartphones are one of the biggest indicators of it. One of the most shocking facts that have come up in recent years is that modern smartphones are as much as a million times more powerful than the guidance computers aboard Apollo 11, the spacecraft that put man on the Moon in the last century! Despite the advantages, one so-called side effect of this advance is that smartphones become obsolete very quickly.

For example, Apple's 2017 flagship, the iPhone X had around 4.3 billion transistors in its A11 Bionic chipset and that was the fastest processor in the market then. Nowadays, the A16 Bionic of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max has nearly 16 billion transistors, four times that of the iPhone X, and that makes the iPhone 14 Pro not only more powerful but more energy efficient as well. In light of this rapid change, people tend to change their smartphones every year or two, and while that allows them to own the latest smartphone in the market, it also creates a lot of e-waste.

So, on this World Environment Day, here's why you should trade in your old smartphone while buying a new one.

Whenever you buy a new smartphone, most people tend to chuck their old devices in the cupboard, and that takes up unnecessary space. This becomes an issue when people keep changing smartphones every year or two. Trading in your old smartphone ensures that you do not face the hassle of keeping your old smartphone in a secure place. Moreover, it also means that there is less e-waste in the world as your refurbished smartphone can be used by someone else. Thus, it reduces your carbon footprint on the environment.

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