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Topic: Trade-in and Upgrade

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Consumers Enjoy Record-breaking Year for Mobile Trade-ins

Annual Mobile Trade-in and Upgrade Industry Trends report, saw a record-breaking amount of money returned to customers from mobile trade-in programs.

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Beyond the Smartphone: Is the Secondary Market Ready to Embrace Hearables and Wearables?

Taking the firmly established secondary device market for smartphones as the blueprint, it’s time to cultivate and grow the ecosystem that brings reconditioned hearables and wearables to a much wider audience.

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Three Ways Smartphones Help People in Developing Countries

Smartphones have become a lifeline connecting people in remote areas to essential services. Mobile technologies in the developing world are changing the way people learn, receive healthcare, and conduct business.

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The Center Stage for Tech, Economics and the Environment: CES and Mobile World Congress

Assurant's Jeff Unterreiner shares thoughts on 5G, sustainability and other CES and Mobile World Congress talking points in preparation for the shows.

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Q3 2022 Mobile Trade-in and Upgrade Industry Trends Review

In the third quarter, trade-in programs have returned over $970 million to consumers, a 28% increase over the previous quarter.

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Creating A Sustainable Path To Smart Home Growth

Trade-in programs provide a great incentive to upgrade smartphones. Learn how we are reducing e-waste while still giving consumer electronics a second chance.

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