Just in case you did not know, Blackberry phones rank at the top when it comes to classifying the most traded in cell phones for cash.
Blackberrys stood at the number one position amongst all the mobile phones turned in for recycling. In January, around £2.65 million mobile phones got recycled and Blackberry accounted for maximum number of phones. Apple 3GS also was rated high on the listing fetching £104 on an average for the handset.
Amongst other phones which were recycled, HTC Wildfire, HTC Desire and even Samsung Galaxy S were also noticed. Over the last year, Blackberry has not seen a favourable reputation and this could be one of the reasons why it topped the list of recycled phones as the new year started. Consumers must have been over with their contract and they are now opting for mobile phone recycling in order to earn some cash towards purchasing a new phone. Apple 4S is witnessing maximum interest in 2012 as a brand new phone.
The survey on cell phone recycling stated that among all smart phone sales, Blackberrys increased by about 28 per cent. This is still a very low figure considering that majority of recycled phones were Blackberrys. In the previous month, around 40,000 cell phones have got recycled through each recycler. This is a whopping number and even more astonishing is the fact that so many phones turned in for recycling were in a good condition. This just shows that owners were probably just looking to upgrade their old phones.
Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile phones, recycling
