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That graph shows iPhone sales year on year. I’d be interested to see recycling stats as I know Apple will recycle iPhones for free but I couldn’t find much with a quick search.

How many Android devices are still in use after 7 years? And receiving updates? I suspect these are generating e waste at a much higher rate than iPhones but would love to see some comparable figures

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I'm in complete agreement here. All phone makers should make their devices last for a minimum of 10 years after purchase. Not just Apple. But Google too.

I too would like to know those stats for both Apple and Android. I suspect it's rather low though. I'm pretty sure e-waste just gets sent to China these days.

This is a shame because there are a lot of old tablets and phones that would be useful as general computing devices.

> All phone makers should make their devices last for a minimum of 10 years after purchase.

I don't think it's necessary. They should just allow full user ownership and let the community use the phones as they wish. Including the Android's closed drivers, which should become FLOSS after 10 years or so.

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