Recently, research company CCS Insight released a report stating that,By the end of 2023, there will be 1.3 billion iPhones in use, more than 50% of which are second-hand phones. The prediction underscores the growing longevity of Apple's smartphones. CCS Insight said,Starting in 2024, the average iPhone lifespan will reach 8 years.

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CCSInsight analyst Leo Gebbie also said that Apple’s iPhone is clearly “the most reused smartphone” and that people’s interest in second-hand iPhones has increased significantly in the past few years.One of the biggest reasons is the lack of major upgrades between the iPhone and the next generation. iPhone 15 has just come out, and it is better than iPhone 14, which is better than iPhone 13, but they are all incremental improvements, and the difference is not particularly big.

With the continuous advancement of technology and the growing consumer demand for smartphone functions, market competition has become increasingly fierce. Major manufacturers have launched innovative products and technologies to compete for market share.At the same time, the longevity of smartphones continues to increase, becoming another key trend in the market. The advancement of technology and the efforts of manufacturers have made mobile phones more durable and stable, and consumers have paid more attention to the protection and maintenance of mobile phones. This trend provides consumers with a longer-lasting experience,It also plays a positive role in environmentally sustainable development.

——Global smartphone shipments fluctuate slightly at high levels

From 2010 to 2022, the scale of global smartphone shipments showed a trend of rising first and then stabilizing. In 2016, global mobile phone shipments reached a peak of 1.473 billion units, and then began to decline. In 2022, global smartphone shipments will be approximately 1.43 billion units, a year-on-year increase of 3.6%.


——The scale of global smartphone users is decelerating.

According to Statista statistics, the total number of global mobile phone users showed a stable upward trend year by year from 2017 to 2022, but the growth rate showed a declining trend. In 2021, the number of global mobile phone users will be 6.378 billion, a year-on-year increase of 5.3%; in 2022, the number of global smartphone users will further increase to 6.648 billion, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%.


IDC predicts that the global smartphone market will recover in 2024, achieving a year-on-year growth of 4.5%.And maintain low single-digit growth over the next five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.7%.