What Happens To Old Smartphones

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Friday, February 15, 2013 What Happens To Old Smartphones What happens to old smartphones when they're no longer being used? They just sit around, for the most part. That's according to a survey by Gazelle, a site that takes trade-ins of old smartphones, tablets and laptops. As you can see in this chart, 51% of people put old smartphones in a drawer or closet, according to Gazelle's research. MarketWatch estimates that all of those old phones sitting around are worth $34 billion. (That's all phones, not just smartphones.) Companies like Gazelle are trying to get people to sell their smartphones to Gazelle, so it can resell the phones around the world and make a nice profit. Read » Also On SAI Today: Something Is Happening This Fall With Apple TV Yahoo's Mobile Revenue Is Just $125 Million Annually Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Barack Obama's Monster Online Advertising Campaign CHART OF THE DAY: How Much Money Amazon Is Making From The Kindle CHART OF THE DAY: Amazon Has The Best Reputation Of Any Company In The U.S. Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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