Bring up a refurbished phone's carbon footprint and most people jump straight to packaging, shipping and recycling. The real lever sits elsewhere: on a factory floor. Making one new smartphone releases roughly 47 kg of CO2 according to the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) (as...
Nice for this customer. But does that help you? Not really. Because among 319,000+ reviews, there's also the flip side: "Dead after 6 weeks. Never again." Which experience will you get? That's what matters.
The battery indicator read 78%. My iPhone sent its usual warning: "Your battery's maximum capacity has declined." Three years old, already approaching end of life. A problem that led me directly to the question: Shiftphone vs Fairphone – which sustainable smartphone suits me?
Last month I faced a decision: I needed three devices. An iPhone for myself, a MacBook for home office, a Samsung for my daughter. The question was simple: Should I buy new or refurbished?
I spent €1,400 to find out which refurbished seller actually delivers on their promises. Three platforms (Back Market, Refurbed, and Rebuy), three identical iPhone 13 orders. For anyone looking for a refurbished phone or reconditioned iPhone: the results surprised me.
July 2025. My old laptop dies. Right in the middle of a video call with my boss. Screen goes black, audio cuts out, everything crashes. Perfect timing. Not really.
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