Research institutions: Apple's global number of iPhone will reach 1.3 billion by the end of this year, and people's interest in second-hand models has increased greatly.

CTOnews.com, October 10 (Xinhua)-- according to a report released today by research institute CCS Insight, the number of iPhone in the world will reach 1.3 billion by the end of this year, more than 50% of which are second-hand mobile phones, and the average life of iPhone models will reach 8 years from 2024.

Leo Gebbie, an analyst at CCS Insight, also said that Apple's iPhone is clearly "the most reused smartphone" and that there has been a surge in interest in used iPhone over the past few years.

▲ Tu Yuan CCS InsightLeo Gebbie believes that the main reason for people to buy second-hand iPhone is the "lack of major upgrades" of the series of mobile phones, and there is not much difference between the two generations of iPhone phones.

IPhone 15 has just come out, which is better than iPhone 14, and iPhone 14 is better than iPhone 13, but there is not much difference between generations.

As a result, Leo Gebbie claims, more and more consumers will say, "I can buy a brand new iPhone 15 Pro for 1000 pounds (CTOnews.com Note: about 8910 yuan currently), but I can also spend 400 to 500 pounds for a refurbished iPhone 13 Pro of good quality."

CCS Insight data also show that the current used smartphone market is almost entirely dominated by Apple, but this situation will affect Apple's revenue, and Apple may "consider the issue more seriously" at some point in the future.