May 5, 2022
Infographic: Global Refurbished Smartphone Market | 2021
Highlights: The global refurbished smartphone market grew 15% YoY in 2021. The LATAM and India markets registered the highest growth. All ecosystem…
April 20, 2022
Podcast #53: How Trade-Ins, Sustainability & Awareness are Driving Refurbished Smartphone Growth
Refurbished smartphones are cost-effective alternatives for consumers looking to save money when buying a smartphone. Apple and Samsung are the top…
April 8, 2022
Apple’s Hardware Subscription Plan a Game Changer
Apple is reportedly working on a subscription model for iPhone and other hardware products. The news made headlines across the tech world. Apple’s…
October 11, 2021
No Let-up in India Refurbished Smartphone Market Boom
India is a booming market for pre-owned smartphones. The market showed its potential in 2019 when it grew the most globally. Even in 2020, the second…
September 7, 2021
Fighting Climate Change: Tech Tonic for Tectonic Shift
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its most comprehensive and concerning report to date. Climate scientists have…
July 15, 2021
Global Refurbished Report: Smartphone Market Volumes Grew 4% in 2020; Higher Growth Expected in 2021
Overview: The year 2020 saw a deceleration in new smartphone sales. The refurb market went through this slump as well, but it bounced back in the…
July 13, 2021
Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Volumes Grew 4% in 2020; Higher Growth Expected in 2021
Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – July 13, 2020 The global refurbished smartphone market saw healthy growth across most…
June 11, 2020
Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Declines 1% in 2019
San Diego, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul June 10th, 2020 According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s…
May 28, 2020
Podcast: Understanding the Opportunities & Trends in Global Refurbished Smartphone Market
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused the global smartphone market to decline below 300 million in Q1 2020. As a result, we have also…
September 12, 2019
Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Declines 2% During H1 2019
India, Latin America, and Africa were the only geographies where the secondary market grew Uncertainties from the China-US trade war made the…
July 5, 2019
Operators and Refurbished Smartphones: Best Practices
Overview: The global refurbished smartphone market will grow to 140 million devices in 2019. It is important for global carriers to leverage this…
June 15, 2019
Growth in Global Refurbished Cools Down in H2 2018
Overview: This report covers the refurbished market in exhaustive detail by analyzing the refurbished market by region, setting out key players in…
March 14, 2019
Global Refurbished Smartphone Market Growth Slows to 1% in 2018
The secondary industry was affected by the 11% drop in new smartphone sales in key supply countries such as China and the United States leading to a…
January 21, 2019
Meet Counterpoint at the reCommerce Expo
Counterpoint will be attending the reCommerce Expo on February 1 Our Research Director Neil Shah will be attending the reCommerce Expo, 2019. He will…