Hold on before you buy a brand-new iPhone. Apple dominated refurbished smartphone sales in 2024 with 56% of the market — a 5% increase from 2023, according to a report from Counterpoint Research.

If you're in the market for a smartphone, the topic of buying a refurbished device may have crossed your mind. Refurbished iPhones are pre-owned devices that have been restored, often to like-new ...

The company also recently ran a mystery-phone promotion. For $249 or 299 euros, customers could buy a refurbished iPhone or Android without knowing the model they'd get. The phones sold out in two ...

Indians are starting to prefer buying used smartphones, and IDC research shows that in 2024, around 20 million used smartphones will be traded, representing a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 9.6%.