Green Smartphones tried to find the main reasons why people throw their smartphones away. According to analysts, 5.3 billion mobile devices will be thrown away in 2022.The main reason why smartphones are thrown away is the failure of the battery to be charged. It was stated by 33% of the participants. In second place is the touchscreen malfunction with a score of 11%. Broken speaker and device overheating faults complete the first three rows, each of which accounted for 9% of the respondents.
The most common faults in smartphones
- Unable to charge the battery – 33%
- Touch screen failure – 11%
- Broken speaker – 9%
- Device overheating – 9%
- Defective microphone – 8%
- Battery draining fast – 7%
- Camera failure – 7%
- Wi-Fi failure – 7%
- Bluetooth not working – 4%
- Volume Control button failure 2%
- Power on/off button not working – 2%
- GPS failure – 1%
- Wireless charging malfunction – 1%
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