Longer Lasting Mobiles
May 22nd, 2007 by pale_whites
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Most individuals upgrade their computers every three years whereas they change their mobile phones annually. This results in millions of phones that need to be disposed of every year.
One of the reasons consumers’ replace their phones is the pace of change in hardware, features, and software (interfaces).
Manufacturers like Nokia did, in a way, provide a possible solution when phones were designed with exchangeable covers. At the time this allowed consumers to customise their phone. I don’t think the intention was to extend the ‘life’ of the phone [in this case the length of time the consumer would be happy with the phone].
So, it’s possible to produce a handset that has parts that can be replaced. The next step is to enable the software to be changed.
Just like when Microsoft or Apple release a new Operating System that refreshes the consumer’s interest – a similar process could be used for mobile phones.
Also, like PCs, the underlying components could also be upgradeable.
The end result of these changes could result in a large part of the phone being reused.
Good for the environment and also good for the consumer.
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