Choose Smartphones

Cost
LOW
Cost
MEDIUM
Cost
HIGH
EFFORT
low
EFFORT
medium
EFFORT
HIGH
IMPACT
low
IMPACT
MEDIUM
IMPACT
HIGH

For smartphones:

  • Consider buying a refurbished phone
  • Focus on models that are repairable or upgradable with removable battery and extendable external storage capacity
  • Source eco-friendly mobile phone options on iFixit where you will find a list of mobile phones scored by repairability

When choosing a model's storage capacity, go with a lowest option and (only if extra space is genuinely needed) sign up for cloud storage service.

You can create some quick wins to curb your digital footprint by reducing the number of smartphones: Adopt the "Bring Your Own Device" policy and replace pro and personal phones by a single one with reimbursment of bills, double SIM card, double number to protect personal privacy if need be...

~435,000 T

of mobile phones were discarded across the world in 2016, with the raw material costing approximately $10.7 billion (€9.53 billion).
(UN Environment Agency)

3.3 / person

number of connected devices owned by Singaporeans, with Smartphones being the most used device.

(Digital Influence Lab)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES