An acute shortage of new smartphones in the market, exacerbated by stalled customs clearances of Chinese cargo, has caused a sharp uptick in demand for refurbished and pre-owned devices ...

“Refurbished phones often carry the stigma of lower quality ... and is in the process of raising more funds to expand its business and enhance technology. Sardana hopes this would enable ...

But a rising trend for refurbished phones threatens to derail that recovery in the coming years. Last year, the average selling price of refurbished smartphones in emerging markets such as China ...

The refurbished smartphone market has recorded rapid growth in India. While the unorganised sellers dominate the market, the organised sellers are also growing. Affordability and shorter upgrade ...

The market for refurbished phones is taking off ... Amanda Hoover is a senior correspondent at Business Insider covering the tech industry. She writes about the biggest tech companies and trends.

The acquisition, said Flipkart, will augment its existing refurbishment business in the ... Yaantra repairs and sells refurbished consumer tech products such as smartphones and laptops.

“With incremental improvements between new smartphone versions ... analyst at Counterpoint, told Business Insider. “They do ...