When you get your next new cellphone, what do you expect you will do with your current one?

When you get your next new cellphone, what do you expect you will do with your current one? Published on April 25, 2025 → Survey conducted on April 25, 2025 on 8699 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

Recycle or dispose of it

16%

Trade it in

32%

Sell it or give it away

13%

Keep it as a backup

23%

Something else

I don't have a cellphone

Not sure

12%

Recycle or dispose of it

16%

Trade it in

32%

Sell it or give it away

13%

Keep it as a backup

23%

Something else

I don't have a cellphone

Not sure

12%

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