Trade-in market for phones up 76% and more than doubles in Cork, says Vodafone

Consumers received an average of €150 for their old device

The number of consumers trading in their old phones when buying a new handset has grown 76%, and more than doubled in Cork, according to Vodafone.

The number of consumers trading in their old phones when buying a new handset has grown 76%, and more than doubled in Cork, according to Vodafone.

One in three customers buying a new handset at the firm's stores during the last week of June traded in their old device,  demonstrating a growing shift in sustainable tech ownership.