Climpact
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Buying a new smartphone
- Sector
- Goods & Services
- Category
- Digital
The smartphone has 5.5 inches (13cm) screen and is charged once a day. A person changes smartphone every two years on average. The emissions include the full production cycle (extraction of raw materials, assembling, and transport) and dismantling, as well as charging the battery.
Carbon footprint breakdown
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Raw materials extraction
79.86%
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Manufacturing energy
0.82%
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Transport
17.13%
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Smartphone use
2.19%
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