Planned Obsolescence: How companies trick you into buying a new phone

Smartphones break, that’s a fact of life. But is it really just bad luck this happens right after your warranty runs out? Or are companies using a sneaky business strategy called planned obsolescence to get you to buy a new one? We take a closer look – and also tell you what other methods manufacturers might be using to sell more phones. Author: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Camera: Kai Steinecke Video editor: Philipp Czegka Supervising editor: Grit Hofmann READ MORE: Smartphone sales: Figures on E-waste: Manufacturers and their efforts to go green: We’re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we’ll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. #PlanetA #PlannedObsolescence #iPhone ► Check out our channel trailer: ► Want to see more? Make sure to subscribe to Planet A!