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description: "Sales of 2nd hand smartphones have surged in Japan due to price hikes on new models, media report, noting high memory chip prices and the falling value of the Japanese yen have caused prices to surge higher than elsewhere. Sales of 2nd hand smartphones rose 12.4% year-on-year to 3.607 million in the April 2025 to March 2026 timeframe, and researchers see the upward trend continuing. $Apple(AAPL.US) $Alphabet(GOOGL.US) $Qualcomm(QCOM.US) #MediatekSource: Dan Nystedt"
datetime: "2026-07-15T02:41:55.000Z"
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# Sales of 2nd hand smartphones have surged in Japan…


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