I still own an iPhone 3G that was released over 10 years ago. I don’t charge it and use it , I put it in a plastic case and keep it in the closet.
That’s not all. The mobile phone I used before the iPhone is also in the same case. And the iPhone is not only 3G, but the 7 Plus is also stored in the same way. There are probably 5 in total in the case.
Why am I not throwing these away?
I am concerned about privacy leaks of recorded data. That’s probably one of the reasons. I’m not trying to reduce the amount of e-waste from the hundreds of millions of mobile phones that are sold every year.
My emotions are the reason why I can’t throw these phones away. It comes from memories of spending several years with these mobile phones.
Aren’t you the same as me?
For example, while listening to music, I often fall asleep with my smartphone in my hand. As I was driving, news came in that the former prime minister had died after being shot.Phone calls from my mother. Photos of the cityscape of beautiful buildings in Tokyo.
I share my struggles and joys with my mobile phone every day. My most memorable memory is when it was snowing a lot and I was walking home in the park with my feet buried in the snow. “Is Apple developing an iPhone with the assumption that it will be used in such snow?” I still remember what I thought at that time.
I would like to get a new iPhone 15 next. Will the iPhone 12, which is writing this sentence now, be in the same case? Along with the memory of writing the sentence “I can’t throw my old mobile phone away”
