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: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-01-28-gartner-says-worldwide-smartphone-sales-will-grow-3-- Figures on E-waste: http://ewastemonitor.info/ Manufacturers and their efforts to go green: https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/reports/greener-electronics-2017/ 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8EiTHe6eXg ► Want to see more? Make sure to subscribe to Planet A!