Used smartphone sales in FY2010, "SIM lock prohibition" to further expand -ITMEDIA NEWS

　The MM Research Institute of Research Company MM Research Institute has a 1.85 million used smartphone sales of 1.85 million units (13 in the previous fiscal year (13), which is a record high in FY2020 (March 20020)..He announced an estimate that it was 5 %).In October 2001, the "SIM locking principle" has started, and the market is expected to continue to rise.

　The market size was estimated from user surveys under the web questionnaire, interviews with used terminal dealers, and data on flea market service specializing in used terminals.

　From October 2001, the "SIM lock", which restricts communication so that the terminal can only be used on the company line, will be lifted, so it is expected that buying and selling used smartphones will be smoother.The number of online transactions on e -commerce sites and flea market services is increasing, and the market is expected to expand further.

　The market size in FY2011 is 10 from the previous year.It is expected to grow to 2.4 million units up 3 %.After that, the growth continues, and it will be 2.68 million units in FY2015.

　In the web questionnaire for users (for 24,476 people between the ages of 15-69), the terminals used in the main (for 24,476 people in the age of 15-69) are 83..9 %, 2 "smartphones purchased" 2.Five%.At present, MM Research Institute sees that used smartphones are often used as the "second sub -machine".

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