A survey of consumers in six countries shows that consumers think smartphone makers are releasing too many new models each year.
A survey commissioned by Greenpeace on recycling of smartphones shows more than half of those who responded would be happy to change their phones less frequently.
Handset devices are one of the most frequently replaced electronics products.
Chinese and South Koreans were more likely to have had their phones repaired than those in the U.S. or Germany.
More than 90 percent of respondents in China, Mexico and South Korea said being easily able to repair a damaged phone was important when considering a new smartphone.
Greenpeace polled 1,000 consumers each in the United States, Mexico, Russia, Germany, China and South Korea.
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