This sparked a study by Belkhir and Ahmed Elmeligi, co-founder ofHealthcare Innovation in NeuroTechnology(HiNT).

A good next step is to make smartphones more easily repairable.

The hardware included in a phone is made of precious resources taken from the planet.

A man repairs cell phones in Bouya, Cameroon

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An article posted toEngineering.combreaks down the raw materials used to make the hardware in those devices.

Having the newest unit can be cool, and a lot of advancements have been made over the years.