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The iPhone X is to be distinguished not only by its features of older iOS devices: Apparently the anniversary smartphone from Apple is a dream for recycling. Even before release, it has also received a gold EPEAT seal of approval for its environmental friendliness.
Apple has published a document that the environmental report has to iPhone X. Accordingly, the smart phone produces about 79 kg Co2e greenhouse gases with 64 GB of memory in its life cycle. 80 percent of which will be created in the production, 2 percent during transport. Through the use of the user, there are only 17 percent, the recycling process 1 percent. The model with 256 GB of internal storage, it is well, however, to 93 kg CO2e. In contrast, the estimated value when is the iPhone 8 to 64 GB of memory pleasingly low: There are, according to report only 57 kg CO2e.
Efficient power supply
Even with the one used for the iPhone X material to the environment should please: The display is as free of arsenic, mercury, Apple as well as beryllium, PVC and brominated flame retardants probably not used. Early 2017 Greenpeace Apple has the greenest tech company named - apparently the manufacturer of Cupertino wants to keep that title. Moreover, smartphones are Apple in the future as possible are made from recycled materials .
The packaging of the smartphone itself is also recyclable. Compared to the production of the packaging for iPhone 6s also 56 percent less greenhouse gases are produced during production. Last lists Apple that the energy efficiency of the enclosed the iPhone X power supply is 73.1 percent if it is plugged into a 230 volt outlet. If the smartphone is not being charged, the power consumption lies at only 0,012 watts. It remains unclear how efficiently the USB-C adapter for fast charging technology works.
