Nothing, however, is said about the plastic rear shell, which surely must somehow be added to
the phone during manufacturing.
The app's primary purpose is to test
the phones during manufacturing and make sure the device is working correctly, but the app isn't then wiped from the phone.
Not exact matches
When considering that most consumers purchase a new cell
phone at least once every two years, the amount of carbon released
during cell
phone manufacturing is astounding.
According to the experts at the UK Guardian's Green Living Blog, over 35 pounds of carbon is emitted
during the
manufacturing of one cell
phone.
The exceptionally high production standards of smartphone
manufacturing create vast amounts of trash — for every
phone sold, multiple screens are discarded
during production.
These are products, such as clothes, shoes,
phone accessories, bags or toys, on which an image or text is applied
during the
manufacturing process.
All of this means that OEMs have to setup specific tests
during manufacturing of the
phones.