At the end of 2022, the Mobile.Club platform is being modernized.
The company intends to democratize a very specific practice, namely the rental of refurbished smartphones. Explanations.
What is Mobile.Club?
Launched in 2018 by Damien Morin, Pierre Chabert and Grégoire Segretain, Mobile.Club is a rental platform for refurbished smartphones. The company thus promises its customers state-of-the-art smartphones. very close to new », and tested before sending on more than 40 checkpoints.
At present, the rental of smartphones represents less than 1% of the telephony market in France, but the company intends to develop this practice, following the example of what has happened in recent years on the automobile and leasing.
A new offer that is simple, unique and accessible
Also, while smartphone prices have been skyrocketing for several years now, Mobile.Club is now offering a complete overhaul of its platform. This also translates into a new unique rental formula, with a 20 month commitment and 30 trial days. All subscribers have the opportunity to change their smartphone for free after one year.
Via its rental offer, Mobile.Club also aims to reduce the ecological footprint of mobile telephony. ” By offering an ecological, economical and accessible solution for consuming your smartphone based on the rental of refurbished models, Mobile.Club has put 45,000 smartphones back into circulation since its creation in 2018 and has saved 2,500 tonnes of CO2 compared to buying new “, explains the group.
Among the smartphones offered by Mobile.Club, we find for example the iPhone 13 Pro, at €38.90/month (with breakage and theft insurance), to which an initial contribution of €139 should be added. The iPhone XR is also included (€14.90 + €39 down payment), but the ” anti-apple will also be delighted to find Samsung smartphones, including the Galaxy S20 at €20.90/month, and a contribution of €59.
At the moment, the offer consists only of Apple and Samsung smartphones. Mobile.Club promises the arrival by next summer of the iPhone 14 range, and from this end of the year of the various Galaxy S21. The company intends to generalize rental and use as new mobile phone consumption habits, rather than purchase and possession.
Source: Mobile.Club
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