Deconstructing the Lifecycle of an iPhone

iPhones have become synonymous with smartphones, and in many parts of the world, personal computing devices. But the title of cultural phenom and the astonishingly grueling and international process required to attain it comes with a heavy price tag.

How are these things (really) made?

The process of creating an iPhone starts long before the manufacturing process. With workers, suppliers, smelters, refiners, and manufacturers across over 40 countries and six continents, Apple makes use of and plays both direct and indirect roles in the activities behind one of most diverse and  impressive supply chains in the technology sector. The multi-cogged nature of this machine, however, introduces staggering complexity and raises a whole host of ethical questions regarding the reality of operations on this scale.

  • Mining & Resource Extraction

  • Smelting & Refining

  • Manufacturing

Where do you fit in?

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  • Consumerism

  • Where these devices end up

What is the net impact?

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  • Carbon emissions

  • Electronic waste (E-waste)

Who is most vulnerable?

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