That sounds like bullshit to me....

Sometimes they get sent to the developing world, as smartphones are allowing communities to access the internet without computers.

Mostly they get sold to recyclers who ship them to the developing world so tha cheap labour and harsh chemicals can get out the gold and other rare minerals.

I now have an iPhone 5c, in yellow, simply because the contract ran out on my Samsung and I got a stupidly good deal on the contract with the iphone.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.