Qatar Living, the country's leading online marketplace with more than one million monthly users, has partnered with Revio, Qatar's homegrown circular device platform, to let customers sell their smartphones directly to Qatar Living for the first time. Instead of listing a phone, fielding messages, and negotiating with strangers, sellers now answer a few quick questions, receive an instant guaranteed offer powered by Revio's valuation engine, and get paid once the device is collected and verified.
The service removes the biggest friction points of selling a used phone in Qatar: uncertain pricing, no-show buyers, haggling, and data security worries. Every device sold through the service is professionally assessed and securely wiped by Revio, then re-enters the circular lifecycle, keeping it in use, preserving its value, and keeping electronic waste out of landfills. Keeping a single smartphone in circulation instead of manufacturing a new one saves an estimated 70kg of CO₂ emissions.
Since 2005, Qatar Living has been the go-to destination for buying and selling in Qatar, and mobile phones remain one of the most active categories on the platform. This partnership turns that demand into a one-step service: sellers no longer need to find a buyer, because Qatar Living, powered by Revio, is the buyer.
"Instant, accurate valuation is the hardest part of trade-in, and it's the part we've engineered around. Our pricing engine grades a device and returns a firm offer in seconds, at the exact moment a seller decides to act. Embedding that into Qatar Living's listing flow means circularity stops being a separate decision and becomes the default one. Every device that stays in circulation is materials that never have to be mined again," said Muhammad Hamza Sohail, Head of Technologies and Growth at Revio Technologies.
How it works
1. Visit the Sell Your Phone section on Qatar Living or the Qatar Living app
2. Answer five quick questions about the device's brand, model, and condition
3. Receive an instant guaranteed offer powered by Revio
4. Hand over the device for verification and secure data wiping
5. Get paid
The service launches with support for Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy devices, with additional brands to follow.
The partnership supports Qatar National Vision 2030 priorities around sustainability and the circular economy by keeping devices, value, and materials circulating within Qatar. Revio, a fully Qatari company, already powers trade-in and device subscription services across more than ten retail partners nationwide, including major telecom operators and electronics retailers.
About Qatar Living
Established in 2005, Qatar Living is Qatar's leading online marketplace and community platform, connecting more than one million active users each month across properties, vehicles, classifieds, services, and jobs, and generating over 32 million monthly page views. For more information, visit www.qatarliving.com.
About Revio
Revio is a fully Qatari circular device ecosystem backed by Qatar Development Bank, offering trade-in, preloved device sales, and the Flex device subscription. Revio's platform manages the full circular lifecycle of a device, from instant valuation and secure data wiping to keeping every device in circulation and in use, reducing electronic waste while making premium technology more accessible across Qatar. Revio operates across a nationwide network of retail partners. For more information, visit shop.revio.me.
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About Qatar Living:
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