{"id":15790,"date":"2025-02-17T04:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/what-is-youngtro-the-viral-k-trend-bringing-old-iphones-and-cameras-back-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T00:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T00:21:56","slug":"what-is-youngtro-the-viral-k-trend-bringing-old-iphones-and-cameras-back-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/what-is-youngtro-the-viral-k-trend-bringing-old-iphones-and-cameras-back-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Youngtro; the viral K-trend bringing old iPhones and cameras back – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhatRepresentative Image A new smartphone trend is taking over South Korea, and it\u2019s not about the latest flagship devices. Instead of chasing the latest iPhones, a growing number of millennials and Gen Z are embracing Youngtro\u2014a movement that brings back older iPhones and digital cameras for their nostalgic charm and vintage aesthetics.
With today\u2019s smartphones offering ultra-powerful cameras, why would anyone go back to an iPhone 6S or the first-gen iPhone SE? For many, it\u2019s all about the look\u2014both of the device and the photos it takes. Some fans love the sleek, minimalist designs of older iPhones, especially those from the Steve Jobs era. Others appreciate the unique, softer tones these phones capture, offering a raw, vintage feel that modern AI-enhanced cameras lack.
The rising demand of older iPhones, particularly the first-generation iPhone SE, originally released in 2016, has sparked what\u2019s now being called the \u201ciPhone SE phenomenon.\u201d According to the Korean second-hand platform Bungaejangter, listings for the iPhone 6s in 2023 skyrocketed by 519% compared to the previous year, while actual transactions saw a 28% increase.
A student interviewed by The Korea Times shared, \u201cI find the design of old iPhones from the Steve Jobs era more vintage and aesthetically pleasing than the latest models.\u201d Another said, \u201cThe colors in photos taken with an old iPhone are more unique than those from newer models.\u201d
Lee Ji-soo, 23, has started using her old iPhone 6 as a secondary phone.
\u201cAmong my peers, older iPhones are actually more popular than the latest ones,\u201d she said. \u201cThe colours in photos taken with an old iPhone are more unique than those from newer models.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than just iPhones<\/h2>\n

The Youngtro trend isn\u2019t stopping at iPhones. Classic digital cameras, wired headphones, and other retro tech are making a major comeback. Even celebrities are embracing the movement, posting photos that highlight not just their outfits but also the nostalgic devices they\u2019re using. Interest in retro photography spiked in December 2023 after K-pop group NewJeans, now NJZ, filmed parts of their \u201cDitto\u201d music video using a vintage digital camcorder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Representative Image A new smartphone trend is taking over South Korea, and it\u2019s not about the latest flagship devices. Instead of chasing the latest iPhones, a growing number of millennials and Gen Z are embracing Youngtro\u2014a movement that brings back older iPhones and digital cameras for their nostalgic charm and vintage aesthetics.
\nWith today\u2019s smartphones offering ultra-powerful cameras, why would anyone go back to an iPhone 6S or the first-gen iPhone SE? For many, it\u2019s all about the look\u2014both of the device and the photos it takes. Some fans love the sleek, minimalist designs of older iPhones, especially those from the Steve Jobs era. Others appreciate the unique, softer tones these phones capture, offering a raw, vintage feel that modern AI-enhanced cameras lack.
\nThe rising demand of older iPhones, particularly the first-generation iPhone SE, originally released in 2016, has sparked what\u2019s now being called the \u201ciPhone SE phenomenon.\u201d According to the Korean second-hand platform Bu..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,28,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology","category-tie-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15793,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15790\/revisions\/15793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skybeaconnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}