Smartphones are becoming more expensive, especially those from the premium consumer segment. Therefore, the important question is not only which phone to buy in terms of performance, design, camera quality, and battery life, but also how to make the best financial decision for the moment when you want to sell the same phone and make yourself happy with a more modern device.
So, the question is which phones hold the price the best and which model will lose the most value. Because why pay a premium price just to sell the same device for the price of one lower-middle-class device in a year or two?
Top 14 places
With its iPhone models, Apple is at the top of the list of phones that best hold their value when sold as used. According to research by the company SellCell, which sells exclusively used devices, iPhone phones are in the first 14 places.
For example, the iPhone 13 Pro Max, Apple’s current flagship, loses only 23% of its original value in a month of use. For comparison purposes, the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G loses an incredible 52% of its initial value over the same period, which is a staggering figure.
According to the company SellCell, these data were obtained “By using internal data on the value of smartphones and comparing the decline in their price after an identical time of use from the date of presentation. We compared the data on the device’s price after one and two months of use to determine which brands of mobile phones best maintain their value. ”
We must emphasize that these results may differ from market to market but that the basic premise is likely to remain true – the iPhone is worth more as second-hand and loses a smaller percentage of their original retail price.
Therefore, if you see your phone purchase as an investment, buy an iPhone.
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