The iPhone they seem to hold their value after their first purchase, as they remain significantly more expensive than an equivalent used Android phone.
If you don't want to pay a thousand dollars on a new iPhone XS and you're hoping to get a used iPhone significantly cheaper, you're probably out of luck. As a recent one revealed study, the resale value of the iPhone remains the highest in the market of smartphones.
The bankMyCell data, a site that specializes in purchase of used electronic devices, show that a new iPhone X, costing $ 999 when purchased brand new, resold nine months later for $ 690. This means that the value of the iPhone fell by 30,93%.
In addition, Galaxy S9, which was Samsung's flagship and sold 720 dollars brand new, could be bought as a used nine months later, only for $ 290. This means that it almost lost 60%.
Η analysis shows that iPhones typically drop the most when new models come out. The data also shows that "Galaxy S phones are probably the worst investment" as they lose value quickly after purchase.
The models with the lowest resale value and therefore with the greatest obsolescence of them users, are the Sony Xperia Z3 + (-57.78%), the iPhone 5S (-51.67%) and the iPhone 6 Plus (-51.00%).
