With the prices that drive high-end smartphones lately, many of those who want to renew their phone every year have the need to sell their current phone first to invest that money in buying the new one. Most manufacturers launch their flagship at one-year intervals, which gives you time to get the most out of your phone, and sell it twelve months later at a good price. But not all brands sell the same on the second-hand market..
A recent study published bankmycell shows which are the best brands if we look at the second-hand market, and Samsung is not exactly one of the best, with a rate of devaluation of its terminals much faster than the iPhone. If you see the purchase of your smartphone as an «investment» in the future, pay attention to these data because they interest you a lot.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 was launched in March 2018 with a price tag of $ 720, and it ended the year with a second-hand market price of $ 290. This means that in nine months it has lost practically 60% of its value, an investment not recommended. In fact, it is one of the worst phones over time, ranking third among the money-losing phones, followed by the fourth-largest S9 Plus. Another very important detail to take into account is that the greatest loss in value accumulated after the first month, with a 41.66% drop.
If we look at the iPhone X, the data is much more favorable for the Apple smartphone. After nine months of its launch, the iPhone X would have lost only 30% of its value, half that of the Galaxy S9. The iPhone X launched at $ 999 and nine months later its market value is $ 690. Much worse is the Samsung terminal if we fall into the detail that the iPhone X has been devalued in 9 months by 10% less than the Galaxy S9 after its first month (30% compared to 40%). The study offers us many more very interesting details and lists with all the brands, so we recommend that you take a look at this link.
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