The most advantageous for the acquisition of smartphones has been named the Apple devices. This is stated in the report aggregator for the sale of phones SellCell.
Experts of the organization said that on average sold two years later after purchasing the iPhone XS Max is losing about 57 percent of the original cost. On the second and third places of the rating are iPhone XS and XR — they depreciate by 56 and 53 percent, respectively. It is noteworthy that all models top 3 have a basic storage capacity of 64 gigabytes.
Less favorable for sales in the market of used device was named Samsung Galaxy S9+ (64 GB), Galaxy S9 (64 GB) and Galaxy Note 9 (128 GB) — vehicles depreciated by 75.6, is 75.9 and 72.4 percent, respectively. Staff SellCell is not recommended to sell used LG phones V40 ThinQ ThinQ and G7, as for two years the cost is reduced by more than 80 percent.
The report says that in the long run to buy these devices Apple and Samsung are profitable, because they lose relatively little in their price. Experts said that the cost of the phone on the secondary market may depend on many factors, for example, the external condition and the battery wear.
The aggregator also told how often the owners of phones on iOS and Android update their device. Statistics showed that 51 percent of iPhone users change smartphones every two years, 47 percent are waiting for the moment when their device will fail. In turn, 40 percent of owners of Android-gadgets are upgraded every couple of years, and 58 percent change apparatus for a forced reason.
