Smartphones from the company Apple they have held their price and value on the market for many years. With the arrival of a new series iPhone 16 however, there was also an interesting discovery. Statistics show that with each new series, the value of Apple smartphones is slightly lower. On the contrary Samsung shows much better statistics. The portal informed about it SellCell.
Apple iPhone 16: Faster decline in value reveals new market trends
The interesting thing is that the new series iPhone 16 loses value up to o 8 % faster than its predecessor iPhone 15. This represents a decrease in value of up to 41,2 % from the total value. In the table we can see the average decline in the value of iPhones after a certain time since their introduction.
| Decline in value after one year of introduction | ||||
| Series | Date of issue | Average decrease in value | Percentage expression | Interannual difference |
| iPhone 15 | 22.9.2023 | $557,69 | 48,2 % | 0,5 % |
| iPhone 14 | 16.9.2022 | $545,08 | 47,7 % | 1,5 % |
| iPhone 13 | 24.9.2021 | $512,43 | 46,2 % | 2,4 % |
| iPhone 12 | 23.10.2020 | $435,75 | 43,8 % | 0,0 % |
| iPhone 11 | 20.9.2019 | $548,33 | 43,8 % | – |
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| A drop in value two weeks after the show | ||||
| Series | Date of issue | Average decrease in value | Percentage expression | Interannual difference |
| iPhone 16 | 20.9.2024 | $467,46 | 41,2 % | 8 % |
| iPhone 15 | 22.9.2023 | $389 | 33,2 % | 0,2 % |
| iPhone 14 | 16.9.2022 | $369,93 | 33 % | 0,0 % |
As we mentioned earlier, society Samsung on the contrary, it is better. Their decline in the value of smartphones with the release of new generations reduces. Basically, this means that the newer the generation from the “S” series, the lower the decrease in value after a year of use.
| Series | Date of issue | Average decrease in value | Percentage expression | Interannual difference |
| Galaxy S23 | 17.2.2023 | $696,99 | 61,1 % | -5,6 % |
| Galaxy S22 | 25.2.2022 | $765,12 | 66,7 % | – |
In the future, it is expected that the latest series Galaxy S24 should get to 55 % and competitive series iPhone 16 should exceed 50 %. The statistics are relatively surprising, as many people think that it is more profitable to buy an iPhone in terms of its value sustainability. However, if the trend of the company Samsung to continue, soon it may be more advantageous to buy a model from the range Galaxy S.
What’s the main reason for Samsung’s better stats?
The main advantage is longer software support, which has already passed Apple. It’s quite strange, since Apple has always really cared about long software support. Another reason can be, for example, better software and its functions.
Samsung is proud of its Galaxy AIwhich was also introduced by Apple, but artificial intelligence should be available only in America for now. It is even questionable when the users of the new models in Europe will even get to it.
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Source: www.mojandroid.sk
