One of the biggest benefits of owning an iPhone phone today is that iPhones generally lose less value than other brands, so you can sell iPhones that are about to wear out with less loss in value, but this situation seems to have started to change in recent years.

A new study shows that iPhone models are not holding their value as well as before. SellCell’s report on this topic states that iPhones are still a better value than other brands, but… Since the iPhone 12, each new model has lost value faster than the last. reveals.

iPhones are losing more value than before

For example, while the iPhone 12 series lost 43.8% of its value after one year, the iPhone 13 series lost 46.2%, the iPhone 14 series 47.7% and the iPhone 15 series 48.2%. Annual data for the iPhone 16 series is not yet available, but depreciation in the first two weeks is 8% higher compared to the same period for the iPhone 15.

Although these declines are not large, Apple’s phones that it can no longer maintain its values ​​as well as before and that this trend may continue. It shows. On the other hand, there is less value loss on the Samsung front. For example, while the Samsung Galaxy S22 series lost 66.7% of its value after one year, the Galaxy S23 series lost 61.1%. Although annual data for the Samsung Galaxy S24 series is not yet available, the six-month depreciation is lower than for the Galaxy S23.

What is the situation at Samsung?

If this trend continues like this Samsung phones will hold their value better than iPhones in a few years. This could make Samsung more preferable for those looking for a longer-term phone with minimal depreciation in the future.

Of course, this is only a study for the US market and there may be different results in many other markets, especially in our country, but the long-term software updates that Samsung has offered in recent years and the innovations of Apple that are not creating enough excitement are just some of the factors that explain this situation.

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