iPhoneand smartphones Samsung Galaxy are the most popular mobile terminals on the market, Samsung si Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), I sell hundreds of models annually, and most of them end up being put back on sale at most 1 year after purchase. Until now, the companies dealing with the resale of these products have claimed that the iPhones they have a value of resale higher than the terminals Samsung, and a study conducted by an American bank reveals exactly the same thing, Apple terminals losing their value much harder.
The bank's study took place over a period of 8 weeks, monitoring the declines in the resale prices of the terminals through the various media in the US. During this period Samsung Galaxy S III si Samsung Galaxy Note II recorded the greatest decrease in resale value, of 13.7 and 15%, respectively, followed by iPhone 5 with 11.2%, iPhone 4 with 8.8% and iPhone 4S with 7%. iPhone 5 it is almost 46% more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy S III, much more expensive than the old iPhones, and in its case and for the Galaxy S III, the large drop in resale value was normal.
The iPhone 5 is nearing the end of its life as the main Apple terminal, the Samsung Galaxy S III is no longer the main high-end Samsung smartphone, but the price drop for the Samsung Galaxy Note II is curious. However you look at things, it seems that iPhones represent a better investment, if we look strictly at the resale price.
