If every time you buy a new smartphone you think about what price you could sell it for after a few years of use, well, maybe the chart below will be useful. It presents the degree of depreciation of the value of iPhone, Samsung, HTC and LG terminals in relation to the period of time that has passed since the launch and up to a maximum of 2 years of use after purchase.
As you can see, immediately after the purchase, the value of an iPhone decreases by almost 30%, while in the case of Samsung products we are talking about a decrease of approximately 40%. HTC terminals lose the most in value immediately after purchase, it drops by 65%, even more than the value of LG products, the situation itself being an extremely interesting one.
Half a year after launch, iPhone terminals remain at 55% of the new value, while in the case of Samsung it reaches USD 45%, LG and HTC being separated to the same extent. 1 year away from launch, an iPhone terminal can still be sold at only 45% of the initial value, while in the case of Samsung products this is reduced to 30%, LG and HTC having the same percentage.
As time goes by, the values between the terminals of the 4 products start to get closer to a certain extent, until we reach 24 months, when the difference increases again, in favor of those from Apple. In total, the Apple company has products whose value depreciates the least over time, even 24 months after purchase, but many of you have probably known this for some time.
