Samsung. Although the Korean company makes good phones, unfortunately their value drops extremely much after launch, in contrast to what happens in the case of Apple's iPhone phones. According to a company specializing in the sale of mobile phones, Samsung GALAXY S9 turned out to be an extremely bad investment for Samsung fans, with the phone losing almost 60% of its value in the 9 months it was available on the market in 2018.
Samsung. According to the data, the price of the Samsung GALAXY S9 dropped from 720 dollars, without VAT, at the time of launch in the US, to only 290 dollars, until December 2018, a colossal depreciation for a premium smartphone. In contrast, iPhone X it lost only 30% of its value 9 months after launch, its price dropping from $999 to $690, which shows that Apple is still making products that customers want, even long after launch.
Samsung. Phones Lose A LOT of Value compared to the iPhone
Samsung. According to the same company, the Samsung GALAXY S9 lost 40% of its value in the very first month after launch, more than the iPhone X in 9 months after launch, which shows how dissatisfied people were with Korean phones. The decrease in the value of Samsung phones launched in 2018 was accelerated by the event where the iPhone XS series phones were presented, which suggests that many sold their devices then.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 released in March 2018 for $720. Almost 60% of its value vanished in nine months, being one of the fastest depreciating handsets ending the year, worth $290. In fact, the S9 lost 41.66% of its value in month one. On a percentage basis, the Galaxy S9 depreciated almost twice as fast as the iPhone X from its original release price. iPhone X was released at $999, but was worth $690 9 months later (-30.93%).
Samsung. Compared to the GALAXY S7 and GALAXY S8, the GALAXY S9 phones lost more value in the 9 months after launch, the difference being almost 20 percentage points compared to the S8. That Samsung phones have a resale value that decreases much faster and more than in the case of iPhones is not something new, it is something that many fans of the Koreans have known for a very long time, their products not being such a good investment.