Study: Foldable Smartphones Lose 64.6% of Value in First Year, Potential Foldable iPhone Could See $1,292 Depreciation
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Hartley Charlton
11d ago· 2 min readenNews
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A resale value study by SellCell suggests that a potential $2,000 foldable iPhone could lose approximately $1,292 (64.6%) of its value within the first year, based on current depreciation trends for foldable smartphones. The analysis of flagship smartphones from Apple, Samsung, Google, Motorola, and OnePlus found that foldables depreciate faster than traditional smartphones, which lose an average of 55.3% of their value in the same period.
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· 3 pulledA new resale value study suggests that a $2,000 foldable iPhone could lose as much as $1,292 of its value within its first 12 months on the market
foldable smartphones lose an average of 64.6% of their value within a year, the worst depreciation rate of any smartphone category
compared with 55.3% for traditional smartphones
A new resale value study suggests that a $2,000 foldable iPhone could lose as much as $1,292 of its value within its first 12 months on the...
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