HTTP/2 200 content-security-policy: frame-ancestors 'self' *.zdnet.com *.ampproject.org *.amp.cloudflare.com; default-src https: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data:; font-src https: blob: data:; img-src https: data: android-webview-video-poster: blob:; form-action https:; block-all-mixed-content; media-src https: blob: data:; content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 expect-ct: max-age=0, report-uri="https://7a8f8748a40805618a61b617481a6ebc.report-uri.com/r/d/ct/reportOnly" last-modified: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:49:20 GMT link: ; rel="preload"; as="style"; nopush referrer-policy: no-referrer-when-downgrade x-content-type-options: nosniff x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN x-tx-id: 0d2e17d1-86f6-40e8-9fd2-c2835b31f58b x-xss-protection: 1; mode=block date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:36:02 GMT via: 1.1 varnish cache-control: max-age=5400, private expires: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 21:19:20 GMT set-cookie: fly_geo={"countryCode": "us"}; max-age=604800; path=/; domain=.zdnet.com; Secure; set-cookie: fly_device=desktop; max-age=604800; path=/; domain=.zdnet.com; Secure; set-cookie: fly_preferred_edition=us; path=/; domain=.zdnet.com; Secure; set-cookie: fly_default_edition=us; path=/; domain=.zdnet.com; Secure; strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload accept-ranges: bytes vary: Accept-Encoding, User-Agent content-length: 292750 Your Android smartphone could be worthless after a few years | ZDNet

The iPhone holds its value really well compared to even flagship Android devices.

If you're someone who sells their smartphone when it's time to upgrade to a new one, whether you buy an iPhone or Android can make a huge difference.

Buy some Android smartphones, and they could be worthless in a few years.

Cell phone trade-in site BankMyCell[1] has been tracking data on the resale value of 500 smartphones, and it makes some pretty grim reading, especially Android owners.

For example:

  • Over a three year period, flagship Android devices drop twice as fast as iPhones.
  • Samsung's Galaxy S21/S20 resale value range dropped double the rate of the comparable iPhone 12/11 range.
  • Next-gen foldable phones like the Galaxy Z Fold 3[2] lost up to half their value just 5 months from launch.
  • Google Pixel and OnePlus trade-in values drop by almost half the retail price in 30 days.
  • Budget Android devices lose an average of 41.82% in 1 year, worthless after 3-4 years.
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