Report shows that iPhone is the most valuable in smartphones

February 9 news, according to foreign media Apple Insider reported that the latest survey shows that Apple's iPhone is more valuable than other platforms, smart phones, and Android and BlackBerry phones can not do this.

Data show that comparing the current day of second-hand transaction price of a mobile phone (non-contract machine) to the day of listing, the iPhone still retains 53% of the retail price after 18 months, and 42% and 41% for Android and Blackberry respectively. .

The report pointed out that in all mobile phones, the cost of the iPhone is the lowest. If you sell the iPhone 18 months later, the average monthly cost is $13.20, while Android costs more than 40% more than the iPhone.

In general, the mobile phone depreciates the fastest in the first year after purchase, and then the depreciation rate will begin to decline. However, in some cases, the degree of devaluation will vary. The report pointed out: "You bought an iPhone 4S today. After a few months, you get a second-hand market to change hands. You can also sell at almost the original price. However, if you buy a latest Android phone, after a few months Devaluation hundreds of dollars."

The report also shows that at each stage, the iPhone's second-hand prices are higher than Android and BlackBerry. Even after a lapse of four years, the second-hand iPhone’s second-hand price is still at US$110. ”