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iPhone SE 4 Expected to Depreciate Heavily

Tuesday March 12, 2024 9:04 am PDT by
Resale value trends suggest the iPhone SE 4 may not hold its value as well as Apple's flagship models, according to SellCell. According to the report, Apple's ‌iPhone SE‌ models have historically depreciated much more rapidly than the company's more premium offerings. The third-generation ‌iPhone SE‌, which launched in March 2022, experienced a significant drop in resale value, losing 42.6%...
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Apple Again Leads in Smartphone Resale Value With iPhone 15

Wednesday January 17, 2024 8:03 am PST by
Apple's iPhone 15 lineup sets a new standard in value retention, outperforming its predecessors and leading the pack among 2023 flagship smartphones, a new report finds. New data from SellCell, an aggregator of buyback prices from over 40 vendors, reveals that the ‌iPhone 15‌ range, particularly the 256GB Pro Max model, is depreciating at a notably slower rate compared to other flagship...
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USB-C iPhone 15 May Tempt Some Android Owners to Switch, Survey Suggests

Wednesday September 6, 2023 3:45 am PDT by
The iPhone 15's expected move to USB-C this year may motivate a large number of Android users to switch phones, according to a survey conducted by SellCell. SellCell asked over 1,000 iPhone users and over 1,000 Android users in the United States to gather its data. Of existing iPhone users surveyed, 63% said that Apple moving to a USB-C charging port would influence their decision to upgrade ...
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iPhone 15 Redesign Tops Users' Wish Lists, But 'Mini' Form Factor Still Has Its Fans

Friday November 18, 2022 6:09 am PST by
Users still want a "mini" form factor iPhone, but a complete redesign is the most-desired feature from the iPhone 15 lineup, according to a survey conducted by SellCell. SellCell asked over 2,500 ‌iPhone‌ users in the United States to gather its data. The most popular Apple device to buy over the holiday period this year is the ‌iPhone‌, with 37.4 percent of survey respondents planning to...
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More Signs of Low iPhone 14 Demand Emerge Across Resale Market and Supply Chain

Friday September 30, 2022 7:35 am PDT by
The iPhone 14 models have depreciated in value more than twice as much as the iPhone 13 in the same time frame last year, according to data gathered by SellCell. SellCell's analysis is based on averaged trade-in values from over 40 buyback vendors. The data shows that the ‌iPhone 14‌ and ‌iPhone 14‌ Plus are performing poorly in terms of value retention, depreciating twice as much as the ‌iPh...
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Used iPods Likely Not Worth Keeping as Collectors' Items Despite Uptick in Value After Discontinuation, Data Shows

Tuesday May 24, 2022 6:29 am PDT by
After the last iPod touch was officially discontinued earlier this month, the entire range of iPod models have seen a slight uptick in value, but devices in used condition continue to experience heavy depreciation. According to trade-in pricing data from over 40 U.S. independent tech resale companies gathered by SellCell, iPods have depreciated by 89 percent on average since their launch,...
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Models Depreciated Three Times More Than iPhone 13 Lineup Two Months After Launch

Monday May 9, 2022 7:53 am PDT by
The Samsung Galaxy S22 range of smartphones depreciated almost three times more than the iPhone 13 lineup in the first two months after launch, according to research by SellCell. Samsung announced the Galaxy S22 range in February this year, almost five months after the launch of Apple's ‌iPhone 13‌ lineup. Just two months after launch, the S22 lineup as a whole lost 46.8 percent of its...
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40% of iPhone Users Plan to Buy iPhone SE 3, Survey Indicates

Monday March 7, 2022 3:36 am PST by
40 percent of iPhone users intend to buy the third-generation iPhone SE, according to the findings of a survey by SellCell. Of the survey respondents that plan to buy the ‌iPhone SE‌, 24 percent plan to use it as their main device, while 16 percent plan to give the device as a gift or use it as a secondary device. While most ‌iPhone SE‌ 3 buyers plan to use the device themselves, 10.9...
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iPhone 13 Depreciates Half as Much as Flagship Android Rival

Monday December 13, 2021 5:41 am PST by
The iPhone 13 lineup depreciates in value at almost half the rate of the Google Pixel 6, according to research by SellCell. The Pixel 6, Google's latest flagship smartphone, launched just two months after Apple's ‌iPhone 13‌ lineup. Despite being touted as a leading Android competitor to the iPhone, the Pixel 6 suffers from considerably worse depreciation. In the first month after launch, ...
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iPhone 13 Holding Value Much Better Than Any Other iPhone After Launch

Tuesday November 23, 2021 7:26 am PST by
Two months after its launch, the iPhone 13 lineup is seeing unprecedented low levels of depreciation, according to research by SellCell. SellCell's research, based on data from 45 buyback vendors, shows that the ‌iPhone 13‌ has the best value retention of any iPhone in the first two months after its launch. Overall, the ‌iPhone 13‌ models have only depreciated by 25.5 percent on average. By...
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Apple Users Underwhelmed by iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7, Survey Shows

Tuesday October 5, 2021 1:07 pm PDT by
Apple device users are largely underwhelmed by the iPhone 13 lineup and the Apple Watch Series 7, according to the findings of a new survey by SellCell. The survey asked 5,000 iPhone users aged 18 or over in the United States between September 23 and 30 what they thought of the recently announced ‌iPhone 13‌ models and Apple Watch Series 7. 64 percent of users said that the ‌iPhone 13‌...
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Interest in Switching to iPhone Drops Among Android Users Ahead of iPhone 13 Launch, Survey Shows

Tuesday August 31, 2021 5:22 am PDT by
Android users are significantly less interested in the iPhone 13 models than they were this time last year in the iPhone 12 models, having been put off by the continued lack of a fingerprint scanner and concerns around child safety features, according to a new survey by SellCell. The survey, conducted earlier this month, asked more than 5,000 current Android users in the United States aged...
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44% of iPhone Users Intend to Upgrade to iPhone 13, Survey Shows

Monday August 9, 2021 6:36 am PDT by
As many as 44 percent of iPhone users intend to upgrade to an iPhone 13 model and displays with 120Hz refresh rates is the most anticipated new feature, according to a new survey by SellCell. Of the 44 percent of respondents that intend to upgrade to an ‌iPhone 13‌ model, 38.2 percent intend to buy the 6.1-inch ‌iPhone 13‌, 30.8 percent intend to buy the 6.7-inch ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro Max, and 24...
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iPhone 12 Depreciates Less Than iPhone 11, Study Finds

Friday July 16, 2021 7:55 am PDT by
iPhone 12 models have held their value better than ‌iPhone‌ 11 models did after the same amount of time, according to a new report by SellCell. During the six months following launch, the ‌iPhone‌ 12 models lost on average 34.5 percent of their value, while during the same period after the launch of the ‌iPhone‌ 11 lineup, ‌iPhone‌ 11 models lost 43.8 percent of their value. This means that ‌...
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Users Underwhelmed by iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Survey Suggests

Monday June 21, 2021 7:17 am PDT by
Users appear to be underwhelmed by Apple's upcoming iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 updates, according to the findings of a new survey by SellCell. The survey asked 3,000 iPhone and iPad users, evenly split between men and women, aged 18 or over in the United States, what they thought of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and the naming of the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup. Over 50 percent of all of the survey's...
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Survey Finds 60% of iOS Device Owners Will Buy AirTag, Blue Is Most Popular iMac Color, and More

Thursday May 13, 2021 7:10 am PDT by
The Blue 24-inch iMac is the most popular color, a significant number of AirTag users intend to track pets and people, and most users want to stick with the Lightning port, according to the findings of an extensive survey by SellCell. SellCell's Apple 2021 New Products Survey offers insights into consumer behaviors and thoughts about Apple's latest devices, including AirTags, the 24-inch ‌iMa...