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Samsung Galaxy S22 Models Depreciated Three Times More Than iPhone 13 Lineup Two Months After Launch

thadoggfather said:
well yeah, 40 androids come out a year at least.

for iPhone its 4.
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Somehow this is something that many consumer electronic companies don't understand.
Make it too confusing which model is the latest and greatest and destroy all potential product value.
There's a reason why car companies have obvious and predictable refresh cycles. You want people (who care) to be able to glance and know if it's from this year or 5 years ago.
 
Industrial Tycoon said:
Sorry, I meant OS updates, I think you're talking about security updates.
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Security updates still count as software support. And Samsung guarantees 4 OS updates now not 3.

Industrial Tycoon said:
Google don't offer either to Samsung users.
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Yes is does through Play Store and Project Mainline.
Android phones continue to get updates for system apps and components(some actually vital components) even if they stop getting OS updates from the manufacturer.
 
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I only ever sold one second hand phone (an iPhone 5), the rest of the time I’ve donated them to family or friends in need. This year my sister will be offered my 12 mini first as she’s running a Samsung that hasn’t had an update in a year.
 
So if you want to buy an android device you just wait a few months to save a few hundred bucks. If you want to buy an iPhone/iPad you will usually have to wait a year to save even a fraction of that.
 
M3gatron said:
Samsung support their phones for 5 years, 4 new OS versions + an aditional year of security updates. Plus thanks to Android's modularity their phones will continue to get software support from Google even after that 5 year period.
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Not very convincing, given Geekbench has banned Samsung flagships from S10 onwards – even the latest S22 at launch. You cannot polish turd.

www.androidauthority.com

Geekbench bans multiple Samsung flagships for 'benchmark manipulation'

Geekbench has delisted four years of Samsung Galaxy flagships from the Android Benchmark chart on its browser.
www.androidauthority.com
 
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M3gatron said:
Security updates still count as software support. And Samsung guarantees 4 OS updates now not 3.


Yes is does through Play Store and Project Mainline.
Android phones continue to get updates for system apps and components(some actually vital components) even if they stop getting OS updates from the manufacturer.
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Eh, have a nice evening. These details don't really affect the points I made in my post, I'm not really sure why this is happening.
 
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now i see it said:
Doesn’t really matter how fast a phone depreciates if you keep it 4 years like you should. They’re all worth virtually nothing after 4 years.
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Technically I agree, however there are some exceptions.
I had my 13 (coming from an XR) sincd launch, however this year I really missed the tele lens and prores recording (pro exclusives), therefore I'll pretty much surely get the 14 Pro in september, but it feels nice to know I can sell my mint 13 for a decent price.
 
lazyrighteye said:
If even only from a skimming the surface perspective, this is pretty interesting data. Quickly illustrates something many an IT department (and more specifically, corporations) fail to consider when preparing annual budgets: Apple is a more cost-efficient investment over time. From stability and up-time, there are many reasons why it’s not uncommon for a Mac to easily exceed a decade of dependable, real-world, professional, use. And this isn’t the 90s: where the price gap was larger. The price gap between Macs & PCs is so much tighter now.
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Many IT people in Asia (where I live) do not want products that last a long time, or have predictable pricing, such as Apple. A new equipment purchase means a new opportunity to fleece money through bribes and cheating.
 
Moonlight said:
A 4 year old iPhone in good condition is worth far more than $0
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I bought a used IPhone 11pro for about $400. Apple is still selling the base model 11 as new on their website for more than I paid for my used 11 Pro. I can’t imagine not getting at least another 3 years out of this thing. And so what if I need a battery change? I am still saving.
 
Well it's kind of a swings and roundabouts situation. On the one hand the resale value of a Samsung phone won't be as great as an iPhone further down the line, but on the other hand it means if you just wait a couple of months you can get an up to date top spec phone that rivals the current iPhone for a MASSIVE discount and save yourself a lot of money over buying an iPhone, so the resale value might not be as high but then the initial purchase price won't be as high either... so it kind of evens itself out.
 
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Don't fall for these pay to play marketing gimmicks. Apple doesn't retain their value since I can't sell my MBA M1 16GB/256GB and iPP M1 512GB without taking a big loss so kind of stuck with them collecting dust.
 
mi7chy said:
Don't fall for these pay to play marketing gimmicks. Apple doesn't retain their value since I can't sell my MBA M1 16GB/256GB and iPP M1 512GB without taking a big loss so kind of stuck with them collecting dust.
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Hoping they go up in value is probably not going to pan out.
 
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Industrial Tycoon said:
Hoping they go up in value is probably not going to pan out.
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Torn between getting rid of them at 60% of the value or keeping them around collecting dust just in case like wishfully thinking that iPP M1 will get MacOS otherwise it's kind of useless and the MBA M1 clamshell is old rigid form factor.
 
mi7chy said:
Torn between getting rid of them at 60% of the value or keeping them around collecting dust just in case like wishfully thinking that iPP M1 will get MacOS otherwise it's kind of useless and the MBA M1 clamshell is old rigid form factor.
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Sorry for the tone on my last comment, more sarcastic than necessary. I know what you mean, but I've held onto things for longer than I should have so my advice, not that you asked, is to get rid of them now. If you really need one later, you'll be able to buy another used one for the same price or even spend a bit more and get whatever the latest thing is by then. Or just spend the money on something nice.

Holding onto stuff just made my house cluttered, and electronics always become less valuable and less useful with time!
 
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MJaP said:
Well it's kind of a swings and roundabouts situation. On the one hand the resale value of a Samsung phone won't be as great as an iPhone further down the line, but on the other hand it means if you just wait a couple of months you can get an up to date top spec phone that rivals the current iPhone for a MASSIVE discount and save yourself a lot of money over buying an iPhone, so the resale value might not be as high but then the initial purchase price won't be as high either... so it kind of evens itself out.
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Heh what a discussion! I don't think most care about any of this anyway.
People just buy the phones that they like.
If you don't want the latest just buy used, thats what I do.
 
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