According to research by SellCell, the S22 range of phones were three times more expensive than the iPhone 13 lineup in the first two months after launch.
Almost five months after the launch of Apple's iPhone 13&x200C; lineup, SAMSUNG announced the GALAXY S22 range. The S22 lineup lost more than half of its value two months after launch. Two months after its launch, the Pixel 6 lost more than 40 percent of its value. Two months after launch, the iPhone 13 models lost just 16.8 percent of their value, compared to this. The S22 is the only phone in the lineup to lose value continuously, unlike the other phones.
The 128GB Samsung S22+ 5G was the worst performing model in terms of value retention, losing 54.3% of its value by the second month. The worst performing model was the mini, which lost 29.2 percent of its value by the second month.
Two months after the launch of the 128GB model of the S22 Ultra 5G, it was beaten by the 128GB model of the Pixel 6 with a loss of 33.1 percent. The best performing model in that time period was the 128GB iPhone 13 Pro Max, which lost 3.8 percent of its value.
The findings of SellCell show that there is still some way to go in terms of long-term value retention compared to the. For more detailed information, see the full report.