A hypothetical US$2,000 foldable iPhone could lose as much as $1,292 in its first year if it follows current foldable depreciation trends, claims a new report from SellCell, a site for selling used phones. From the report:
° Foldable smartphone owners lose an average of $997.69 after 12 months, compared with $605.32 for traditional smartphone owners.
° Foldables lose 64.6% of their value within a year, making them the worst-performing smartphone category for value retention.
° Apple’s iPhone 16 lineup retained the most value after 12 months, keeping 51.5% of its launch price on average.
° The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 1TB recorded the largest loss in the study, shedding $1,479.99 in value within a year.
The foldable iPhone — expected to be dubbed either the “iPhone Fold” or “iPhone Ultra” — is expected to arrive this year. That is, unless potential design issues push it into 2027.
Here’s a round-up of rumors about the foldable iPhone:
° It will use a dual-layer, ultra-thin glass structure to reduce display crease visibility.
° The foldable smartphone will purportedly be offered in 236GB, 512GB, and 1TB options for US$2,320, $2,610, and $2,900, respectively.
° It will feature an interior foldable display roughly the size of an iPad mini. There also will be an external screen that’s about the size of the display on a small iPhone.
° Apple is developing new iOS app layouts and revamping its core iPhone programs to add sidebars along the left edge of the screen, similar to many of its iPad apps.
° The iPhone Fold/Ultra will have: a 7.8-inch inner display; a crease depth controlled to under 0.15 mm; and a crease angle under 2.5 degrees.
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