{"id":34390,"date":"2019-05-15T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T16:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/?p=34390"},"modified":"2023-04-17T18:27:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T22:27:34","slug":"main-reason-dont-need-latest-greatest-smartphone-depreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/2019\/main-reason-dont-need-latest-greatest-smartphone-depreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Main Reason Why You Don&#8217;t Need the Latest and Greatest Smartphone: Depreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every smartphone manufacturer seems to make a point of delivering their next generation of smartphones with each passing year. This has always been the way the industry has functioned and it&#8217;s not likely to change any time soon. And every year, consumers feast their eyes on the latest shiny new devices, but here&#8217;s the thing \u201d\u201d premium smartphone prices seem to keep getting higher each year. Since the introduction of the iPhone X, the idea of a thousand-dollar smartphone doesn&#8217;t seem to be as absurd as it used to be.<\/p>\n<p>And from a consumer&#8217;s standpoint, that&#8217;s a bad thing. Phone manufacturers start to think that they can get away with charging exorbitant amounts of money for incremental upgrades (I&#8217;m looking at you, Apple and Samsung). Which then leads me to think that maybe buying the latest iteration of your smartphone of choice doesn&#8217;t seem to be a wise way to spend your hard-earned money.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some reasons why you shouldn&#8217;t buy the latest and greatest smartphone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>They are expensive.<\/strong>\u00a0The latest and greatest smartphones are often very expensive, and they can quickly become outdated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They are not necessary.<\/strong>\u00a0Most people do not need the latest and greatest smartphone. A more affordable smartphone can still do everything you need it to do.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They are not environmentally friendly.<\/strong>\u00a0The manufacturing of smartphones requires a lot of resources, and they often end up in landfills when they are no longer needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They can be addictive.<\/strong>\u00a0Smartphones can be very addictive, and they can take away from our time with friends and family.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They can be a distraction.<\/strong>\u00a0Smartphones can be a distraction, and they can make it difficult to focus on work or school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are thinking about buying a new smartphone, it is important to consider all of these factors. You may be better off saving your money and buying a more affordable smartphone that will still meet your needs.<\/p>\n<h3>The Duality of Smartphones<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-28605207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34391 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/business-style-fashion-smartphones.jpg\" alt=\"business-style-fashion-smartphones\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 660px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 660\/371;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>How mobile phones became fashion items<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The trouble here is that smartphones are now slowly becoming two things at once. They primarily act as a means for communication, but they are also slowly becoming something similar to jewelry. The premium price tag they carry also comes with a status symbol of sorts. And well, if we&#8217;re going to be practical about the way we spend our money, that premium price tag just isn&#8217;t worth the phone that you&#8217;re actually getting, even with all the bells and whistles these premium smartphones now come with.<\/p>\n<p>But even if you could afford these prices and you&#8217;re willing to buy these phones, there&#8217;s just one harsh reality about the smartphone industry \u201d\u201d depreciation. That&#8217;s right. As previously surmised, manufacturers make it a point to release new iterations every year. That in itself is a big factor to smartphone depreciation.<\/p>\n<p>The other concept that I&#8217;d like to mention is that of the Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns. It&#8217;s essentially a point of reference from which the benefits no longer outweigh the effort and money invested. The latest and greatest phones illustrate that concept very well. A lot of manufacturers are guilty of making incremental upgrades to their phones and selling them for a really high price.<\/p>\n<p>With each new release, sometimes last year&#8217;s leftovers become the best value for your money. Like, say, with the next batch of iPhones just a few months away, you can definitely expect last year&#8217;s iPhone prices to become lower.<\/p>\n<h3>Make Sure Your Upgrade Is Actually An Upgrade<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/362455\/in-no-rush-to-upgrade-your-smartphone-youre-not-alone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34392 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/In-No-Rush-to-Upgrade-Your-Smartphone-Youre-Not-Alone.jpeg\" alt=\"In No Rush to Upgrade Your Smartphone Youre Not Alone\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/In-No-Rush-to-Upgrade-Your-Smartphone-Youre-Not-Alone.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/In-No-Rush-to-Upgrade-Your-Smartphone-Youre-Not-Alone-768x432.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 810px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 810\/456;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>In No Rush to Upgrade Your Smartphone? You&#8217;re Not Alone<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since phone manufacturers are currently offering incremental upgrades, wouldn&#8217;t it make sense to just wait for smartphone prices to drop? It&#8217;s only a year&#8217;s waiting period before you can get your hands on a capable phone. This is the very same reason that I never buy the latest and greatest \u201d\u201d the asking price is just too high for what flagship phones offer. And what&#8217;s more is that it&#8217;s also really easy to give phones that brand new look by simply adding a skin, whether you buy a skin from third-party manufacturers or you make one yourself with the latest Cameo machine.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, take it from me. I just recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus for $500. That&#8217;s $350 less than its original asking price of $850. And while you could say that I bought last year&#8217;s leftovers, I can at least say that I have a smartphone that&#8217;s still relevant in terms of raw processing power, RAM management, design, and camera. And in most cases, it&#8217;s just as good as the brand new S9 lineup.<\/p>\n<p>See, to me there&#8217;s really no point in getting a fancy smartphone brand new other than for the bragging rights. And I&#8217;m not trying to bash anyone who buys phones brand new \u201d\u201d I used to be part of that crowd. But ever since newer models have been coming out and the value of my phones started to depreciate, I suddenly felt like I just threw money away for a few months of clout.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, it&#8217;s more a matter of spending your money wisely than it is a matter of being cheap. Because it&#8217;s just a harsh fact that life is expensive and we need to be able to stretch our resources as much as we can, even if we&#8217;re gainfully employed.<\/p>\n<h3>Get The Most Phone For Your Buck<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/us\/smartphone-buying-guide,review-1971.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34393 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/cheap-tips-smartphone-buying-guide-1024x476.jpg\" alt=\"cheap-tips-smartphone-buying-guide\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/cheap-tips-smartphone-buying-guide-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/cheap-tips-smartphone-buying-guide-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/cheap-tips-smartphone-buying-guide.jpg 1510w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/476;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Smartphone Buying Guide: 9 Tips for Finding the Right Phone<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The way that most flagship phones are built to be fragile also seems to be a hint at planned obsolescence. Even the smallest dent can severely harm your smartphone&#8217;s resale value. And that simply doesn&#8217;t sit well with me, especially with soaring premiums for high-end smartphones.<\/p>\n<p>Incremental upgrades, the fragility of glass sandwich design phones, and the rate at which technology seems to evolve, all contribute to the rate at which smartphones depreciate. It doesn&#8217;t help that prices are soaring higher with each iteration, though I do give Samsung credit for selling the S10 series for the same price as when the S9 series first came out.<\/p>\n<p>And well, if you&#8217;re truly adamant about getting a brand new device, modern budget phones are actually comparable to older flagships. Some brands like Oneplus are even built around the premise of top-end specs for reasonable prices. Though, truth be told, their prices have also gone up significantly in recent years, especially when compared to their previous offerings such as the Oneplus 1 and the Oneplus 2.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case may be, hyped-up flagship phones are just that \u201d\u201d hype. Much like a fashion trend that&#8217;s bound to go out of style in the next few months when the next new big thing comes out, most people find it difficult to justify spending a thousand dollars for a device that you&#8217;re going to use for a few years. A few of you probably could, but at the end of the day, a flagship smartphone is just that \u201d\u201d a phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every smartphone manufacturer seems to make a point of delivering their next generation of smartphones with each passing year. 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