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Other Do YOU think that the Apple slowing down iPhones scandal will affect resale value of older devices?

noobinator said:
To us here maybe. To the other 99.99999% zero effect.
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When the issue begins grabbing headlines on major news outlets - which it has and is - that "zero" effect might grow quite rapidly. Even the relatively clueless will remember something about older iPhones having battery and performance issues, and that will influence the resell market.
 
No effect. 99.9% of regular people outside of us phone forum geeks won't even hear about this.
 
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It could improve the market for battery replacements. That's a relatively inexpensive way to improve the performance of an old phone.
 
Probably. Before selling, the owner could simply have the battery replaced and market the phone as such, Utah there are plenty of nifty battery cases too. Buyer can factor all of that in.

This was always going to be a problem when Apple decided to seal the phone and make the battery non-replaceable. Apple assumes that the market will make people upgrade every 2-3 years. They make a product that wears out, which is awesome for sales.
 
Who cares--

My wife has a 5 and one son a 6. Their batteries are still fine and iPhones are running great. Can't believe all the threads and posts on this thing---I guess I added one more :rolleyes:

Just seems to be taking up a lot of some folks' time. Lots of more important things to be concerned about out there---
 
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Jjayf said:
No effect. 99.9% of regular people outside of us phone forum geeks won't even hear about this.
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Almost all the mainstream media has picked up the story. Even more coverage will follow when the lawsuits and regulators start going after this.

Plenty people will not consider used iPhones after this, or will deduct the price of the new battery from the purchase price.

Only the very naive can believe that this won’t impact prices.
 
BigDO said:
Almost all the mainstream media has picked up the story. Even more coverage will follow when the lawsuits and regulators start going after this.

Plenty people will not consider used iPhones after this, or will deduct the price of the new battery from the purchase price.

Only the very naive can believe that this won’t impact prices.
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It seems to me the only safe way to buy an iPhone is brand new. If I wanted an iPhone 7 I’d normally look on eBay or swappa but now who knows if it’ll be slow or not
 
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bobob said:
Isn't it terrible Apple includes a power management algorithm that allows you to keep using your old iPhones by preventing unexpected shutdowns even when the battery is degraded? Isn't it terrible that Apple provides system and security updates for 5 full years? No wonder iPhones have no resale value.
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I agree. Why oh why didn't they just explain it better when they started. It's actually a feature...
 
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I would hope so, even though I usually sell and don’t buy used iPhones. You’re bearing considerable risk now, having a throttled device in no time picking one up second hand.

iPhones are becoming more disposable than ever
 
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Hieveryone said:
After the scandal broke, I can tell you no way I’m interested in an iPhone 7 from eBay or swappa.
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This is exactly how Apple wants it. For the past 10 years their biggest competitor in the smartphone space hasn't been Android but rather their own phones sold as used.

And with new iPhone pricing the way it is I have to be honest, for myself and my kids we are keeping our last gen iPhones as backups. I just bought four new iPhone X's and we are keeping the 6’s and 7's in a drawer in case they're needed.

Leasing, price increases, batteries dying, the iPhone aftermarket it's going to dry out completely.
 
a phone battery can last over 2 years easily.
after 2 years you just need to charge it more often because the battery is alot weaker. can't hold charge
 
This scandal changes everything for resellers and buyers. Do you really think the buyers will believe the seller that the phone is new or the battery was recently replaced?

I was checking B&H for how much a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 costs. All the new ones are discontinued but used ones still cost $470. That's USED and a smartphone from over 3 years ago. And at least you can replace it with a NEW battery on your own.

Last Samsung flagship with removable battery...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/used/1311290/?c3api=1876,89827194362,&gclid=CjwKCAiAmvjRBRBlEiwAWFc1mHYa8r7QvPJsWuz-MAX5iOpEoz2McweCYWPCBrJqddsGlBCen4y5RhoCrgEQAvD_BwE

Typing this on my V20 and I have that same peace of mind. With sealed battery and buying used, you don't have that. Apple basically used the sealed battery as the kill switch timer. Then sabotage the CPU speed after a certain amount of charges.

Bad enough Apple screws us over with their price gouging. They want to screw us over even more frequently with iPhone upgrades or battery replacements.
 
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other OEM also have sealed battery on new flagship, even android phones in the future are going to be £1000 and above. so it not only Apple. and we don't really know if other android phone's OEM also do this aswell. its only a matter of time someone will figure it out.
 
bobob said:
Isn't it terrible Apple includes a power management algorithm that allows you to keep using your old iPhones by preventing unexpected shutdowns even when the battery is degraded? Isn't it terrible that Apple provides system and security updates for 5 full years? No wonder iPhones have no resale value.
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Isn't it terrible that Apple Store will not replace your battery while you are still covered by the Apple Care Protection, even if you battery sucks and you ask for...? Just saying dude.
 
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