Released in September 2018, the iPhone XR is for the fifth consecutive month the most returned smartphone in the United States, as part of Apple's trade-in programs which allow you to benefit from a discount on the purchase of a new device.
The average age of returning iPhones is increasing
This is one of the fundamental lessons proposed by the company Assurant Inc in a recently published report. Experts also note that the recovery volume increased significantly in the first quarter: +17%. Ultimately, this proved beneficial for American consumers with an additional $784 million in their pockets.
As we indicated above, the iPhone 11 which accounts for 31% of this total. On the competitive side, it is the Samsung Galaxy S9 which is the most released Android device for the seventh consecutive quarter.
Note also that the average age of recovery hardly varies at Apple, going from 3.35 years in the last quarter of 2021 to 3.39 from January to March. We note clearer progress on the Android side: from 2.97 to 3.29 years.
This report also brings good news for Apple on the wearables side, since the Apple Watch Series 7 is the product with the highest trade-in value: $195, ahead of the Apple Watch Series 6: $148.
The study in any case shows the domination of the Tech giant in the United Statesin the smartphone market. The device is clearly the idol of young people with a very low number of Android users.
