Why iPhone is still an old value hundreds of dollars? New research suggests that a surprising explanation: hoarding.
More than half of the American consumers say they in their family has two or more than two not used mobile phone Friday, according to a new survey. Trade in all these old small tools: $3.4 billion, according to the retail website SellCell.com - the gold mine, this may be vested interest, the value. The old iPhone mobile phone accounts for about a quarter of the pen. Apple (US: AAPL) every year since 2007 can release a new model - 850000 mobile phones, $5 billion worth of income - partly because it is very easy and cheap for customers to sell their old new model. But clearly a lot of users are never with their old equipment.
The technical analyst Jeff kagan said: "if there is more iPhone with mobile phone market, resale price will drop, there would be less, for users to upgrade power,". He said, the latest gadgets old phone iPhone high price will help fuel needs. Start a new iPhone for the retail price of $650, but most people pay for wireless operators subsidized price $199 for two year contract. Because many resale sites offer before the iPhone type 200 us dollars, the customer will often be able to free upgrade to a new pattern.
In the survey found, while others may be damaged beyond repair, cell phone, almost is a more than five of the respondents said they just "lazy" sell their old equipment. The same number of respondents worry that affect their personal information, throw away or recovery its not used mobile phones, while others have not realized that they can from their old cell phones, cash management SellCell.com director colin white said. He said, only 20% of sales or recovery.
Cell phone use demand may still will choose in the United States T - Mobile company to continue with his plan to eliminate the American standard contract system, and allow users to monthly pay lower speed, in return for the higher cost of telephone, said Brian Colello, morning star company's analysts. But, every time to upgrade become less dramatic, he says, "a big risk" apple's customer hold iPhone 4 s a longer time, not to buy a new iPhone in 2013 or 5. (apple did not respond to requests for comment.
Apple still have a in the industry to upgrade the highest rate: December 2012 83% of iPhone users plan upgrade, from 73% last year, according to Morgan Stanley research. This ratio is 63%, samsung, HTC and 47%. But analysts said the company still rely heavily on its iPhone pipeline, therefore, new products like iPad Mini and recent rife IWATCH. IPhone accounted for about 56% of revenue - one of the reasons for apple's share price has more than $700 from the peak of the last September, kagan said.
 



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