{"id":279443,"date":"2026-06-23T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/buying-an-iphone-ultra-could-be-an-expensive-experiment\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T08:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:40:24","slug":"buying-an-iphone-ultra-could-be-an-expensive-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/buying-an-iphone-ultra-could-be-an-expensive-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying an iPhone Ultra could be an expensive experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/23\/buying-an-iphone-ultra-could-be-an-expensive-experiment-warns-resale-site\/?extended-commentsu003d1\">Buying an iPhone Ultra could be an expensive experiment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/23\/buying-an-iphone-ultra-could-be-an-expensive-experiment-warns-resale-site\/?extended-commentsu003d1\">https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/23\/buying-an-iphone-ultra-could-be-an-expensive-experiment-warns-resale-site\/?extended-commentsu003d1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-23 08:36:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5mac.com\">9to5mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are planning to buy an iPhone Ultra to find out how useful it is in practice, with the idea of selling it if it doesn\u2019t live up to expectations, a resale site warns that it could prove a very expensive experiment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data shows that foldables lose more resale value in their first year than any other smartphone category, whether measured in percentage or absolute terms \u2026 <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1057919\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SellCell found that foldable phones lose 64.6% of their value within a year, making them the worst-performing smartphone category for value retention. This compares to 55% for traditional smartphones. Factor in the higher purchase cost, and that amounts to losing almost $1,000 of value if you buy new and sell a year later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site extrapolates from its data to suggest that an iPhone Ultra priced at $2,000 could lose as much as $1,292 in its first year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In reality, the depreciation would likely be lower as iPhones hold their value much better than many competing models. For example, the base model iPhone 16 retained 51.4% of its value a year later, while the 256GB model of the iPhone 16 Pro Max retained 56.4%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But even if the iPhone Ultra fell somewhere within this range, that would still put the total loss at around $1,000 over the course of a year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, Apple does have a 14-day return policy, so as long as you made up your mind within that time, the experiment could be free.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. 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