Facts: Resale value of my Android phone, 2 years later is more than 100% - while a similar iPhone is at 20% resale value (used)

[Arlen Holder]

Hi nospam,

Actual facts using actual prices paid for the Android phone.
(Prices were looked up for the similar iPhone.)

FACTS on RESALE VALUE of actual phones:
o El cheapo Android is MORE than 100%, 2 years later
o El cheapo iPhone is about 20%, 3 years later

FACTS:
I bought a handful of stocking stuffer 2017 32GB/2GB 8-core LG Stylo 3 Plus
T-Mobile (locked for two months only, easily expandable to any reasonable
storage size) phones two years ago on sale at Costco for $130.
o Phablet stocking stuffers: iPhone 7 versus LG Stylo 3 Plus price/performance hardware comparison
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.android/ls71mnkj4jk/n0FaH2e_DQAJ>

FACTS:
That phone is currently worth MORE than what I paid for it!
<https://www.amazon.com/LG-Stylo-3-Plus/s?k=LG+Stylo+3+Plus>

FACTS:
You can purchase a used 2016 16GB/2GB 2-core used iPhone SE for about $85
at Walmart, which seems like a good stocking stuffer for the upcoming
Christmas season for the girls in my extended family who are wedded to the
Apple ecosystem.
<https://www.walmart.com/ip/Refurbished-Apple-iPhone-SE-16GB-Space-Gray-Unlocked-LTE/54188796>

LOGIC:
How much was that 16GB iPhone SE when it first sold? Around $400 perhaps?
So that iPhone SE still has about one fifth of its original value, three
and a half years after it released. Pretty good, right?

By way of factual comparison, a quick search for the sale price of my 32GB
LG Stylo 3 Plus shows it to be around $150 on Amazon
<https://www.amazon.com/LG-Stylo-3-Plus/s?k=LG+Stylo+3+Plus>

Let's talk resale value, shall we?
o That 2016 iPhone SE currently is 1/5th it's original sales value
o My 2017 LG Stylo 3 Plus is now selling for *MORE* than I paid for it!

Facts + Logic:
o My Android phone apparently held its value better than any iPhone ever sold.