Zhuan Zhuan & AnTuTu: iPhone prices in the second-hand market dropped before iPhone 13 was released

Early this morning, the new generation of iPhone series—iPhone13 mini, iPhone13, iPhone13 Pro and iPhone13 Pro Max—were officially released, with starting prices of 5,199 yuan, 5,999 yuan, 7,999 yuan and 8,999 yuan respectively. It is worth noting that according to the "2021 Autumn Second-hand Apple iPhone Transaction Report" jointly released by Zhuanzhuan Group & Antutu, "ripe" Apple old phones are not only hot-selling, but also more attractive to exchange for new ones.

It is reported that the release of the new iPhone also boosted the trading popularity of iPhones in the second-hand market. The report shows that this autumn, a number of Apple "old" phones such as iPhone 11 and iPhone XR continued to sell well in the second-hand market.

Data from Zhuanzhuan Group shows that among the top 5 second-hand iPhone hot search lists since the beginning of autumn, iPhone 11 tops the list, iPhone XR and iPhone 12 rank second and third, and iPhone X and iPhone 8 Plus rank fourth and fifth. Among the second-hand iPhone hot-selling models, the three-year-old iPhone XR has become the best-selling model in the second-hand market since the beginning of autumn;

Why do "ripe" apples smell better? Combining the hot searches and best-selling models of iPhones in the second-hand market, AnTuTu, a well-known hardware device performance evaluation platform, gave the answer in terms of performance and praise rate.

5G models have the upper hand in AnTuTu's autumn iOS performance rankings. Among them, the iPhone 12 Pro Max topped the list, and the iPhone 12 ranked second. The remaining eight iPhone models on AnTuTu's iOS performance rankings are all 4G phones, and the iPhone XR, the best-selling model in the second-hand market in the golden autumn, ranked sixth on the performance rankings.

Different from the performance ranking, the 4G models on AnTuTu iOS praise rate ranking have a higher praise rate. Among them, iPhone7, one of the "nail households" of Apple that was absent from the performance ranking, won the first place on the praise list with a praise rate of 95.99%; iPhone7 Plus and iPhone8 ranked second and third with praise rates of 94.06% and 93.48% respectively.

It is not difficult to see from AnTuTu's iOS praise rate list that 4G models have more say than 5G models. Basically, the longer the release time, the higher the praise rate. In AnTuTu's iOS praise rate list, the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max are on the list, with praise rates maintained at around 85% and 80% respectively.

At the same time, Apple fans in different cities and genders also have different preferences when buying second-hand iPhones this fall. According to a joint report by Zhuan Zhuan & AnTuTu, the second-hand iPhones most popular among consumers in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai are iPhoneX, iPhone11, iPhone7 Plus and iPhone12 respectively.

Judging from the data, Shanghai consumers prefer to buy "new" when buying second-hand products. In addition to iPhone 12, classic iPhone models such as iPhone 11 and iPhone X are also very popular. In contrast, consumers in Beijing, Shenzhen and other places pay more attention to cost-effectiveness and prefer iPhone models that are slightly older.

In terms of the gender ratio, boys are obviously more receptive to second-hand iPhones. Data shows that the male to female ratio of users who bought second-hand iPhones this fall is 3 to 1.

Judging from the iPhone colors that users are keen to buy, classic colors are still the most valuable. Among them, space gray, gold, black and silver iPhone transactions accounted for more than 10%, and space gray was the most popular iPhone color with a share of 17.8%.

Data from Zhuanzhuan Group shows that on the eve of Apple's autumn conference, the prices of Apple's old models, including iPhone12 and iPhone11, fell in the second-hand market. Taking the second-hand iPhone12 as an example, the price generally dropped by 100 to 400 yuan in the second week of September. Among them, the price of the 99-new iPhone12 in Zhuanzhuan's strictly selected stores dropped by an average of more than 200 yuan, and the price of the 128G version of the 99-new iPhone12 fluctuated greatly. It is currently 405 yuan lower than in early August, a drop of 7.58%; the price of the 99-new iPhone12 mini in the strictly selected stores dropped by an average of more than 360 yuan, and when the price fluctuation was the largest, the price of the 128G version of the 99-new iPhone12 mini once dropped by more than 500 yuan.

In addition, in the past two years, whenever Apple releases a new iPhone, many Apple fans who are eager to try it out will choose to sell their old iPhones for new ones. Data from Zhuanzhuan Group shows that since the beginning of autumn, the number of recycling orders for Apple's old iPhones in the group's mobile phone C2B business has increased significantly. Among the top 5 recycled models, iPhoneX has become the "recycling king"; iPhone6, iPhone11, iPhone7 and iPhone7 Plus occupy the remaining 4 seats.

From techweb