New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- A study by online smartphone comparison platform Sell Cell has found that Apple's newest flagship device - the iPhone 17 Pro Max, ranks first in terms of resell, accounting for 11.5% of all trade-ins in the United States, just months after launch.

The report noted that the iPhone 17 Pro Max's value has depreciated slower - by nearly 25.4% over a 145-day period, compared to its predecessor, the iPhone 16 Pro Max which saw its price fall 32.5% in the same period.

The study, made public in a blogpost last week, further noted that a majority of the trade-ins made are unlocked - suggesting that customers are looking to make big bucks and timing their resales to match strong market prices.

This analysis was based on int...