Secret: When is the cheapest time to buy a mobile phone? Insiders teach you how to save money, please keep it low-key

In recent months, many mobile phone manufacturers have released new phones, such as the "Huawei P50 series", "iPhone 13", and there are also new phones that are suspected to be launched soon, such as the "Huawei Mate50" and "Honor X30 Max".

Faced with so many new models, there are always friends who want to change their phones. So, when is the cheapest time to buy a phone? Buy now or wait for Double Eleven? Interested friends can listen to what insiders say.

If you want to change your mobile phone, in addition to choosing the right model and configuration, it is also important to choose a suitable time to buy it. If someone else buys the same mobile phone model cheaper than you, do you feel that you have lost a lot?

Insiders suggest that you can buy a new phone during festivals such as Double Eleven and 618, or in December or during the off-season. Next, we will introduce more details to you, so that users who are "short of money" can also see hope~

Replacement time in the first half of the year: 618

Every June 18th, JD.com launches a series of large-scale promotional activities, and almost all mobile phones will participate in the promotion. This is a good time to change your phone.

Generally, the 618 discounts are quite high, and most mobile phones have discounts of hundreds of yuan, or at least 100 yuan.

This year, during the 618 mobile phone event, some brands cut prices significantly. According to media data, Xiaomi ranked first, Realme ranked third, iQOO ranked fifth, and so on.

The reason for the drastic price cuts is the fear of component shortages this year. As a result, excessive purchasing has led to inventory backlogs, so they will reduce inventory by cutting prices.

In addition, the iPhone 12 128G version of the phone saw a price reduction of over a thousand yuan in June. On June 1, the price once dropped to 4,999 yuan, which was 1,800 yuan lower than the price at the time of release. However, it has now risen to more than 5,000 yuan.

The time to replace your phone in the second half of the year: Double 11

Echoing 618 is Double 11, which is mainly a promotional event of Taobao and will be held next month.

During the Double Eleven period, there are relatively large-scale promotions for all kinds of goods. Mobile phone manufacturers will not miss this good opportunity and prepare a wave of big promotions.

According to the price data of mobile phones during the Double 11 Shopping Festival in previous years, the prices are several hundred yuan cheaper than usual, and sometimes the highest price reduction is thousands of yuan! The promotional products include both old flagships and newly released mobile phones. Friends who need to change their mobile phones can choose a mobile phone in advance and wait for the event to start.

Other replacement times: December and off-season bargain hunting

If you missed the above two major promotions, you still have a chance to buy a discounted mobile phone in December.

Most new mobile phone models will be released before the end of the year, and a new round of new phone sales will start right after the New Year. Manufacturers will clear out their inventory as quickly as possible, or sell their old flagships again.

Under such circumstances, most mobile phones will start to reduce their prices in order to "bid farewell to the old and welcome the new", and some will even be lower than the prices on Double Eleven.

In addition to the above time periods, you can buy discounted mobile phones. You can also buy them during the off-season. However, it is difficult to determine the time of the "off-season" because the current mobile phone development speed is getting faster and faster, and many new phones are released almost every month.

However, taking this year as an example, July can be regarded as the off-season for mobile phones. There were no new phones during this period. In order to maintain the popularity, manufacturers reduced the prices of new phones released in the first half of the year. The Meizu 18 series began to reduce prices during that period.

That’s all for today’s sharing. Do you usually buy a new phone during these times?