Worthalyze

Phone upgrade calculator

Is the upgrade
actually worth it?

Pick the phone you have and the one you are eyeing. WORTHALYZE gives you one number, the Upgrade Value Score, and a plain verdict: worth it or not. Every figure comes from published measurements, not opinion.

Analyze my upgrade See how we score

No AI verdict · 40 publishers · 3 free verdicts

Sample verdict

iPhone 13 → iPhone 17
+47

Worth it

Upgrade Value Score

Active use runtime+62%
Sustained GPU+77%
Peak brightness+150%
Zoom qualityno real difference
Weight−2%

Illustrative. Your own numbers depend on your battery health, condition and priorities.

How it works

01

Pick the phone you have

Search for your model. Everything else has sensible defaults you can adjust.

02

Pick the phone you want

Any newer model, at the price you would actually pay.

03

We gather the world's published evidence

Published expert reviews and lab measurements, each tied to the source it came from.

04

The engine decides, not a chatbot

Fixed weights and published thresholds — not a chatbot — produce the verdict.

What free gives you

  • 3 headline verdicts with the Upgrade Value Score
  • How many things improve, stay the same or get worse

What the full analysis adds

  • Every metric, its weight and its exact contribution
  • Every source behind each figure, with the published quote and a link
  • Where independent sources agree — and where they contradict each other
  • Resale-adjusted cost, break-even score and cost per month
  • Saved products and comparison history
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Smartphones are live. Laptops, TVs, Cameras, Cars, Headphones are planned.

Frequently asked

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