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Unsurprisingly, one of the biggest differentiators between leasing and buying a phone is pricing. And while you'll find that leasing a phone generally costs you less over the long-term, you have to remember that you won't own the phone at the end of the lease unless you pay a buyout cost.

If you're signed up to a 18-month Sprint Lease plan with iPhone Forever or Galaxy Forever, you'll receive an automatic early upgrade option after your first year. After 12 months of payments, you'll be able to upgrade your leased device to a newer model (but again, you'll need to hand back your phone to do so).

If you can be content using the same phone for two years or longer, your better off just buying your phones outright. Overtime, lease payments could add up to far more than you would pay for the phone upfront assuming you don't trade your phone in every year or two.

What happens when my lease ends? At the end of the 18-month Flex lease agreement, customers in good standing can choose to: Upgrade to a new phone. The phone you were leasing must be returned in good working condition and undamaged.

After your lease ends, a charge will appear on your bill for the remaining purchase-option price of your device, plus taxes.

If you can be content using the same phone for two years or longer, your better off just buying your phones outright. Overtime, lease payments could add up to far more than you would pay for the phone upfront assuming you don't trade your phone in every year or two.

Leasing company owns the phone On the other hand, when you purchase a smartphone, it's yours. That means that you can decide what to do with it, including whether to keep it or sell it to someone else. You don't have that option with leasing, unless you decide to buy the phone later.