Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Apple Attempts to Incentivize LG Smartphone Users to Switch to iPhone Following LG Handset Business Shutdown

MacRumors

MacRumors

macrumors bot
Original poster
Apr 12, 2001
67,564
37,953


Apple is now keen on utilizing LG's recent shutdown of its smartphone business by adding several flagship LG smartphones to its list of eligible Android devices that can be traded for credit towards a new iPhone purchase.

iPhone-and-LG-V60-Swap-Feature.jpg

Apple today added some LG smartphones to its list of devices eligible for trade-in towards a new iPhone, including the LG G8 ThinQ for up to $70, the LG V40 ThinQ for up to $65, the LG V50 ThinQ 5G for up to $125, and the latest LG V60 ThinQ 5G for as high as $180. Apple determines the exact value of the traded-in product depending on its condition, such as if it has scratches or dents and functions correctly.

All devices, regardless of brand or condition, can be traded in for free to Apple as part of the company's commitment to be environmentally friendly. A wide assortment of devices ranging from Blackberry to HTC phones can also be traded in for an Apple Store gift card.

Apple's trade-in program is meant to serve as an incentive to get users of other smartphone brands to switch to iPhone by offering them discounts on their purchase. Apple recently added the Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 5, and Samsung Galaxy Note 20 to its list of eligible Android devices for iPhone credit trade-in.

Article Link: Apple Attempts to Incentivize LG Smartphone Users to Switch to iPhone Following LG Handset Business Shutdown
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/30/lg-smartphone-trade-in-for-new-iphone/
  • Like
Reactions: DeepIn2U and SurferPup
  • Like
Reactions: FightTheFuture, airbusking, RPi-AS and 7 others
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: AmazeSE, macsareveryinteresting and Braderunner
sw1tcher said:
Up to $180 on the LG V60 ThinQ 5G which has a listed retail price of $899.99 🤣
Click to expand...

My V40 is still going strong and remains a great phone, that being said, any LG phone on the used market (Swappa, etc.) w/ a headphone jack and quad-dac is an absolutely bargain as a DAP (for those that care mainstream seems content with their wireless BT buds). You can pick up a 'new' or 'mint' V60 on Swappa for well under half of the 'listed retail price' (LG 'list' is a BS figure at this point anyway).
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: R88D, airbusking, NoGood@Usernames and 1 other person
This is sad for competition. Sad to see LG go. But a reminder that Apple continues to capture the majority of the profits in the cell phone business. Lots of companies sell a lot of phones but Apple is selling a lot of phones with a lot of profit.
 
jimbobb24 said:
This is sad for competition. Sad to see LG go. But a reminder that Apple continues to capture the majority of the profits in the cell phone business. Lots of companies sell a lot of phones but Apple is selling a lot of phones with a lot of profit.
Click to expand...
Not to mention none of the others have anything like an app store, which is a significant revenue multiplier for every iPhone sold.
 
The people who scream and shout when Samsung does "poor taste" marketing against Apple seem awfully quiet when it is the other way around.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RPi-AS and I7guy
It will be a much more effective way for Apple to get LG smartphone users to convert to iPhone if it simply announce to use more LG components than Samsung ones.
 
Apple can bite me. $180 for my LG V60. A phone that still beats the iPhone 12.I was a loyal Apple user of the iPhone since day one. I switched to the LG V60 last year and have never regretted it. Apple is so far behind in being the leader. Look at all of the Android phones that kill the iPhone for a heck of a lot less.
 
  • Like
Reactions: airbusking
RatPackFan said:
Apple can bite me. $180 for my LG V60. A phone that still beats the iPhone 12.I was a loyal Apple user of the iPhone since day one. I switched to the LG V60 last year and have never regretted it. Apple is so far behind in being the leader. Look at all of the Android phones that kill the iPhone for a heck of a lot less.
Click to expand...
Yes and no. I was an hardcore Android user for a long time, then jumped ship bc my wife and her fam have iPhones. I could never get an Android phone to last more than 2 years. Not the case with the iPhone. I tried a Note 10+ because I thought I would love to be back on Android, even my wife suggested it—and I didn’t make it 10 days before switching back.
 
  • Wow
  • Haha
  • Like
Reactions: grandM, FightTheFuture and SurferPup
RatPackFan said:
Apple can bite me. $180 for my LG V60. A phone that still beats the iPhone 12.I was a loyal Apple user of the iPhone since day one. I switched to the LG V60 last year and have never regretted it. Apple is so far behind in being the leader. Look at all of the Android phones that kill the iPhone for a heck of a lot less.
Click to expand...
It’s like $400 new…why do you think they should pay more? They offer worse values for their own phones based upon MSRP.
Sorry you bought a discontinued phone
 
macfacts said:
"traded in for free", apple is so generous.
Click to expand...
"All devices, regardless of brand or condition, can be traded in for free to Apple as part of the company's commitment to be environmentally friendly."

What is wrong with Apple letting people know, that Apple will accept any phone regardless of condition as a means of recycling so that people don't end up throwing the devices in the landfill?
 
himanshumodi said:
Not to mention none of the others have anything like an app store, which is a significant revenue multiplier for every iPhone sold.
Click to expand...
None of the others have an OS and software worth paying a premium for. They made their bed with Android.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back