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Apple Updates Trade-In Values for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

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Apple today updated its U.S. trade-in estimates, raising values for most current iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models while reducing several Android offers.

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The headline iPhone trade-in figure rises from $685 to $695, with every iPhone 16 model gaining value:

  • iPhone 16 Pro Max: $685 to $695
  • iPhone 16 Pro: $550 to $560
  • iPhone 16 Plus: $455 to $465
  • iPhone 16: $435 to $460

Every current iPad also gains value, with the headline range shifting from $40 to $670 up to $45 to $690:

  • iPad Pro: $670 to $690
  • iPad Air: $445 to $460
  • iPad: $220 to $235
  • iPad mini: $250 to $265

Mac changes are mixed, with most current models gaining value:

  • MacBook Pro: $685 to $690
  • MacBook Air: $485 to $520
  • Mac mini: $340 to $375
  • iMac: Unchanged at $355

Despite those increases, the top of Apple's Mac trade-in range slips from $2,090 to $2,045, suggesting a reduction for a higher-end model not shown in Apple's summary table, such as the Mac Pro or Mac Studio. The Apple Watch lineup also gets a mix of revisions:

  • Apple Watch Ultra 2: $295 to $305
  • Apple Watch Series 9: $120 to $130
  • Apple Watch Series 10: Unchanged at $150
  • Apple Watch Ultra: $215 to $205

Android trade-in offers have largely been cut, with the headline range narrowing from $30 to $370 down to $30 to $360:

  • Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: $230 to $200
  • Google Pixel 8 Pro: $170 to $165
  • Samsung Galaxy S23: Unchanged at $125
  • OnePlus 12: Unchanged at $200

All Apple-listed values are estimates, with final offers determined after the device is received and inspected. Customers can apply trade-in credit toward a new purchase or receive the value as an Apple Gift Card, and Apple will recycle ineligible devices for free.

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So the oldest is iPhone 8, and as if that would be of any effect to me since there is no official Apple store where I am, only Authorized Apple Reseller and Service Provider.
 
Their trade in program is a scam. I repaired/swapped an older iPhone recently with a brand new one (the same previous generation) at the Apple store, I think I paid $370 for the "repair". It was in perfect condition, never used, other than they force you to turn it on when you do the swap. I immediately sent it in for the credit to upgrade to a newer phone and the people that process the sent in phones told me it wouldn't turn on or charge. They gave me $0 credit (instead of $600) and I had to spend a few days fighting it and showing them that I just had it swapped out at Apple and it was absolutely working perfectly.
 
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This "Trade In" system is flawed, to say the least. I attempted to trade in my iPhone 16 Pro Max. A week after sending it in I receive an email stating that the phone could not be traded due to "modifications by a third party" I didn't modify anything. Don't even know how. Tried again month later, thinking it was a mistake, with the same results. So, the entire system is a little screwed up.
 
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Given Apple's current product stock issues - and the price spikes they've attached to them - you might reasonably think that any functioning Apple product would have a significantly higher trade-in value than those posted. Especially as one can imagine Apple salvaging for parts from some of the newer ones.
 
CheffyDude said:
This "Trade In" system is flawed, to say the least. I attempted to trade in my iPhone 16 Pro Max. A week after sending it in I receive an email stating that the phone could not be traded due to "modifications by a third party" I didn't modify anything. Don't even know how. Tried again month later, thinking it was a mistake, with the same results. So, the entire system is a little screwed up.
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It’s a total Scam IF it’s using a third party by sending it in but if you do it at the Apple Store almost 100% of the time the experience is smooth and positive.
 
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Basically it’s called rental program = price of the new device minus trade in device price …

Smart, basically you doesn’t own device, you rent it )))
 
Traded in my iPhone 13 Mini on the 24th. Only a $5 difference but strange how there isn’t an automatic price adjustment within the 14 day return period.
 
Only small increase. Apple trade in offers convenience but again there are other places where one can get better trade in values.
 
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CheffyDude said:
This "Trade In" system is flawed, to say the least. I attempted to trade in my iPhone 16 Pro Max. A week after sending it in I receive an email stating that the phone could not be traded due to "modifications by a third party" I didn't modify anything. Don't even know how. Tried again month later, thinking it was a mistake, with the same results. So, the entire system is a little screwed up.
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Reminds me of when an OTA update true bricked my iPhone and the Apple Genius accused me of jailbreaking my iPhone which caused it to brick. I've never even thought of jailbreaking. It sucked to be out an iPhone but it was infuriating to be wrongfully accused.
 
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