Wow Apple earns 50% of your phone every single year now if you keep trade in. Who said keep trading would not cost more than just holding existing iphone? So crazy expensive to trade in every year now.
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iPhone 13 Pro Max Trade in price is only around 50% left after one year
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I just got around 43% after 2 years on my iPhone 12 Pro. Matches eBay after fees and etc.
That's totally acceptable for me.
That's totally acceptable for me.
50% after 1 year is not bad considering you don't need to do anything. Selling it on your own might net you like 60-70% but it's more of a headache and some risk involved.
2 years is really the sweet spot to upgrade in my opinion. That's assuming you sell the phone yourself. You'll generally lose $200 a year in depreciation whether you keep the phone 2 years or 4 years.
Agreed. iPhones and iPads are gadgets with the best resale value.🤑
After three years my 11 Pro Max is worth a 1/3rd of its value which is heaps and bounds more than my 2020 16 inch Intel MBP.
This summer the trade in quote for my 2017 iPad Pro was 1/4 after 5 years of use. I was happy with that and flipped into a 2021 iPad Pro.