CAN you do in store trade in if the new iPhone is shipped to your home (and not for pickup)?
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FattiesGoneWild
macrumors 6502a
Never happening. Sales record newly set every single year. Always outselling the previous year, especially the Pro Max.
The Game 161
macrumors Nehalem
The Game 161
macrumors Nehalem
This year brought some very good upgrades. Not sure what you’re expecting really
Innovation is the most overrated word in tech. Aside from foldables and Chinese phones level camera hardware there’s not much else to add
newyorksole
macrumors 603
Should I say "yes trade in" where they send me the box to ship it, or should I say "no trade in" and go in store directly
You left out that the Air has a bigger screen. Why compare its weight to a significantly smaller phone, and expect it to be significantly lighter still? If you extrapolate the weight of the 16/16Plus to the size of the 6.5" Air, a normal iPhone should be about 189 g. The Air is then about a 13% reduction of weight. If anyone is trying to reduce weight, 13% is very significant.
Of course if you don't want the larger screen, then this advantage is moot and the Air is not for you.
Also 2mm seems like a huge difference for the thickness of a phone to me. I personally challenge you to try one in your hands and still say it's not significantly thinner. I plan to do the same.
newyorksole
macrumors 603
I usually just say no and still trade in in the store. if you say yes, I don’t think you have to ship it and can still do it in store.
Thank you... is it within 14 days of purchase, or 14 days of reception(when you receive the device)
Apple_Robert
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If you want to simply do a trade-in and aren't a part of the iPhone Update Program, you can trade-in at anytime for money off a purchase right then and there, or get a gift card for the value of the trade-in.
for money off a purchase in which timeframe is my question.like how many days after a purchase can you go in store to trade in and get money off a purchase ? sorry if you answered it already, i'm not a native
i'm also wondering if the policies are different between countries, because when I called apple assistance, they told me it wasnt possible
for context, i'm talking about doing a trade in after having received the phone from an online purchase
Apple_Robert
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I was speaking from a U.S. perspective. If you are outside the U.S, I will leave it to someone else to advise you.
From what I've seen, it looks like Pre Pre Orders ("Get Ready") are only available in:
USA
Canada
UK
Germany
France
Japan
Other countries are only able to "View Pricing" and potentially save an item to their favorites, although this isn't the same since it doesn't save the payment method (and potentially pre-authorize it), trade-in selection, AppleCare selection, etc.
Apparently you need to choose one of the 4 major carriers to get 2-year financing on a new phone using the Apple Card. That changed in 2023 - I just found out today.
I was wondering when getting ready I’m upgrading a line on a family plan and it shows the price for an individual plan, is there anyway to see the family line price or does it just show individual price now and change when I get the phone?
Oh you are right, I do change phones every once or two years. I would imagine battery would be awful after a few years.