For the month of June, Apple is giving a small boost to its trade-in price values for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5S, according to Apple Store sources. Using the Reuse and Recycle program, a customer can bring in an older iPhone model and receive gift card credit toward the purchase of a newer iPhone. Likely in order to spur some new iPhone sales this month, Apple is offering the following improvements to its trade-in pricing:
– iPhone 4S: $50 of credit instead of $35
– iPhone 5: $100 of credit instead of $85
– iPhone 5S: $200 of credit instead of $175
Unsurprisingly, the still-on-sale iPhone 5S gets the biggest value boost this month as Apple can likely re-use and recycle some of the parts for refurbished units. This month’s change is only available in the United States. For those with non-iPhones, Apple recently debuted a version of the program for you.
These prices will fluctuate based on the condition of your iPhone, but they should be higher regardless in comparison to previous months. However, they are still not as aggressive as current offers from Amazon‘s trade-in program, so it is worth comparing to find the best value.
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Sweet. Thanks for the heads up, Mark. My aunt will probably jump on this.
I’ll be holding onto my 4s. Even If I wanted a new phone I’d keep it for nostalgia. : ]
If I now purchase an iPhone 5S through Apple, am I getting a new phone or could it be a refurbished, or one made from recycled parts?
50 box for an iPhone 4s?? F*ck that! I’m keeping it.
I’ll get another iPhone not before a year or two. I already have an extra battery in case the original one goes mad.
Not really a good deal for the consumer. you could probably sell a iPhone 4s for $125-$200. Apples pricing doesn’t even cover tax in CA on a trade in
I was thinking of getting a new iPod as a permanent connection in my car, but my old 4S will do very nicely for that.
This is a great initiative by Apple, reducing prices of old model, instead of stopping production. Now more people could use iPhones.
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Despite the fact the the U.S. is the biggest (or, okay, maybe the most important, since China took the 1st place) market for Apple, they should really consider such trade-in programmes for other countries too. At least the top 15 countries in Europe. I’ll still not fit in those top 15 haha, but still! They should be more aggressive with Europe, push it even further!