Apple has quietly slashed trade-in values across its entire iPhone range
Apple has quietly slashed the top estimated trade-in values across the iPhone family, as well as for iPads and some MacBook and Apple Watch models.
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Apple invites you to “do one last great thing with your iPhone”
Slowing iPhone sales prompted Apple to revert its tough stance on avoiding long-shunned retail tactics, like generous trade-ins, at all costs. In fact, now there’s even an ad for that!
How to find the estimated value of your device with Apple GiveBack
What’s your Apple device worth? Whether an iPhone, Apple Watch, or Mac, here’s how to find the estimated value with Apple GiveBack.
Would you trade in your iPhone for a $550 credit toward Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S10?
Samsung really wants you to switch to one of the upcoming Galaxy S10 models: a full week ahead of its presser, the company is offering up to $550 off if you swap your iPhone.
Bloomberg: Apple focusing on aggressive trade-in offers to boost iPhone sales
The baseline $750 iPhone XR model with 64GB of storage is currently listed on Apple.com in the US at $449, which is a significant $300 less than its official sticker price.
Apple will now give you a gift card for trading in an older Apple Watch
Last year, Apple expanded its recycling program to include the Apple Watch. Now a year later, Apple is offering Apple Store gift cards for qualifying trade-ins of the wearable.
“Trade Up with Installments” iPhone program expands to France, Italy and Spain
MacRumors is reporting that Apple’s trade-up program for the iPhone, dubbed “Trade Up with Installments”, has expanded to an additional three countries today: France, Italy and Spain.
Customers in these countries can now trade in a used iPhone, Android or Windows Phone smartphone and put the value of that device towards a new iPhone based on a 24-month payment plan.
Apple’s official recycling program wallpapers
During the March keynote, Apple emphasized the company’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment, even including a video of their Liam robot, which carefully takes apart recycled iPhones. Recently, Apple also bolstered their in-store trade-in program, allowing users to bring in older devices for upgrades, receiving credit for their purchase.
As we approach Earth Day, Apple is offering exclusive wallpapers for customers who decide to trade-in their device. Luckily, we can all enjoy their customized wallpapers, as they are hosted on a publicly accessible Apple website via apple.com/recycling/thanks. Step inside to get your hands on these new Apple exclusive wallpapers, including versions for the iPhone SE.
How to recycle your old tech with Apple’s Recycling Program
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how you can use the Apple Recycling Program to make better use of your unused tech items.
T-Mobile: trade in your old iPhone 6 and get iPhone 6s for as low as $5 per month
T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO John Legere confirmed today on Twitter that his company will be offering an iPhone 6s beginning Friday for as low as $5, $10 or $15 per month, depending on the model being purchased and older iPhone traded in, through its JUMP! On Demand device upgrade program. The lowest $5 per month pricing entails an iPhone 6 trade in, while buying a new iPhone 6s for $10 per month requires trading in your iPhone 5s.
Customers can take advantage of this offer even if they have already pre-ordered their device with a trade-in. Leggier conformed  in another tweet that pre-orders of new iPhones at T-Mobile are up thirty percent versus the previous year.
T-Mobile will let those who buy an iPhone 6 this summer upgrade to upcoming ‘iPhone 6s’ for free
Did you purchase your current iPhone 6 for $15 per month through T-Mobile’s JUMP! On Demand trade-in program? If so, you’ll be automatically eligible for a free upgrade to Apple’s ‘iPhone 6s’—or whatever it will be called when it’s released this fall.
In addition to permitting its Simple Choice customers to listen to their favorite songs on Apple Music without taking a byte of their monthly 4G LTE data, carrier T-Mobile today announced that iPhone customers participating in said upgrade plan will be able to get their hands on Apple’s next-gen handset without paying anything to upgrade or increasing their monthly JUMP! On Demand payment.
Apple Stores to drop AT&T iPhone subsidy, increase trade-in value of older iPhones
Both online and brick-and-mortar Apple Stores around the country are about to drop subsidies for iPhone models sold through carrier AT&T. Moreover, Apple is said to increase trade-in price value of older iPhone models just a little bit, according to a pair of reports Monday (here and here) by 9to5Mac.
Beginning this month, trade-in values for iPhone 4s, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s models will increase by $15, or $25 in the case of used iPhone 5s devices.
