Apple offers instant discounts on iPhone Xr and iPhone Xs when you trade in your old iPhone.
Apple has launched a Trade-in Program where you get discounts on the prices of new iPhone when you give up your old models.
For example, you can get an iPhone Xr for 499 dollars if you give Apple an iPhone 7 for it. This means that the time value of the iPhone 7 calculated by Apple would be 250 dollars. Accordingly, an Xs is available for 749 dollars. In Germany, Apple takes iPhone series 7, 7 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 6 and 6 Plus in payment. In the USA, 5, 5c, 5s, SE, 8, 8 Plus and X are also accepted.
In the United States, the program has been running for several weeks, now it is also valid in Europe and many other countries in the world. Apple is therefore apparently trying to persuade many users to switch to a new iPhone.
The offer may be useful for very old and worn out iPhones, which have a very low time value. You can get the discount without any effort, you simply have to hand in your device to Apple. But if you own one of the series 6s or newer and maybe even have a new battery installed, the time value can exceed the one calculated by Apple by several hundred dollars – so make sure to check its value first. Maybe you don’t feel like replacing your working iPhone because it’s fast enough. This is probably also one of the factors why iPhone sales figures are falling: the devices are very reliable, run on up-to-date software and are simply used longer.
If you still want to change to a more current model, you can look around for an iPhone X: the model is officially no longer offered by Apple, but you can get it from various retailers between 800 and 850 dollars. And you can also keep your old iPhone to give it away or have it as a backup in your drawer.
So there are attractive possibilities for all upgrade paths. You just have to calculate which one is right for you. If you are still looking for a comparison between the many iPhone models, have a look at our “Which iPhone to buy?” page.
