Apple really wants your old iPhone–as long as it’s not that old.
Apple on Thursday increased the maximum value of trade-ins for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Macs. Overall, the values haven’t gone up significantly–only $30/£25 at the most, and only on items that were released within the past four years—but it’s relatively rare for trade-in prices to increase at all. In some cases, the maximum value offered has decreased, especially in the U.K.
The prices represent the maximum value on a trade-in, but the criteria to get that value is very strict, applying to devices that are in near-perfect condition and have higher-end components, such as higher memory, storage capacity, or processors).
