Getting ready to trade in your old phone for a new iPhone 16? Make sure to do this first so it doesn’t accidentally lose all of its trade-in value.
The thought of $650 off a new iPhone 16, as promised during the Apple event, might be enticing — but know there are conditions associated with trade-in. If your phone is damaged at all, the trade-in value quickly drops to a whopping $0. If you plan to trade in your current device for an upgrade, you might also want to consider taking it in for repairs before you swing by the Apple Store.
Macworld’s Michael Simon had some first-hand experience with this. His iPhone 15 Pro Max, a phone likely to yield almost the maximum value, had a crack along its back.
