Apple has just released its iPhone 16 lineup, with the base model being the most budget-friendly option. As usual, many people are eager to upgrade and experience the latest features. If you're one of them, Apple's trade-in program can be your key to a more affordable upgrade. By trading in your current iPhone, you can receive some extra cash that can be used to maximise the affordability of your new purchase – depending on the old phone's model and condition.
Here, we have explored how much one can potentially save by trading in their old iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 14 and iPhone 15.
How Apple’s Trade-in programme works
With Apple Trade-In, users can get a great price for their current device and apply it towards a new one. This trade-in can be done online or at an Apple Store. Moreover, Apple says that if a user’s old phone isn’t eligible for credit, the company will recycle it for free.
Apple iPhone 16 price, availability
The iPhone 16 is priced starting at Rs 79,900 for the base 128GB model. It will be available for pre-order on September 13 starting from 5.30pm and will go on sale on September 20. In this article, we've looked into the potential savings you can unlock by trading in your older iPhone models like the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 14, or iPhone 15. We've focused on the 128GB iPhone 16 as the baseline for comparison, and all the trade-in values listed are based on exchanging a 128GB version of your older iPhone.
How much you can get by trading-in iPhone 15 for iPhone 16
iPhone 15 is last year’s most affordable option in the iPhone 15 series. It was launched at a starting price of Rs 79,900 and after a recent price cut, it can be purchased for Rs 69,900. When checked, Apple is offering up to Rs 37,900 in exchange for an iPhone 15 with iPhone 16. It must be noted that the credit depends on the storage version that is being exchanged.
How much you can get by trading-in iPhone 14 for iPhone 16
iPhone 14 is currently available at a starting price of Rs 59,900. Apple is offering up to Rs 32,100 in exchange if you want to buy an iPhone 16.
How much you can get by trading-in iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 for iPhone 16
Apple has discontinued the iPhone 13 series following the iPhone 16 launch. If you own an iPhone 12 or an iPhone 13, you can get up to Rs 20,800 and up to Rs 31,000 for the phones, respectively.