{"id":619234,"date":"2026-10-03T07:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619234\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T07:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:54:23","slug":"iphone-duo-can-be-just-9-month-with-trade-in-using-apple-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/619234\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone Duo can be just $9\/month with trade-in using Apple Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/iphone-duo-front-display-hand.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iPhone Duo pre-orders <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/09\/29\/apple-announces-when-you-can-start-the-iphone-duo-pre-order-process\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1072003\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">start soon<\/a>, and while the foldable is Apple\u2019s most expensive iPhone ever, the new Apple Upgrade program can get you a leased model at a lower monthly cost than I expected.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Upgrade lowers the entry cost of iPhone Duo substantially, here are the details<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/john-ternus-iphone-duo-introduction.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1071590\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Upgrade <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/07\/28\/apple-upgrade-leasing-program-debuts-how-it-works\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched recently<\/a> as a way to lease Apple products at low monthly prices. I was initially skeptical, but it\u2019s a surprisingly good deal <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/07\/29\/apple-upgrade-is-a-really-great-deal-for-one-reason\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">for one reason<\/a>: you always have the option of buying your device when the lease ends, and your total cost will never exceed the original list price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you perpetually keep leasing products, you\u2019ll pay more in the long run. But if you use Apple Upgrade to get products with a low upfront cost, and pay them off later, it can be a great option. And that\u2019s very evident with iPhone Duo pricing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple\u2019s website has a variety of options for getting an iPhone Duo. You can buy outright for $1,999 for the 256GB model, or do 24-month financing for $83\/month.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/apple-upgrade-official-fi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1062538\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with Apple Upgrade, a 24-month lease is $57.99\/month. And if you trade in a recent iPhone, you can even get an iPhone Duo for as low as $9\/month.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone Duo 12-month lease: $9.24\/month with trade-in of iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/p>\n<p>iPhone Duo 24-month lease: $21.12\/month with trade-in of iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trading in a product like iPhone 17 Pro Max takes a significant amount off the monthly cost. And if you decide to buy the iPhone Duo outright at the end of your lease term, that trade-in credit is still fully applied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, if you decide to trade in the iPhone Duo in a year or two to get a new model (like the rumored <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/21\/next-years-iphone-pro-models-to-get-radical-new-design-per-leaker\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1052980\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 20 Pro<\/a>), just know that your monthly cost will go up a lot, since you\u2019ll no longer have the discount of a device trade-in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All this to say, if the sticker shock of $2,000 made the Duo seem unattainable, it may not be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you planning to get an iPhone Duo? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791014062_738_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791014063_728_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iPhone Duo pre-orders start soon, and while the foldable is Apple\u2019s most expensive iPhone ever, the new Apple&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[342,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-619234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-mobile","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}