{"id":279350,"date":"2025-11-08T13:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/279350\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T13:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T13:17:15","slug":"apple-trade-in-values-just-dropped-heres-what-youll-get-for-your-old-iphone-ipad-mac-or-apple-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/279350\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple trade-in values just dropped \u2014 here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll get for your old iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"a9b7ef3d-28d1-426a-a5ba-20177fe0aed7\">If you were planning on trading in an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch anytime soon, I have some bad news.<\/p>\n<p>As it has been known to do at various points throughout history, Apple has just lowered the value of all its trade-ins, with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/11\/06\/new-apple-trade-in-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/11\/06\/new-apple-trade-in-values\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MacRumors<\/a> reporting an average drop of around 20%. In other words, the old devices you have rattling around the back of your cabinets aren&#8217;t worth as much anymore \u2014 not to Apple, anyway.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"a9b7ef3d-28d1-426a-a5ba-20177fe0aed7-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Another point of note is that if you have an old MacBook (as in the Apple laptop called MacBook rather than MacBook Air or MacBook Pro) you&#8217;re no longer able to trade that in. But considering Apple hasn&#8217;t released a new model since 2019, that&#8217;s not hugely surprising.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">While it sucks that Apple has decided these devices are all worth a little less it&#8217;s easy to understand why. The company just released a whole new range of products, including the<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-17-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-17-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> iPhone 17<\/a> series, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/wellness\/smartwatches\/apple-watch-11\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/wellness\/smartwatches\/apple-watch-11\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch series 11,<\/a> <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/ipads\/m5-ipad-pro-everything-we-know-so-far\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/ipads\/m5-ipad-pro-everything-we-know-so-far\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPad Pro M5<\/a> and the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/macbooks\/macbook-pro-m5-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/macbooks\/macbook-pro-m5-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MacBook Pro M5<\/a>. Now that the initial waves of sales, and trade-ins, are over, it makes perfect sense that Apple would devalue the likes of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-16-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-16-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 16 <\/a>and M4-powered devices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">No doubt Apple will be doing the same thing in the near future, following the release of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-18-could-get-the-design-upgrade-weve-been-waiting-years-for\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/iphone-18-could-get-the-design-upgrade-weve-been-waiting-years-for\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 18<\/a> and all the other <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/ipads\/now-would-be-the-worst-time-to-buy-a-new-ipad-and-heres-why\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/computing\/ipads\/now-would-be-the-worst-time-to-buy-a-new-ipad-and-heres-why\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">devices rumored to be going on sale before the end of 2026. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">How much you get actually depends on the condition of the device in question, and the worse the condition, the less you&#8217;ll get. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/221109\/435031\/7613?subId1=tomsguide-us-6557014066659867708&amp;sharedId=tomsguide-us&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Ftrade-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/trade-in\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/221109\/435031\/7613?subId1=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;sharedId=hawk-prefix&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Ftrade-in\" data-merchant-name=\"Apple\" data-merchant-id=\"30557\" data-merchant-network=\"ImpactRad\" data-merchant-url=\"apple.com\/shop\">Apple has a tool<\/a> to find out roughly how much your device will be worth on its website, which can give you a more accurate price. But for now, here&#8217;s how much you&#8217;ll get for trading in your old Apple products. Assuming they&#8217;re all in good<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-6641efeb-e355-4198-92af-206bfc7b2dbf\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>Apple trade-ins \u2014 what are they worth now?<a id=\"elk-iphone-trade-in-prices\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>iPhone trade-in pricesSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>iPhone<\/p>\n<p>New trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Old trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Difference<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 16 Pro Max<\/p>\n<p>$670<\/p>\n<p>$700<\/p>\n<p>$30<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 16 Pro<\/p>\n<p>$550<\/p>\n<p>$580<\/p>\n<p>$30<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 16 Plus<\/p>\n<p>$450<\/p>\n<p>$470<\/p>\n<p>$20<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 16<\/p>\n<p>$430<\/p>\n<p>$450<\/p>\n<p>$20<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 15 Pro Max<\/p>\n<p>$470<\/p>\n<p>$630<\/p>\n<p>$160<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 15 Pro<\/p>\n<p>$400<\/p>\n<p>$500<\/p>\n<p>$100<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 15 Plus<\/p>\n<p>$330<\/p>\n<p>$440<\/p>\n<p>$110<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 15<\/p>\n<p>$310<\/p>\n<p>$400<\/p>\n<p>$90<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 14 Pro Max<\/p>\n<p>$370<\/p>\n<p>$455<\/p>\n<p>$85<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 14 Pro<\/p>\n<p>$300<\/p>\n<p>$380<\/p>\n<p>$80<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 14 Plus<\/p>\n<p>$240<\/p>\n<p>$300<\/p>\n<p>$60<\/p>\n<p>iPhone 14<\/p>\n<p>$220<\/p>\n<p>$290<\/p>\n<p>$70<\/p>\n<p>iPhone SE 3<\/p>\n<p>$80<\/p>\n<p>$100<\/p>\n<p>$20<\/p>\n<p id=\"f7d1fa43-9793-4ca2-a99a-4daf91d14d09\">Older iPhones are still eligible for trade-in, going back as far as the iPhone 8, though the older the device, the less it&#8217;s worth. An <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/us\/iphone-8-and-8-plus,review-4675.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/us\/iphone-8-and-8-plus,review-4675.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 8<\/a>, for example, is now only worth $40 \u2014 down from $45.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, newer devices, like <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-16e-review\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/iphones\/apple-iphone-16e-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 16e<\/a> and the iPhone 17 series, are currently ineligible for trade-in. Because what would you buy?<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-ipad-trade-in-prices\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>iPad trade-in pricesSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>iPad<\/p>\n<p>New trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Old trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Difference<\/p>\n<p>iPad Pro<\/p>\n<p>$695<\/p>\n<p>$695<\/p>\n<p>$0<\/p>\n<p>iPad Air<\/p>\n<p>$415<\/p>\n<p>$400<\/p>\n<p>+$15<\/p>\n<p>iPad mini<\/p>\n<p>$255<\/p>\n<p>$275<\/p>\n<p>$20<\/p>\n<p>iPad<\/p>\n<p>$175<\/p>\n<p>$190<\/p>\n<p>$15<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-macbook-trade-in-prices\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>MacBook trade-in pricesSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>Mac<\/p>\n<p>New trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Old trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Difference<\/p>\n<p>MacBook Pro<\/p>\n<p>$760<\/p>\n<p>$770<\/p>\n<p>$10<\/p>\n<p>MacBook Air<\/p>\n<p>$540<\/p>\n<p>$550<\/p>\n<p>$10<\/p>\n<p>MacBook<\/p>\n<p>N\/A<\/p>\n<p>$190<\/p>\n<p>Row 3 &#8211; Cell 3 <\/p>\n<p>iMac<\/p>\n<p>$375<\/p>\n<p>$490<\/p>\n<p>$115<\/p>\n<p>iMac Pro<\/p>\n<p>$240<\/p>\n<p>$385<\/p>\n<p>$145<\/p>\n<p>Mac mini<\/p>\n<p>$380<\/p>\n<p>$395<\/p>\n<p>$15<\/p>\n<p>Mac Studio<\/p>\n<p>$1,030<\/p>\n<p>$1,140<\/p>\n<p>$110<\/p>\n<p>Mac Pro<\/p>\n<p>$2,520*<\/p>\n<p>$550<\/p>\n<p>+$1,970<\/p>\n<p id=\"6aaa3b18-9050-4db4-9023-e7d0053fe62f\">The obvious elephant in the room is that the Mac Pro&#8217;s trade-in value has skyrocketed by almost $2,000. Which&#8230; doesn&#8217;t seem like it should be the case?<\/p>\n<p>Even if Apple were trying to reclaim these machines for whatever reason, it&#8217;s unlikely it would be offering quite so much. So we suspect this is a typo for the time being.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-apple-watch-trade-in-prices\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>Apple Watch trade-in pricesSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch<\/p>\n<p>New trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Old trade-in price<\/p>\n<p>Difference<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch 10<\/p>\n<p>$160<\/p>\n<p>$175<\/p>\n<p>$15<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch Ultra 2<\/p>\n<p>$335<\/p>\n<p>$335<\/p>\n<p>$0<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch 9<\/p>\n<p>$125<\/p>\n<p>$130<\/p>\n<p>$5<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch Ultra<\/p>\n<p>$245<\/p>\n<p>$255<\/p>\n<p>$10<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch 8<\/p>\n<p>$95<\/p>\n<p>$100<\/p>\n<p>$5<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen)<\/p>\n<p>$60<\/p>\n<p>$60<\/p>\n<p>$0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" id=\"00ec8476-9516-49f6-96d0-845e5526385d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\" alt=\"Google News\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\" class=\"pull-right\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"92d9c421-58a3-4b02-a8ff-2a8ac30b6ab3\">Follow <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tom&#8217;s Guide on Google News<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tomsguide.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tomsguide.com\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">add us as a preferred source<\/a> to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. <\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-more-from-tom-s-guide\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>More from Tom&#8217;s Guide<a id=\"elk-3a0d16c9-7edc-404c-b43d-8808b3111475\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you were planning on trading in an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch anytime soon, I have&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279351,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-279350","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}