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Technology

Tom Pritchard

Apple trade-in values just dropped — here's what you'll get for your old iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch

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If you were planning on trading in an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Watch anytime soon, I have some bad news.

As it has been known to do at various points throughout history, Apple has just lowered the value of all its trade-ins, with MacRumors reporting an average drop of around 20%. In other words, the old devices you have rattling around the back of your cabinets aren't worth as much anymore — not to Apple, anyway.

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're no longer able to trade that in. But considering Apple hasn't released a new model since 2019, that's not hugely surprising.

While it sucks that Apple has decided these devices are all worth a little less it's easy to understand why. The company just released a whole new range of products, including the iPhone 17 series, Apple Watch series 11, iPad Pro M5 and the MacBook Pro M5. Now that the initial waves of sales, and trade-ins, are over, it makes perfect sense that Apple would devalue the likes of iPhone 16 and M4-powered devices.

No doubt Apple will be doing the same thing in the near future, following the release of iPhone 18 and all the other devices rumored to be going on sale before the end of 2026.

How much you get actually depends on the condition of the device in question, and the worse the condition, the less you'll get. Apple has a tool 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's how much you'll get for trading in your old Apple products. Assuming they're all in good

Apple trade-ins — what are they worth now?

iPhone trade-in prices

iPhone	New trade-in price	Old trade-in price	Difference
iPhone 16 Pro Max	$670	$700	$30
iPhone 16 Pro	$550	$580	$30
iPhone 16 Plus	$450	$470	$20
iPhone 16	$430	$450	$20
iPhone 15 Pro Max	$470	$630	$160
iPhone 15 Pro	$400	$500	$100
iPhone 15 Plus	$330	$440	$110
iPhone 15	$310	$400	$90
iPhone 14 Pro Max	$370	$455	$85
iPhone 14 Pro	$300	$380	$80
iPhone 14 Plus	$240	$300	$60
iPhone 14	$220	$290	$70
iPhone SE 3	$80	$100	$20

Older iPhones are still eligible for trade-in, going back as far as the iPhone 8, though the older the device, the less it's worth. An iPhone 8, for example, is now only worth $40 — down from $45.

Naturally, newer devices, like iPhone 16e and the iPhone 17 series, are currently ineligible for trade-in. Because what would you buy?

iPad trade-in prices

iPad	New trade-in price	Old trade-in price	Difference
iPad Pro	$695	$695	$0
iPad Air	$415	$400	+$15
iPad mini	$255	$275	$20
iPad	$175	$190	$15

MacBook trade-in prices

Mac	New trade-in price	Old trade-in price	Difference
MacBook Pro	$760	$770	$10
MacBook Air	$540	$550	$10
MacBook	N/A	$190
iMac	$375	$490	$115
iMac Pro	$240	$385	$145
Mac mini	$380	$395	$15
Mac Studio	$1,030	$1,140	$110
Mac Pro	$2,520*	$550	+$1,970

The obvious elephant in the room is that the Mac Pro's trade-in value has skyrocketed by almost $2,000. Which... doesn't seem like it should be the case?

Even if Apple were trying to reclaim these machines for whatever reason, it's unlikely it would be offering quite so much. So we suspect this is a typo for the time being.

Apple Watch trade-in prices

Apple Watch	New trade-in price	Old trade-in price	Difference
Apple Watch 10	$160	$175	$15
Apple Watch Ultra 2	$335	$335	$0
Apple Watch 9	$125	$130	$5
Apple Watch Ultra	$245	$255	$10
Apple Watch 8	$95	$100	$5
Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen)	$60	$60	$0