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Apple updates trade-in values following ‘Surprise and Shine’ event, lowers iPhone payouts
Just a month after raising trade-in values across much of its product lineup, Apple has updated them once again following its “Surprise and Shine” event, lowering values for iPhones while increasing them for iPads and most Macs. Here are the new values.
Last month, Apple adjusted its trade-in tables for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch models, Macs, and Android devices, with some devices seeing jumps of nearly 30%.
Today, Apple updated its trade-in values once again, lowering the maximum payout for every returning iPhone model, with some models seeing drops of up to $120.
Meanwhile, trade-in values have increased across the entire iPad lineup and all Macs except the Mac Pro, while trade-in values for Apple Watch and Android devices are mostly lower or unchanged.
Here are Apple’s trade-in values as of September 9, 2026. All values are “up to”:
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