Following the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo announcement this week, Apple has started accepting iPhone Air and iPhone 17 trade-ins for credit. However, the iPhone Air offer is a bit of a sore spot, especially after this week’s price increases.
Apple usually waits for a new version of an iPhone to come out before accepting trade-ins. That’s not the case for the iPhone Air and iPhone 17. There’s no iPhone Air 2 or iPhone 18 yet. We expect to see these new models early next year at the soonest.
But Apple does want to give iPhone Air and iPhone 17 users a chance to upgrade to an iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone Duo. For that reason, both models still being sold by Apple without newer versions are eligible for trade-in.
For the iPhone 17, which now starts at $899 after a $100 price increase this week, Apple offers up to $585.
iPhone Air also saw a $100 price increase this week, bringing the starting price to $1099. And what does the $200 premium over the iPhone 17 net you in trade-in? The same $585 offer. Ouch.
