i Phone Duo pre-orders start soon, and while the foldable is Apple’s most expensive i Phone ever, the new Apple Upgrade program can get you a leased model at a lower monthly cost than I expected. Apple Upgrade lowers the entry cost of i Phone Duo substantially, here are the details. Apple Upgrade launched recently as a way to lease Apple products at low monthly prices. I was initially skeptical, but it’s a surprisingly good deal for one reason: you always have the option of buying your device when the lease ends, and your total cost will never exceed the original list price. If you perpetually keep leasing products, you’ll 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’s very evident with i Phone Duo pricing. Apple’s website has a variety of options for getting an i Phone Duo. You can buy outright for $1,999 for the 256GB model, or do 24-month financing for $83/month. But with Apple Upgrade, a 24-month lease is $57.99/month. And if you trade in a recent i Phone, you can even get an i Phone Duo for as low as $9/month.
i Phone Duo 12-month lease: $9.24/month with trade-in of i Phone 17 Pro Max. i Phone Duo 24-month lease: $21.12/month with trade-in of i Phone 17 Pro Max. Trading in a product like i Phone 17 Pro Max takes a significant amount off the monthly cost. And if you decide to buy the i Phone Duo outright at the end of your lease term, that trade-in credit is still fully applied. However, if you decide to trade in the i Phone Duo in a year or two to get a new model (like the rumored i Phone 20 Pro), just know that your monthly cost will go up a lot, since you’ll no longer have the discount of a device trade-in.
All this to say, if the sticker shock of $2,000 made the Duo seem unattainable, it may not be. Are you planning to get an i Phone Duo? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments.
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