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Apple Cuts iPhone Trade-In Values, Boosts Mac and iPad

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Apple has updated its U.S. trade-in estimates, cutting values for every eligible iPhone while raising them across the iPad and Mac lineups. The refresh follows the announcement of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo. Their predecessors now appear on Apple's trade-in list for the first time, led by the iPhone 17 Pro Max at up to $885.

The iPhone Air is valued at $585, exactly the same as the standard iPhone 17, despite having launched at a $200 higher price. Every other iPhone on the list lost value. The iPhone 16 Pro saw the steepest cut in percentage terms at 19%, while the iPhone 16 Pro Max lost the most in absolute terms, falling $110 barely a month after Apple raised it to $720.

The Apple Watch followed the same pattern. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 joins at $430, well clear of any other watch Apple accepts, with the Apple Watch Series 11 at $200 and the Apple Watch SE (3rd generation) at $115. Only the two older Apple Watch SE models held their value, at $60 and $30 respectively.

The iPad and the Mac moved decisively the other way, with every model gaining value. The iPad Pro climbed almost 26%: iPad Pro: $720 to $905. The Mac saw the largest increases anywhere in the update, continuing a run that has nearly doubled some trade-in estimates since the spring.