Apple Unveiling New iPhone Live Event + iPhone Software Giveaway

Save on iPhone Upgrade

Apple has just unveiled iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. If you want to upgrade to one of the latest iPhone without breaking the bank, here a few tips to achieve that.

• 1. Trade in Your Old iPhone

  Trade in Your Old iPhone

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  The easiest way to save some money on your next phone is to trade in your current cellphone. In the last few years, wireless carriers and retailers have expanded their trade-in programs to be seamless and more inclusive.

  Let's say, for example, you are trading in an iPhone 7 to Verizon Wireless. The Verizon webpage offers $185 in credit for that phone, and you accept it. Now let's imagine that the next new iPhone costs $1,049. If you buy the device outright from Verizon, you could shave $185 off the $1,049, bringing the total to $864.

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• 2. Sell Your old iPhone

  Sell Your old iPhone

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  You could sell your old iPhones directly to another consumer for a chance to get more cash than through a trade-in program. This is similar to how selling a used car in a private sale usually yields more money than trading it in at a dealership.

  There are plenty of sites for listing your iPhone and selling it directly to another person, including eBay, Swappa and Glyde. You may have sold your used phones on eBay for roughly double what it was quoted by a device trade-in program.

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• 3. Skip This Round of Upgrade

  Skip This Round of Upgrade

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  There's an extra low-cost option, of course: Keep using the old phone and skip the upgrade altogether. Smartphones require periodic maintenance to keep running smoothly, but a bit of tender loving care will go a long way.

  If your phone is feeling slow, there are methods to speed it up. Those include hiring a repair shop to replace your phone battery, clearing out storage from the device and doing a fresh install of the operating system.

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