Published on: Sept 10, 2025 01:27 pm IST
Trading in your old iPhone 16 Pro for the iPhone 17 Pro at Apple? Here’s what you’ll actually get.
iPhone 17 models are out, including the iPhone 17 Pro, the 17 Pro Max, the iPhone Air, and the iPhone 17. And with that, many people will be looking to buy these brand-new models, and many will be looking to exchange their old iPhones to get the new ones directly from Apple. We did the same, checked what Apple was offering for our own iPhone models on Apple’s website in India, and we found that the amount is not too much.
So here’s exactly what Apple will give you if you exchange your iPhone 16 Pro, your iPhone 16, or even an old iPhone 15 Pro, and so on. Read on for the details.
What you get for iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Plus, 15 Pro and more
We tried exchanging for the iPhone 17 Pro base model in 256GB. And here’s what Apple’s website promised as exchange prices for the various models, all identified using our own models:
- iPhone 16 Pro 128GB: ₹48,000
- iPhone 16 Plus 512GB: ₹40,900
- iPhone 15 Pro 256GB: ₹50,500
- iPhone 12 128GB: ₹16,900
- iPhone 15 Pro Max 1TB: ₹60,000
- iPhone 14 Pro Max 256GB: ₹48,000
You may get better prices in the offline market
Think about it, the iPhone 16 Pro was Apple’s flagship just last year, retailing at ₹1,19,900 for the 128GB model. Now, less than a year later, Apple is offering only ₹48,000 in exchange, barely 40% of its MRP.
And this is why we also checked with several offline stores if they would be interested in buying/exchanging old iPhone models. And in most cases, they were offering more than Apple officially. For instance, a dealer in Jaipur quoted us ₹67,000 for the iPhone 16 Pro 128GB Indian model. For the iPhone 15 Pro 256GB, we were offered ₹55,000. Based on our observation, this is what you should be doing if you want to get rid of your old phone, so you can get the best price for it this way, and this way, buying the iPhone 17 Pro will be most affordable.
