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Broken iPhones to qualify for Apple trade-in

Michelle Avenant
By Michelle Avenant, portals journalist.
Johannesburg, 05 Feb 2016
Apple users are now able to trade in iPhones with broken screens for credit towards buying a new one.
Apple users are now able to trade in iPhones with broken screens for credit towards buying a new one.

Apple will soon allow users to trade in their broken iPhones, according to Apple news Web site 9to5Mac.

After seeing its first sales dip in over a decade, the tech giant may be pulling out stops to encourage iPhone sales.

While the tech giant has allowed users to trade in their used iPhones and iPads in exchange for credit towards purchasing newer devices for over a year, this offer has until now been limited to devices with no physical damage.

Starting this week, Apple stores will also give a reduced amount of credit to users trading in iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 Plus units with broken screens, cameras, and buttons.

However, these devices may only be damaged "within reason", according to 9to5Mac. While it is unclear what this means, Mashable guesses "the phone must be at least functional and not, say, waterlogged or smashed to pieces".

It is not stated whether this trade-in feature will be available in SA, as 9to5Mac makes no mention of specific countries, although South African users can hope Apple's trade-in policy update is a global one.

Currently, South African users can trade in their used Apple or Samsung Galaxy devices provided they are "in good working order, with no damage whatsoever to the screen, no liquid damage, no damage to the outer shell, including any scratches or small dents, and the iPhone has not had any unauthorised repairs", according to myistore.co.za.

If used devices meet all these criteria, users can get up to R6 000 for an iPhone 6 Plus, R5 500 for an iPhone 6, and R3 300 for an iPhone 5S.

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