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Apple Upgrade Excludes iPhone 16 and Apple Watch SE. Here Is the Full Eligibility List
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Apple Upgrade Excludes iPhone 16 and Apple Watch SE. Here Is the Full Eligibility List

Mike Peterson · September 13, 2026

Apple Upgrade’s launch list names which iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad models actually qualify for a lease, and which do not. iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus and Apple Watch SE are explicitly excluded. That eligibility list, not the monthly price, is the part of Apple’s July 28 announcement that decides whether a shopper can…

Apple Upgrade’s End-of-Lease Choices: Upgrade, Buy It Out, Return It, or Do Nothing for Six Months
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Apple Upgrade's End-of-Lease Choices: Upgrade, Buy It Out, Return It, or Do Nothing for Six Months

Mike Peterson · September 12, 2026

Apple Upgrade does not end with ownership by default. When a lease term is up, Apple gives three explicit choices, upgrade to a new device, buy the current one outright with a one-time payment, or return it, and if a customer does none of the three, Apple says the lease simply converts to a month-to-month…

Apple Upgrade Leases an iPhone 18 Pro for $34.99, and Has Not Priced the Ending
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Apple Upgrade Leases an iPhone 18 Pro for $34.99, and Has Not Priced the Ending

Mike Peterson · September 12, 2026

Apple Upgrade puts an iPhone 18 Pro 256GB in your hand for $34.99 a month over 24 months, or $49.99 a month over 12, and Apple’s own footnote is blunt about what that is: “This offer is for a consumer lease, not a purchase or loan.” Apple publishes the monthly figure and names three ways…

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