Apple’s most recently published trade-in values put an iPhone 16 Pro at up to $630 and an iPhone 15 Pro at up to $420, which would bring the $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro down to $569 or $779 before tax. Those figures come from Apple’s August 6 refresh of its trade-in program, as reported by MacRumors, and Apple may update them now that the new phones are announced.
Apple’s trade-in page was not reachable at the time of writing, so the August values are the latest we can cite. Our iPhone 18 Pro announcement roundup has the new phone’s confirmed pricing, and this piece works through what the older Pros are worth against it.
iPhone 18 Pro trade-in values: what Apple published in August
| Your iPhone | Apple trade-in value (up to, August 6) | iPhone 18 Pro after trade-in ($1,199) | iPhone 18 Pro Max after trade-in ($1,299) |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | $720 | $479 | $579 |
| iPhone 16 Pro | $630 | $569 | $669 |
| iPhone 16 Plus | $485 | $714 | $814 |
| iPhone 16 | $480 | $719 | $819 |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | $530 | $669 | $769 |
| iPhone 15 Pro | $420 | $779 | $879 |
| iPhone 15 Plus | $340 | $859 | $959 |
| iPhone 15 | $335 | $864 | $964 |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | $405 | $794 | $894 |
| iPhone 14 Pro | $335 | $864 | $964 |
| iPhone 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 17, Air | Apple has not published | Not available | Not available |
The after-trade figures are simple subtraction from the 256GB base prices and do not include tax, carrier promotions or the higher storage tiers, whose prices Apple has not published. Apple’s values are “up to” amounts and depend on the condition of the phone, and MacRumors has reported that Apple applies the same value regardless of storage capacity.
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iPhone 16 Pro and 15 Pro owners: the math
An iPhone 16 Pro at $630 covers a little over half of the iPhone 18 Pro’s $1,199 price. In August MacRumors reported that Apple raised the 16 Pro’s value from $560 to $630, so the number had already moved up once before the event.
An iPhone 15 Pro at $420 covers about a third of the new phone. The 15 Pro Max does better at $530, and both are still above the 14 Pro’s $335. MacRumors reported in late August that values for older models had been sliding ahead of the launch, so the gap to the 14 Pro is a reminder that the credit falls each year a phone is held.
Apple has not yet listed values for the iPhone 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 or iPhone Air, which were not on the August list. Anyone trading a one-year-old phone will need to wait for Apple to post those figures.
What Apple is offering on the new phones
Apple’s event-day marketing in the US refers to up to $1,200 off the iPhone 18 Pro with an iPhone 14 or newer, according to MacRumors, a figure far above the August flat values that reads like carrier-style promotional wording rather than Apple’s own flat credit, and one we have not been able to verify on Apple’s site. Apple’s Canadian release cites up to C$1,415 in credit with an iPhone 13 or newer.
Apple has not said when it will refresh its trade-in page for the new phones, and the table above should be read as the last published baseline rather than the final offer. The iPhone 17 Pro deals roundup tracked how the outgoing Pro was priced before the event, and the pre-order guide covers timing.
Pre-orders open Saturday, September 12 at 5 a.m. PT, with availability Friday, September 18. Apple has not published updated trade-in values for the iPhone 18 Pro launch, and the figures above may change when it does.
