Apple adds Samsung foldables to its trade-in program and reshuffles iPhone values
Apple's US trade-in table now takes six Galaxy Z Fold and Flip models, while values for its newest Pro iPhones and most recent Pixels went down.
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$410top trade-in credit for a Galaxy Z Fold7, per 9to5Mac
What to know
- Apple now offers up to $410 for a Galaxy Z Fold7 and up to $215 for a Z Flip7 in US trade-ins, according to 9to5Mac.
- The iPhone 17 Pro fell to $740 from $785 and the iPhone 17 Pro Max to $855 from $885; the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air rose to $615.
- Mac and iPad values did not change in this update.
Source: 9to5Mac, November 12, 2026
Apple updated its US trade-in values on November 12 and, for the first time, listed Samsung's Galaxy Z foldables among the phones it will take, according to 9to5Mac, which compared the new table with the previous one. All figures are Apple's "up to" amounts; what a given phone actually earns depends on its condition.
Samsung foldables join the list
According to 9to5Mac, Apple now accepts six Samsung foldables:
- Galaxy Z Fold7: up to $410
- Galaxy Z Fold6: up to $335
- Galaxy Z Fold5: up to $270
- Galaxy Z Flip7: up to $215
- Galaxy Z Flip6: up to $185
- Galaxy Z Flip5: up to $125
The timing lines up with Apple's own entry into the category. The iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable, went on pre-order in October and shipping estimates slipped to late January within half an hour (see /stories/iphone-duo-preorders-sell-out). Giving Fold and Flip owners a way to trade in their phones toward an iPhone gives Apple a direct pitch to people already using a foldable.
iPhone values: newest Pros down, most others up slightly
The newest high-end iPhones lost value. 9to5Mac reports the iPhone 17 Pro Max dropped to $855 from $885 and the iPhone 17 Pro to $740 from $785. The iPhone 16 Pro Max fell to $590 from $610, and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max each slipped by $5 to $10.
Most other models went up by small amounts. The iPhone 17 and iPhone Air both rose to $615 from $585, the iPhone 16 to $440 from $430, and the iPhone 16e to $285 from $270. Older phones going back to the iPhone X gained about $5 each.
Watches and Pixels
On Apple Watch, the Ultra 2 rose to $275 from $265 and the Series 10 to $155 from $150, while the original Ultra fell to $185 and the Series 7 to $60, according to 9to5Mac.
Google's recent Pixels mostly lost value. The Pixel 9 dropped to $180 from $200, the Pixel 9 Pro to $265 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL to $280. The Pixel 8 and 8 Pro each fell by $15. The Pixel 7 was the exception, rising $5 to $70.
Mac and iPad values were unchanged; Apple had raised those a few weeks earlier. 9to5Mac counts this as at least the seventh change to the table this year.
Why it matters
Trade-in credit is part of the real price of a new phone, and Apple moves these numbers often. Anyone planning to trade in a recent Pro iPhone or Pixel now gets less than a week ago, and Samsung foldable owners have a new place to sell their phones if they switch.
This story relies on 9to5Mac's comparison of Apple's trade-in table; Apple's own trade-in page could not be checked for this report.
Sources
- Apple adjusts iPhone and Apple Watch trade-in values, adds Samsung foldables, 9to5Mac, November 12, 2026
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