Whether you’re in the market for the super-slim new iPhone Air or planning to go big with the iPhone 17 Pro Max, don’t just toss that old phone in a drawer when you upgrade. Sell your iPhone! That old hunk of glass is more valuable than you might think. A handful of services offer cash or store credit for used iPhones. We’ve compared some popular options for trading in an old device. Most of these services accept Samsung and Google devices, and all of them take iPhones.

Updated September 2025: We’ve updated phones and pricing.

Tips to Get a High Resale Price

If you want the maximum resale value for your phone, make sure you take care of it. Buy a good case (check out our guide on picking a good phone case) and consider a screen protector. They’ll keep your device looking new, which is the best way to ensure you get the most money possible when you sell.

Always buy an unlocked phone. This not only gives you the freedom to switch carriers, but you’ll get more for it when you go to sell it. For the past decade, all iPhones in the US have worked on any wireless network. There’s no reason to chain yourself to one carrier. Generally, unless a carrier tells you a phone is unlocked, it probably isn’t, especially if you buy it on a payment plan.

The last thing to do before you run off to cash in your old phone is to back up all your data using iCloud. Be sure to check the option to back up your Messages so iCloud will store your text messages, which sometimes include photos and videos you haven’t saved to your Camera Roll. Remember to unpair your Apple Watch if you have one, and wipe your phone’s data as well.

Best for Reliable Cash

Gazelle is the old hand in the world of used phones. The company has been buying phones since 2006 and has the simplest process we’ve tested. It also doesn’t require you to create an account just to get a quote on your phone.

You fill out an online form and answer some questions about your device—whether it works, which carrier it’s tied to, and whether there’s any cosmetic damage. You’ll then get an offer based on the answers you give. If you accept the offer, Gazelle will send a box complete with a shipping label, and you’ll ship the phone in for inspection. Once the company has looked over your device and verified that it’s in the condition you said it was, you’ll be paid—usually in seven to 10 days. Payment can be in the form of a check, PayPal, or an Amazon gift card.

A factory-unlocked, 128-GB iPhone 16 in pristine condition will get you $469. A 128-GB unlocked iPhone 15 in lightly used condition will net you about $315. Gazelle sometimes runs promotional offers around new device launches, so keep an eye out to snag the best deal.

Best for Pristine iPhones

Swappa is an online auction house, something like eBay. It eliminates some of the problems associated with eBay, like high seller fees, poor seller-buyer communication tools, and too many poor-quality devices. You won’t be able to sell your iPhone here unless it’s in good shape, fully functional, and undamaged. You’ll also have to create an account and link it to your PayPal account before you can even see an offer.

So long as your phone meets Swappa’s listing criteria and you’re willing to put in a little effort, this is where you’ll get the most money for your old device. As you would on eBay, you’ll need to put together a listing with photos. Be sure to take the case off your phone, and be honest about the condition. Remember to factor in shipping when setting your sale price.

Fashion Innovation Agency (FIA) based at London College of Fashion, UAL, has unveiled a new 3D volumetric capture service, the first of its kind available to digital-first fashion designers and brands.

This next-generation creative technology uses an FIA designed process called digital reskinning, where virtual garments with realistic physics and textures are applied to captured human performances. The result is hyper-real fashion content that moves naturally and expressively, creating endless possibilities across digital campaigns and virtual runways.

London College of Fashion’s Fashion Innovation Agency has launched a groundbreaking 3D volumetric capture service using digital reskinning to create hyper-real virtual fashion content.
This AI-enhanced technology enables designers to produce lifelike digital doubles for campaigns, virtual try-ons, and virtual runways, reducing the need for physical samples.

By capturing full-body motion in high-resolution 3D and using AI mesh stabilisation, FIA’s newly launched offering produces digital doubles; ready to be restyled and reimagined. Through digital reskinning, a single captured performance can be transformed into an entire collection, enabling brands to tell rich stories while reducing the need for physical samples and the associated costs, the company said in a press release.

“Until now, there has been no clear or consistent pipeline for designers to access this level of digital reskinning. What we’ve built changes that. We have been able to achieve the highest standard of 3D volumetric capture currently available; it’s remarkably lifelike and ready for real-world use. For the first time, designers and brands can harness this technology in a way that’s intuitive and scalable,” Matthew Drinkwater, head of Fashion Innovation Agency, said.

Designed for use across fashion, gaming, film, and immersive entertainment, this streamlined service supports everything from campaign ideation to consumer-facing virtual try-ons. It offers brands a future-facing, sustainable way to build content pipelines ready to meet the growing demand for high-quality digital fashion assets.

The service has been developed with the support of University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality (CCIXR), 4D Views and UAL’s Creative Enterprise Network; a strategic initiative built around sharing of expertise, resources and networks across UAL colleges to help student and staff entrepreneurs to scale-up the impact of their ventures. In 2023, Dr Gavin Clark was appointed UAL’s inaugural director of Enterprise & Commercialisation, further strengthening the university’s commitment to developing knowledge and IP-based innovation in the creative industries.

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Chinese tech juggernaut Huawei plans to launch powerful computing setups that allow chips to connect at high speeds, an executive said Thursday, as Beijing looks to bolster domestic AI prowess and reduce reliance on Western firms.

Geopolitical tensions between China and the United States have intensified technological competition between the countries, each seeking to achieve supremacy in the vital fields of artificial intelligence and advanced computer chips.

Shenzhen-based Huawei and California-based Nvidia are among the tech giants that have repeatedly been caught up in the rivalry, each facing various restrictions on their overseas operations.

Huawei’s Deputy Chairman Eric Xu said Thursday that the firm intends to launch the Atlas 950 and Atlas 960 “SuperPoDs,” part of efforts to meet “long-term computing demand,” according to a press release.

The products will be used to integrate thousands of Huawei chips, significantly enhancing the computing power that underpins various AI applications.

They are expected to be launched in the fourth quarters of 2026 and 2027, respectively, according to a copy of Xu’s speech seen by AFP.

An earlier report by state-controlled Chinese business news outlet Jiemian incorrectly stated that the Atlas 950 would launch this year.

“These two SuperPoDs will deliver an industry-leading performance across multiple key metrics, including the number of NPUs (neural processing units), total computing power, memory capacity, and interconnect bandwidth,” said Xu, quoted in the press release.

The announcement comes a day after a report by the Financial Times said China’s internet regulator had instructed domestic tech giants, including Alibaba and ByteDance to terminate orders for certain Nvidia products.

According to the FT, citing unnamed sources, the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered companies to end all testing and purchase plans for Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D chips, state-of-the-art processors made especially for the country.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said Wednesday that he was “disappointed” by the report.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian did not confirm new restrictions when asked about the report at a regular press conference on Thursday.

“We always oppose discriminatory practices targeting specific countries when it comes to economic, trade and technology issues,” he said.

“China is willing to maintain dialogue and cooperation with all parties to protect the stability of the global supply chain.”

Observers believe that Beijing’s moves to wean Chinese tech companies off Nvidia’s offerings are part of its effort to accelerate domestic production from companies like Huawei.

The FT report also said that Beijing regulators have recently summoned Huawei and Cambricon—another domestic chipmaker—for discussions on how their products stack up against Nvidia’s chips for the Chinese market.

© 2025 AFP