Short answer
Get a quote early, trade in before your phone loses another year of value, and prepare it properly: back up, unpair your Watch, sign out and erase only once the trade is confirmed.
With iPhone 18 Pro from AED 5,099 and iPhone Duo from AED 8,499, your trade-in can make a big difference to what you actually pay.
What affects your trade-in value
- Model and storage.
- Screen and body condition.
- Battery health.
- Working Face ID, cameras, speakers and charging.
- Activation Lock status.
- Original box and invoice (helpful, not essential).
Timing
Trade-in values typically fall after each new iPhone launch, and they keep falling as phones age. If you're going to upgrade, trading in sooner usually beats waiting.
Prepare your iPhone
- Back up to iCloud or a computer.
- Unpair your Apple Watch.
- Make sure your new phone is set up before erasing the old one.
- Sign out of your Apple Account and turn off Find My when the trade is confirmed.
- Erase All Content and Settings.
- Remove your physical SIM, if you have one.