iPhone X Release Date News: iPhone 8 Trade-In Are Higher Than Ever as Preorder for Bezel-less Flagship Nears
With the iPhone X almost available for pre-order, owners of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are taking advantage of Apple's trade-in program more than ever.
According to device recycling site Decluttr.com, the trade-ins for the iPhone 8 duo are higher in their life cycle than in the same period than any other iterations of the smartphone.
Decluttr CMO Liam Howley explained:
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Following the recent Apple launch, all the buzz and excitement has been around the iPhone X. The iPhone 8 has perhaps been less well received than previous handsets from what we're being told in the tech press and we're now actually seeing that for ourselves, through our own customers' trade-ins.
It was expected that the iPhone X will be the favorite among the latest releases from Apple due to its bezel-less design, which is becoming all the rage in the mobile scene at the moment.
Howley believes that this is the perfect time to do trade-ins, where they can get up to 30 percent more from the transaction if they do it before the preorder date of the iPhone X, which will take place Oct. 27.
Many customers have obviously decided that they would prefer to sell the iPhone 8 while its value is at its highest, up to $630 for the 8 Plus, and put the money towards the new iPhone X which will cost $999 but comes with a host of new features, such as an edge-to-edge display, facial recognition, emoji's and OLED technology.
With reports suggesting that the iPhone X supply will be scarce this year, users are advised to jump in on the opportunity as soon as they could.
Preorder starts at 12:01 a.m. PDT on Apple.com and the Apple Store app. It will then be available in more than 55 countries and territories on Apple Stores the following week, Nov. 3. Those who intend to go to physical stores are advised to go early.
