iPhone 7 is top traded Apple device for seventh consecutive quarter — Apple World Today

When it comes to smartphone trade-ins, HYLA’s data reveals that:

·         The five most traded devices in the third quarter were iPhones. The iPhone 7 was the top traded device during the quarter, followed by the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone X.

·         The iPhone 7 was the top traded Apple device for the seventh quarter running. The Samsung Galaxy S9 replaced the Samsung Galaxy S7 as the most traded Android device in Q3. The Samsung Galaxy S7 had reigned as top traded Android device for nine consecutive quarters, from Q1 2018 – Q2 2020

·         The average age of a smartphone at trade-in was 3.21 years (up from 3.13 years in quarter two). The average age of an Android device was 2.84 years, while the average age of an iPhone at trade-in was 3.39 years

·         Online device trade-ins rose 4.5% over last quarter and a staggering 170% over the same quarter last year

Highlights from HYLA’s trade-in data for wearables include:

·         The average value of an Apple Watch Series 5 at trade-in was $207.11 in September, up 8% from the last month of the previous quarter

·         The average trade-in value of each series of Apple Watch rose throughout quarter three and ended with a higher value then where it was at the beginning of quarter two.