Guides

Fix, keep
or upgrade?

Apple's real repair prices, trade-in values and the questions behind every upgrade decision. All prices US, before sales tax.

Fix or upgrade, by model

• iPhone 11Battery $89 · screen $199 · trade-in $100
• iPhone 11 ProBattery $89 · screen $279 · trade-in $125
• iPhone 11 Pro MaxBattery $89 · screen $329 · trade-in $140
• iPhone 12 miniBattery $89 · screen $229 · trade-in $80
• iPhone 12Battery $89 · screen $279 · trade-in $120
• iPhone 12 ProBattery $89 · screen $279 · trade-in $165
• iPhone 12 Pro MaxBattery $89 · screen $329 · trade-in $210
• iPhone 13 miniBattery $89 · screen $229 · trade-in $145
• iPhone 13Battery $89 · screen $279 · trade-in $175
• iPhone 13 ProBattery $89 · screen $279 · trade-in $255
• iPhone 13 Pro MaxBattery $89 · screen $329 · trade-in $320
• iPhone 14Battery $99 · screen $279 · trade-in $195
• iPhone 14 PlusBattery $99 · screen $329 · trade-in $210
• iPhone 14 ProBattery $99 · screen $329 · trade-in $285
• iPhone 14 Pro MaxBattery $99 · screen $379 · trade-in $360
• iPhone 15Battery $99 · screen $279 · trade-in $305
• iPhone 15 PlusBattery $99 · screen $329 · trade-in $315
• iPhone 15 ProBattery $99 · screen $329 · trade-in $370
• iPhone 15 Pro MaxBattery $99 · screen $379 · trade-in $455
• iPhone 16eBattery $99 · screen $229 · trade-in $270
• iPhone 16Battery $99 · screen $279 · trade-in $430
• iPhone 16 PlusBattery $99 · screen $329 · trade-in $430
• iPhone 16 ProBattery $119 · screen $329 · trade-in $510
• iPhone 16 Pro MaxBattery $119 · screen $379 · trade-in $610
• iPhone 17eBattery $99 · screen $229
• iPhone 17Battery $99 · screen $329 · trade-in $585
• iPhone AirBattery $119 · screen $329 · trade-in $585
• iPhone 17 ProBattery $119 · screen $329 · trade-in $785
• iPhone 17 Pro MaxBattery $119 · screen $379 · trade-in $885
• iPhone 18 ProBattery $129 · screen $329
• iPhone 18 Pro MaxBattery $129 · screen $379
• iPhone DuoBattery $229 · screen $379

Prices and answers

• Black Friday: fix your iPhone or buy new?The math first, then what's worth buying
• Black Friday: buying a renewed iPhone?Which model, and the checklist
• Black Friday gifts for iPhone ownersMake their iPhone feel new
• Apple's holiday return windowBuy by 25 Dec, return by 8 Jan
• Is the iPhone 18 Pro worth it?Upgrade cost from every older Pro
• What the iPhone Duo really costsRepairs, AppleCare+, protection
• iPhone 13 swollen batteryWhat to do, what Apple charges
• How long do iPhones last?Battery data, model by model
• USB-C or Lightning?Every iPhone's port, and one charger for all
• iPhone battery replacement costEvery model, iPhone 11 to 18 and Duo
• iPhone screen and back glass repair costScreen, back glass, both
• iCloud+ or a bigger iPhone?The storage math
• Which iPhones get Apple Intelligence?And the cheapest way in
• The carbon cost of a new iPhoneFrom Apple's own reports
• When a repair costs nearly as much as a new iPhoneOur analysis of Apple's prices
• Is AppleCare+ worth it?Break-even math, crack by crack