Apple’s Reuse and Recycling service is well-known among Apple device owners, and it’s a good way to recoup some cash before your next upgrade. If you’re an iPhone 4S owner you’ll be glad to hear that Apple has now added the 4S as a recyle option, netting you as much as $345 in return.
The amount of cash you get depends on the model you want to recycle and the condition of the phone. The maximum you can get is $345 for a 64GB iPhone 4S in very good condition with a battery that fully charges and power cord included. If you’ve got one of the more common 16GB phones, you can still expect $285 if it’s in great condition.
With the iPhone 4S having been available to purchase for over 10 months now, it seems about the right time to start offering to recycle the handsets. Of course, you could read more into this and see it as Apple preparing for the launch of the iPhone 5 by giving you a way to get rid of the 4S you intend to replace.
By offering a recycle program Apple is doing its bit for the environment when those millions of old handsets are no longer needed. If your phone is in great condition it’s possible it will find a home with someone else when sold as a reconditioned unit. By doing this, Apple is also cleverly ensuring further sales, as the compensation is given in the form of an Apple Gift Card.
The only iPhone owners this doesn’t help are those who opted for a two-year contract in order to get the iPhone 4S in the first place. Even so, more than a few may be willing to pay to upgrade to an iPhone 5 next month and get some of that cash back through Apple’s service.
More at Apple, via TechCrunch
Source : geek[dot]com
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