Phone trade-ins paid out $6.4B in 2025 as Android users kept their phones longer than iPhone users

Trade-in payouts amounted to $6.4 billion, total trade-in credit and cash paid to customers in 2025.

Were $4.5 billion in 2024, trade-in payouts in 2024 for comparison.

Increased by 42% year-over-year, year-over-year increase in trade-in payouts from 2024 to 2025.

Q4 2025 returned $2.8 billion to customers, quarter with record return aligning with iPhone 17 launch.

Android devices the Galaxy S22 Ultra was the most traded phone, most traded Android model in 2025.