Overview
- SellCell’s ten-week trade-in analysis shows the iPhone Air down an average 44.3%, ranging from 40.3% to 47.7%, with the 1TB Air the worst performer.
- Across the lineup, iPhone 17 models average 34.6% depreciation, outperforming the iPhone 16 (39.0%) and iPhone 14 (36.6%) at the same mark.
- Pro variants retain value best, led by the iPhone 17 Pro Max 256GB at a 26.1% decline, with all Pro and Pro Max configurations staying under 40%.
- Unlike other iPhone 17 models that stabilized by week ten, the Air continued to slide, a pattern SellCell says signals lingering resale uncertainty.
- B-Stock reports carriers listing bulk iPhone 17 lots as devices hold roughly 94% of retail, and separate research notes a growing used market as SellCell tracks prices from 40+ U.S. buyback firms.