You also have several options for buying a new iPhone, whether you want to buy it from Apple directly, a different store or through your wireless carrier. But the fact is, every iPhone is expensive.

Large retailers like Apple, Amazon, and Best Buy also offer similar programs, with some leading to a cash or gift card credit ...

If you aren’t sure which new iPhone to buy, we compare every iPhone in a separate article. Apple will let you trade in your old iPhone and get up to $650 in credit toward a new purchase.

If you want to buy an unlocked iPhone 16 in the U.S. you have to buy it from the Apple Store. Apple will let you trade in your old iPhone and get up to $650 in credit toward a new purchase.

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can ...