The iPhone Air tanked harder than any recent Apple release after dropping almost 48 percent of its value within ten weeks, and the company apparently stopped making them because nobody wants to buy an ultra-thin phone. Higher storage models got hit worst with the 1TB version bleeding value fastest, while the iPhone 17 Pro lineup held up way better, with the Pro Max 256GB only losing around 26 percent.
The whole iPhone 17 family averaged about 35 percent depreciation, which beats the iPhone 16 and iPhone 14 over the same period but still trails the iPhone 15, which remains the resale king. Anyone stuck with an iPhone Air should probably trade it in before the iPhone 18 drops because the value keeps cratering, and waiting makes the trade-in offers even more depressing.
The whole iPhone 17 family averaged about 35 percent depreciation, which beats the iPhone 16 and iPhone 14 over the same period but still trails the iPhone 15, which remains the resale king. Anyone stuck with an iPhone Air should probably trade it in before the iPhone 18 drops because the value keeps cratering, and waiting makes the trade-in offers even more depressing.
