{
  "id": 9500245,
  "title": "As iPhone upgrades get costlier, how trade-ins and financing options are 'changing'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/as-iphone-upgrades-get-costlier-how-trade-ins-and-financing-options",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T13:28:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/as-iphone-upgrades-get-costlier-how-trade-ins-and-financing-options-are-changing/articleshow/134439272.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple's iPhone 18 Pro has launched at a higher price, leading to an increase in trade-ins. Customers are trading in older models to afford new purchases, as noted by experts. Trade-in attach rates for the iPhone 18 Pro series have risen significantly compared to last year. The refurbished market is seeing increased demand for older iPhone models amid these price hikes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}