Best Buy, the nation’s popular consumer electronics retailer, is offering latest iPhones with a notable 50 percent discount until this coming Sunday, May 11. The entry-level iPhone 5s model with sixteen gigabytes of storage isnow available for $99after a two-year wireless contract with Verizon or Sprint.
The 16GB iPhone 5c – whichnormally costs $99after a two-year contract over at the Online Apple Store (and through many other carriers/retailers) – will now set you back $49.95 in upfront payment. Higher-capacity iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models are half price, too…
Sweetening the deal further, Best Buy has increased trade-in values for used iPhones. The iPhone 5 in good working condition (must power on, no smashed screen) can net you a guaranteed $200 in trade-in value. The iPhone 4/4s are now guaranteed $100/$150.
As Dan DeSilvanoted, the trade-in promotion basically means iPhone 4 owners can trade up to a Verizon or Sprint iPhone 5s with absolutely no out of pocket cost. Best Buy previouslyoffered up to $150 in gift card valueto customers trading up to an iPhone 5s.
In order to take advantage of this trade-in promo, you’ll need to take your handset to a nearby Best Buy store as the deal is unavailable online. Before you do this, keep in mind that Apple is said to be hosting a massiveiPhone upgrade eventthis week.
@SebastienPageI am a manager at a target mobile iPhone 5c is $29.99 and the iPhone 5s is $119.99 with a $20 dollar gift card this week!!!
— C. Money (@IGOTDMVSOUL)July 02, 2025
The event is said to take place at company-owned retail stores in a number of states across the United States. Starting today, Apple should be issuing emails to upgrade-eligible iPhone users with older iPhone models, inviting them to come visit their local Apple Store and upgrade to a brand spanking new iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c.
