Is it possible to trade-in directly in a store and do the phone-to-phone migration?

Hi, I am interested in trading in my old iPhone (XS Max) to the new 11 Pro. Phone was bought online from apple.com (US) store.


If I walk to any Apple Store in the US, can I immediately trade-in my old phone for a new one?

If yes

-> do I need any documents?

-> would I be allowed to perform the phone-to-phone migration in store before giving the old phone erased and back to factory settings?


Thanks

iPhone XS

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 4:49 AM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2019 6:21 AM

Yes, you can trade and set up the new phone in-store. Apple will check the trade in to ensure it is eligible to be traded in and its condition to assign a trade value, but assuming you don't owe anything for the phone you want to trade and it is working condition, both transactions can be done at the same time.

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Oct 11, 2019 6:21 AM in response to johnsan13

Yes, you can trade and set up the new phone in-store. Apple will check the trade in to ensure it is eligible to be traded in and its condition to assign a trade value, but assuming you don't owe anything for the phone you want to trade and it is working condition, both transactions can be done at the same time.

Oct 11, 2019 6:10 AM in response to johnsan13

Yes, I think you can. See also the FAQs at the bottom of this article:--> Apple Trade In - Apple

But you need to make an appointment, just to be sure that the new model you want is available when you go there.

As far as "migration" is concerned, I don't have a proper answer to offer you, but you can ask Apple Specialists when you make your reservation.

Migration could be a quite long procedure, depending on the quantity of data, photos, media, apps, documents, etc that are on your current device.

Regards

Giulio

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