Free tools to get the most for your phone

Your carrier's "up to $1,000" is bill credit spread over 24 to 36 months, paid only if you buy a new phone and stay on the plan. This calculator converts that headline into what it's actually worth today and puts it side by side with real cash for the same phone.

• Turns bill credit into a real, spendable number
• Accounts for the plan lock and early-payoff forfeiture
• Shows the cash difference in plain dollars

Phones lose 1 to 2% of their value a month, and the drop gets steeper the moment a new model lands. This tool tracks your model's value curve and shows the next projected price drop, so you sell before it, not after.

• Your model's month-by-month depreciation
• The next expected drop, tied to the launch calendar
• A clear "sell now or wait" answer, backed by our data

The single most common reason a quote gets revised down is a device that's still locked to an account. This interactive checklist walks you through backing up, signing out of iCloud or Google, removing locks, and wiping safely, so your phone arrives ready and worth its full value.

• Back up, sign out, and clear activation locks
• The step that most protects your final payout
• Wipe safely without losing anything you need

Enter any phone's IMEI to check its blacklist status, carrier lock, and iCloud / Find My activation lock in seconds. Use it to avoid buying a blocked or locked handset, or to confirm your own phone is clean and ready to sell.

• Blacklist / lost-or-stolen status
• Carrier lock and network
• iCloud / Find My activation-lock check