Is it true that the old smartphones MegaFon and MTS salons change their customers for new models for free? Yes and no. You can get a 99.9% discount, and pay the rest: 0.1%.

How it works?

The promotion is valid until August 31 of this, 2019, year. Salons (not all, but where the special “Favorable trade-in” sign stands) accept obsolete smartphones of the following brands:

  • Apple iPhone or iPad;
  • Samsung
  • Sony
  • Huawei
  • Honor
  • LG.

According to the price list, the manager evaluates your equipment for defects:

  • damage;
  • scuffs;
  • chips;
  • disturbances of the speakers and so on.

In total, 4 price categories are provided for which those smartphones that you hand over are sorted. This condition is “Excellent”, “Worker”, No. 1, No. 2. According to the category, you are assigned the amount of compensation surcharge for the new model.

What to look for

Unlike the previous similar action, which took place in 2018, now tablets and smartphones will not be checked according to the ROSTEST quality system. The exception is Samsung gadgets.

They accept not only smartphones, but also tablets, which is nice. Moreover, in order to maximize the amount of compensation for a new device, you have the right to bring a few old devices to the salon, and this is really cool.

If you are going to give Apple equipment, be sure to turn off the “Find My iPhone” option; For Samsung devices, you also need to disable the “Find Smartphone” function and deactivate the phone search in Google settings.

If you just want to turn in the equipment to get cash, then it won’t work, don’t even try: just buy new smartphones. But they issue interest-free installments if they still did not have enough funds.

The highest payouts will be for the flagship models of world leaders: Samsung and Apple. But don’t be especially happy, because, according to the price list, the estimated cost fluctuates around 50% of the sale price of the gadget, if it is in perfect condition.

So it’s up to you to decide whether to run into the communication stores or to wait and sell the phone yourself on the free classified ads website.