OnePlus has just opened sales of the OnePlus 5 on its website, so if you live in Europe, you can order the smartphone from just about any country. However, if you can't afford to pay the hefty amount of €500 or more for the OnePlus flagship, the Chinese company is trying to sweeten the deal with a trade-in program.
The new trade-in program is available in almost all European countries where the OnePlus is selling its products and allows consumers to offer their older phones in order to receive a discount on the
OnePlus 5 or a voucher they can use to purchase something from the OnePlus store.
Basically, you can buy a OnePlus 5 by trading an old device to receive cashback, or trade in an old device and get a voucher to spend on anything on the company's online store. The trade-in program will be available to customers for the next five months.
Unfortunately, the amount of cashback you'll receive when trading in a smartphone isn't that sweet as the offer might have made it sound. For example, a
Galaxy Note 5 (32GB) in good condition, which means it's almost as new, you'll only get €150. If you plan on trading in a
OnePlus 3 in mint condition, the Chinese company appraises it at €100, while the
iPhone 7 (32GB) is valued at €250.
It's also worth mentioning that whatever smartphone you want to get rid of will have its trade in value cut by at least 1/3 if the device has minor visible scratches on body, screen or camera due to normal use. Is OnePlus going to resell these devices or scrap them for parts?
Things that are NOT allowed: