Verizon early upgrade for smartphones FAQs

With early upgrades you can buy an eligible smartphone and turn it in after 30 days and payment of at least 50% of the purchase price to upgrade to a new eligible smartphone on a device payment agreement.

Check your upgrade eligibility now in My Verizon.

To participate, you need to:

• Purchase and activate an eligible smartphone on a Verizon device payment agreement before the offer end date below.

   

   

  Offer details

  Smartphone	Start date	End date
  iPhone® 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max	9/20/24	TBD
  iPhone 15 iPhone 15 Plus iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Max	9/15/23	9/19/24
  iPhone 14 iPhone 14 Plus iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max	9/9/22	9/14/23
  iPhone 13 iPhone 13 mini iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro Max	9/17/21	9/8/22

• Use the eligible smartphone with Verizon mobile service for at least 30 days.
• Pay at least 50% of the smartphone's retail price.
• Return the eligible smartphone in good working condition with no significant damage, as determined by Verizon, within 30 days after you upgrade.
• Satisfy the early upgrade program terms and conditions

Learn how to return your device.

Yes. If you pre-order an eligible smartphone on a Verizon mobile device payment agreement and activate it, you're eligible for the early upgrade program.

No, you don't need to make the remaining payments.

You can upgrade a device if your account is not past due and you bought the device you want to replace:

• At retail price – you can upgrade to a new device any time.
• With a device payment agreement – you can upgrade when any of these applies:
  • You paid off your device payment agreement.*
  • You do an early upgrade.
  • You bought your device at a discount for signing a 2-year contract and that contract ended.

*When you pay off your device agreement, any monthly promotional credits you get for that device will stop.

If you don't return the original smartphone after you upgrade, the remaining balance of your original device payment agreement will be due on your next bill. Here's how to return your device.