'If you can’t buy it, you can’t afford it' — why not everyone is buying Apple's new iPhone leasing offer
Naturally, most people might be looking at the Upgrade program, a leasing program actually run by Klarna, for their next iPhone and probably the popular iPhone 17 Pro Max, which starts at $34.99 a month. Still, when I asked on a pair of social media platforms (X and Threads) if people would be leasing their next iPhone, the sentiment was decidedly negative.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Will you lease your next iPhone?July 28, 2026On Threads and with 199 votes in, 80% said no. I was surprised, but some of the responses to my anecdotal polls offered a little insight.One thing a few talked about was ownership.
- ▪Naturally, most people might be looking at the Upgrade program, a leasing program actually run by Klarna, for their next iPhone and probably the popular iPhone 17 Pro Max, which starts at $34.99 a month.
- ▪Still, when I asked on a pair of social media platforms (X and Threads) if people would be leasing their next iPhone, the sentiment was decidedly negative.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: Will you lease your next iPhone?Jul
- ▪I was surprised, but some of the responses to my anecdotal polls offered a little insight.One thing a few talked about was ownership.
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Phones iPhone 'If you can’t buy it, you can’t afford it' — why not everyone is buying Apple's new iPhone leasing offer Opinion By Lance Ulanoff Published 29 July 2026 Apple's new leasing program means you never have to give up that new phone smell When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Apple's long-rumored product leasing program, which it calls unironically "Apple Upgrade," is finally here, and it looks like a low-cost way to slide into the Apple ecosystem whether on the shiny surface of…
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