If you 're due an upgrade and ca n't decide which handset to get , Apple will now offer you a financial incentive to switch to its iPhone . The Californian tech giant has extended its recycling and trade-in scheme to include rival handsets from the likes of Samsung , HTC and BlackBerry . A typical , working Samsung Galaxy S5 is worth £144 in Apple Store credit , while a two-year-old HTC One can be sold for £54 . Apple has extended it recycling and trade-in scheme to include rival handsets from the likes of Sony , Samsung , HTC , Nokia , LG and BlackBerry ( pictured ) . The Apple trade-ins are available in the US , UK , Canada , France , Germany and Italy and prices will vary in each region . By comparison , the same phones sold to Mazuma Mobile are worth £174 and £65 respectively , and this increases to £191.40 and £71.50 if users choose to take an Argos voucher . An iPhone 5S sold to Apple is worth £170 of store credit , but £195 from Mazuma . The Apple trade-ins are reportedly available in the US , UK , Canada , France , Germany and Italy but the option is not currently visible on each of these stores yet . In the UK , handsets include Sony , Samsung , Nokia , LG , HTC and BlackBerry but this will vary depending on the country , as will prices . They can be made in either an Apple Store , where an employee will assess the handset 's condition and offer a price , or the handsets can be recycled online . A typical , working Samsung Galaxy S5 is worth £144 in Apple Store credit ( pictured left ) . By comparison , the same phone can be sold to Mazuma Mobile for £174 , or £191.40 in Argos vouchers ( pictured right ) A two-year-old HTC One is worth £54 in Apple credit ( left ) or £65 from Mazuma Mobile ( right ) . Trade-ins can be made in either an Apple Store , where an employee will assess its condition and offer a price , or the handsets can be recycled online . The working condition of an online quote will be verified by the firm upon receipt . The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech show that Apple ’ s share of sales grew across the US , Europe and China during the fourth quarter of 2014 . In the US , Apple iOS overtook Android for the first time since 2012 albeit by 0.1 % . Across Europe , Android ’ s share declined by 3.8 % year-on-year to 66.1 per cent while iOS rose by 6.2 % . The UK had the biggest impact on the decline as iOS grew its share by 13.1 % compared to this time last year with Samsung , LG and Sony all losing market share year-on-year . The online price quoted will depend on the working condition and this will be verified by the company when the handset is received for processing . The price quoted is then given to the customer in the form of a gift card or store credit . Rumours that this scheme was being extended first appeared on fan site 9to5Mac . Apple launched its iPhone Reuse and Recycle trade-in scheme in 2013 . It lets people take old handsets into a store and get credit to put towards the purchase of a new one . Apple also offers an iPad version of the scheme . The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech show that Apple ’ s share of sales grew across the US , Europe and China during the fourth quarter of 2014 . In the US , Apple iOS overtook Android for the first time since the same period in 2012 albeit by 0.1 per cent . An iPhone 5S sold to Apple is worth £170 of store credit , but £195 from Mazuma . Apple launched its iPhone Reuse and Recycle trade-in scheme in 2013 and also offers an iPad version . Rumours that this scheme was being extended first appeared on fan site 9to5Mac . Notably , the iPhone 6 was the best-selling smartphone in the US , with Samsung in second place with is Galaxy S5 . Across Europe , Android ’ s share declined by 3.8 per cent year-on-year to 66.1 per cent while iOS rose by 6.2 per cent . The UK had the biggest impact on the decline as iOS grew its share of sales by 13.1 per cent compared to this time last year , . Samsung , LG and Sony all losing market share year-on-year . Explore smartphone market share data using the interactive graphic below .
Apple launched its 5S and Recycle trade-in scheme in 2013 . It has now extended this to include Samsung , HTC , Nokia and BlackBerry . A typical , working Samsung Galaxy S5 is worth £144 in Apple Store credit . But , by comparison , the same phone is worth £174 on Mazuma Mobile .