Can you sell a broken or cracked iPhone?

Yes. 4 of the six UK stores we track publish a price for faulty iPhones, and on a recent model it can still be a three-figure sum. In our data a faulty iPhone's best offer is a median 34% of what the same phone fetches in good condition.

Which stores buy broken iPhones

Argos, Back Market, Currys, giffgaff all quote for faulty handsets. What counts as “faulty” differs:

• Argos and Currys have a single Faulty price that covers anything from a cracked screen to a dead battery.
• giffgaff has a “Screen damage” grade.
• Back Market asks separately about the screen, the body and whether everything works, and pays very differently for a cracked-but-working phone than a cracked-and-dead one. We quote its lowest figure, so a phone with a working cracked screen can do better than our headline.

Broken vs good condition: real examples

What a broken iPhone is worth, model by model

The best published price for a faulty or cracked unlocked iPhone, any storage size. Click a model for every store's price.

Should you repair it first?

Only if the repair costs clearly less than the gap between the faulty and good prices for your model — and remember a non-genuine screen can itself be graded down. Look up both figures on your model's page before booking a repair.

Things that make an iPhone unsellable

• Activation Lock. If Find My is still on, stores reject or return the phone. Turn it off first — here's how.
• Blacklisting. A phone reported lost or stolen will not be accepted.
• Missing parts or water damage. Many stores exclude these from their faulty grade; check the store's terms.

Figures from 6,542 prices collected between 29 July 2026 and 18 October 2026 from each store's own trade-in tool. CeX prices are the cash figure.