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I\u2019ve never paid full price for a new smartphone. Of course, I thought no one <\/em>ever paid \u201cfull price\u201d for a new smartphone. $649 for a phone when you could get it for $200 by waiting a few months for your contract to expire? No-brainer.<\/p>\n

Well, not anymore. Wireless carriers are moving away from contracts<\/a> that subsidized prices, and thrifty shoppers will face a dilemma. The analysis says that forking over $700 for your phone upfront is actually a smart way to save money in the long run<\/a>, but parting with that much cash at once will surely hit your wallet\u2014and psyche\u2014harder right now.<\/p>\n

Before you buy that new iPhone 6s for full price, think about whether you want<\/em> or need<\/em> it. Here are a couple questions that can help you tell the difference.<\/p>\n

Does Your Current Phone Still Work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I remember when I upgraded to a Galaxy S3. I was coming from a Droid Eres, one of the first Droids and a \u201csmartphone\u201d by name only at that point. It didn\u2019t keep a charge, wouldn\u2019t load web pages and couldn\u2019t even play podcasts. Upgrading was like going from night to day.<\/p>\n

I then went from a Galaxy S3 to a Galaxy S5, primarily because I\u2019ve been conditioned<\/a> to want a new phone after two years. Don\u2019t get me wrong: the S5 is a nicer, faster phone with a better display. But I could have kept using my S3, which was slow but far from broken.<\/p>\n

If your phone is like mine was\u2014working but lagging\u2014look for other ways to boost its performance before upgrading. Buy a new battery to give it more life. Get an SD card and offload some apps to speed things up. Invest in a cloud storage account and move your photos and videos there. These options are a cost-savings in the long run.<\/p>\n

Do You Need the \u201cNewest\u201d New Phone?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your phone is broken, you\u2019ll likely feel the temptation to upgrade to the latest version. But you might not need it \u2013 or want to pay the price.<\/p>\n

Instead of upgrading from an iPhone 4 to an iPhone 6s, jump to the iPhone 5 or iPhone 6 instead. Prices on older handsets drop when new versions come out, and you can save a lot of money. Your new iPhone won\u2019t have all the minor bells and whistles of the latest handset<\/a>, but you\u2019ll cash-in on the biggest benefit of upgrading \u2013 saving.<\/p>\n

To save even more money, consider buying a certified pre-owned iPhone<\/a>. It\u2019s guaranteed to work like a new phone, but will only cost you a fraction of the price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With carriers moving away from contracts, consumers now face larger up-front bills, as well as questions of whether they actually need an iPhone 6s or not.","protected":false},"author":16554,"featured_media":6314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-testing","category-how-to","category-sell-your-iphone","cs-entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA New iPhone 6s Now Costs $650. 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