Money in your account before we've left
No cheques, no "payment within 5 working days", no waiting for a website to decide. You hand over the phone, we hand over cash or send an instant transfer — you watch it land while we're still at your door.
Send us the model and condition, get a firm quote back in minutes, and we'll collect for free — cash or instant bank transfer in your hand before we leave. No posting your phone off and hoping.
The quote you're given is the price you're paid — we never re-grade after handover.
We started Solent Smartphones because the two usual routes are broken: trade-in sites that quote high then drop the offer once they have your phone, and Marketplace hagglers who never turn up.
No cheques, no "payment within 5 working days", no waiting for a website to decide. You hand over the phone, we hand over cash or send an instant transfer — you watch it land while we're still at your door.
Trade-in sites quote big, take possession, then "re-grade" your phone and knock £40 off. We grade it with you, in front of you, before any money moves — so the number never changes after you've agreed it.
No packaging, no post office queue, no meeting a stranger in a car park. We come to you anywhere across the Solent, check the phone in minutes, and you're finished — cracked and faulty phones welcome too.
£621
top payout on today's price list
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iPhone models bought, 11 to 17 Pro Max
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towns with free doorstep collection
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quotes dropped after agreement — ever
Messaged at lunchtime about my old iPhone 13 Pro, had a quote in ten minutes, and the £129 was in my account before he'd left the driveway. Easiest money I've ever made off a drawer phone.
A trade-in site offered £95 for my cracked iPhone 12, then dropped it to £52 after posting it off. Got it returned, sold it here for £79 cash instead — graded in front of me at my kitchen table.
Sold two phones after our upgrades — an iPhone 15 Pro Max and my son's 11. Checked both IMEIs and my ID before paying, which honestly made me trust the whole thing more, not less. £345 in twenty minutes.
Yes — cracked screens, worn batteries, faulty cameras, water damage. Condition changes the price, never whether we'll buy. A cracked iPhone 12 still puts real cash in your pocket, and it's one less thing rattling around a drawer.
Three grades, no small print. Grade A is near-flawless, Grade B has light cosmetic marks, and Grade C has visible wear or screen damage. We agree the grade together at collection — in front of you, before any money moves — so there's never a surprise afterwards.
At handover, your choice: cash in hand, or an instant bank transfer you'll watch arrive before we leave. There is no "payment processing", no cheque in the post, and no waiting until your phone reaches a warehouse.
Free collection across the Solent region: Portsmouth, Southampton, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Waterlooville, Eastleigh and Chichester. Just outside those? Ask — we can usually make it work.
Before we pay, you'll sign out of iCloud and Find My, and erase the phone — we'll walk you through it step by step at collection if you'd like a hand. You keep your data, we get a clean handset, and nothing of yours ever leaves with the phone.
We run every handset's IMEI against the National Mobile Property Register before paying, verify seller ID, and keep a full transaction record — the same standards a high-street buyer is held to. It protects you as much as us: a paper trail that proves your sale was clean.
Tell us the model, storage and honest condition. We'll reply with a firm quote — if you like it, we'll arrange free collection at a time that suits you.
Thanks — we'll come back to you with a firm number shortly, usually within the hour between 9am and 8pm.