According to recent figures that were released the Apple iPhone is still one of the most valuable handsets that you can recycle for cash online.

Other handsets that are almost worth as much money to recycle include smartphones from popular manufacturers including Nokia and Samsung.

On average though Apple is still topping the list with the iPhone 4. The average trade in value for the iPhone 4 is currently £292.

The following are the highest cash prices that you would get for recycling a working iPhone 4 32GB as of 19th July 2011:

Simply Drop – £302

Envirofone – £300.10 cash or £331 in Argos vouchers

Fonebank – £288

Top Dollar Mobile – £283.64

Money4urMobile – £282

It actually works out that nine of the ten most valuable handsets to be traded in is a smartphone.

Anyone considering upgrading or buying a new mobile with a view to selling it in the future should get a high end smartphone as it will more likely retain it’s value in years to come. Non smartphones tend to loose their value quite quickly as better models are released.