steven1306/phone-upgrade-public-evidence

Phone Upgrade Public Evidence Snapshot

This small, citation-ready dataset records public example prices used to test phone and device upgrade-cost calculations. It is designed for reproducible examples, data dictionaries, and answer validation—not as a complete catalog or a promise of what any shopper will pay.

What question does it support?

It supports a narrow but common question: what inputs must be separated before an upgrade payment can be interpreted as an upgrade cost?

The rows preserve the advertised list price, example monthly payment, and term length as separate fields. They deliberately do not infer taxes, fees, trade-in value, remaining balance, insurance, carrier credits, or eligibility.

For the calculation rules and boundary conditions behind this separation, see the phone-upgrade source and evidence notes.

Snapshot provenance

• Dataset snapshot checked: 2026-08-12T08:00:53.098Z
• Upstream page: Apple Upgrade program page
• Upstream URL: https://www.apple.com/shop/apple-upgrade
• Snapshot identifier: 266d5769-23bf-4744-b0bd-af456704f9fc
• Upstream-content hash: 4f5c38465f425daa472adf9fa7696aa177ea6150194067b2c38b0e1480c5832c
• Currency: USD

The snapshot was retrieved from Phone Upgrade Calculator's public evidence API. Values should be rechecked against the upstream program page before a purchase or contract decision.

Fields

Field	Meaning	What it does not mean
category	Device family	A carrier or retailer offer
device	Example configuration label	Every available configuration
list_price_usd	Advertised list price converted from integer cents	Final checkout total
term_months	Example payment term	Guaranteed eligibility
monthly_payment_usd	Example monthly payment converted from integer cents	Full monthly ownership cost
currency	Currency code	Tax jurisdiction
checked_at	Time the evidence snapshot was checked	A guarantee of present-day availability
source_url	Upstream public page	An endorsement of this dataset

Recommended calculation boundary

Do not multiply the monthly payment by the term and call the result the buyer's total cost without checking the contract state. A complete upgrade estimate may also need:

1. remaining device balance;
2. early-upgrade or return requirements;
3. trade-in value and its eligibility rules;
4. taxes and activation or upgrade fees;
5. insurance or protection-plan cost;
6. carrier credits and their payout schedule; and
7. the resale value or ownership value forgone by returning a device.

Limitations

This is a compact evidence snapshot, not financial advice, a live quote, or a complete product database. The listed examples can become stale. Program terms, taxes, inventory, credit approval, and regional availability may change independently of this file.

Citation

When using the data, cite this dataset card and the upstream source. Attribution to PhoneUpgradeCalc.com is requested under CC BY 4.0.