Want a BlackBerry Passport? BBRY Wants Your iPhone

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BlackBerry (BBRY) is hoping to lure owners of Apple (AAPL) iPhones over to their side with a trade-in deal for the BlackBerry Passport.

blackberry-passport-BBYThe BlackBerry Passport trade-in deal will have the company offering customers up to $550 for iPhones. The trade-in deal extends to iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6 and 6 Plus. The amount offered to customers will depend on the model of the iPhone and its condition, reports VentureBeat.

Upgrading to the BlackBerry Passport can net iPhone owners up to $400 of trade-in for their smartphone and an additional $150 Visa (V) Prepaid Card. The prepaid card will be sent to those trading in their iPhones after they provide proof of purchase of the BBRY device. The new smartphone must be bought from ShopBlackBerry.com or Amazon (AMZN) and the deal last from Dec. 1 to Feb. 13, VentureBeat notes.

The BlackBerry Passport sports a 4.5-inch display and runs on a 2.2GHz processor. It has 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 13MP camera. The device is powered by a 3450 mAh battery, reports MobileBurn.

BBRY shares were up 1% as of Tuesday morning.

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