Looking at some deals at the Amazon Renewed store.
£273 - £285 - XR 64GB
£298 - X 256GB
£309 - XS 64GB
The person I’m looking to buy this for is on a 64GB iPhone 7 & doesn’t really use that much storage on the device.
Which one would you go for?
I'd go for the XS. OLED screen, higher DPI and nicer camera than the XR. The X is just older and slower. As storage isn't an issue. I see no reason to consider it.
Pay attention to the sellers. A lot of them have horrible feedback. To decrease the chances you'll have to deal with returns. Woot is Amazon itself. Verizon also has a reseller account. I don't recall if it was still an issue. But I think the Verizon models have the superior Broadcom chipset while the AT&T/T-Mobile (GSM) uses the inferior Intel chipset for 4G LTE.
I got the Verizon XS one from the Verizon reseller account on Amazon. It was in great condition. Unlike some sellers. They included a really nice aftermarket quick charger. While others often just include the cheapest no name junk they can get away with.
If this is a present. Inspect it first in detail.
- Make sure everything works.
- Look for scratches (especially the screen and lenses)
- Look for any signs of burn in or other screen damage
- Check the battery health.
- Try the cameras.
- Try out a sim card.
- Test FaceID
- Test the WiFi and Bluetooth
- Make sure the charger port isn't loose
- Discharge the battery to 50% (in case it might sit for a while)
- Then reset it for them to set it up themselves and power it down.
