Hello everyone. I hope you're having a great day! I never had an apple watch before so I decided to get a used series 5 that is in good condition (but haven't bought it yet). It's the same price a brand new SE but I decided that I like always on display and the ECG so I decided to go for a used one with a possible sacrifice of battery life. I'm gonna fully inspect the watch on the day that I'll get it from the seller. Any tips on what to look out for when buying used? The seller said that the battery is still 97%. Is that still good? Thank you and cheers!
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Please give tips on buying a used Series 5
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Percentages are out of 100%; so 97% out of 100% is excellent, especially for a watch that's used.
If the seller didn’t give you any warranty information, you can see if there might be remaining coverage here. https://checkcoverage.apple.com/
With a Series 5, there probably isn’t.
With a Series 5, there probably isn’t.
Battery health & if AppleCare is still active on the watch. 97% is excellent for a series 5 watch. Recently purchased a series 5 used that also had AppleCare active until late 2022 (this wasn't listed by the seller, just a happy discovery).
Hi, I also bought a used apple watch series 5, and it‘s also my first apple watch. When I bought it (15 June) it has 90% battery health, but now (2 August) the battery health has dropped into 86%, is it normal? I charged it usually overnight, is that the reason why the battery health drop this quick?
Hey everyone. Just a quick update here. Saw a used series 6 in mint condition with still a 100% battery life. The price difference between a used series 5 from the series 6 was just $50. I'm now a proud of a space grey 44mm series 6. Thank you all for the great advice and have a great day.