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Should You Buy a Super Cheap Refurbished iPhone From Amazon?
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I don't know where your looking but a new iPhone SE 64GB is a lot more than £/$100 extra over an Amazon Renewed iPhone 8 64GB with a years warranty for £175. The 64GB SE on Amazon is £395 brand new.
I'm generally wary about 3rd party refurbed products but if you have a limited budget the Amazon option isn't a bad deal. You'll likely be paying £140-£150 for a similar condition 8 on the used market but with no warranty.
it’s an old model. It’s refurbished. And it costs $175. The cheapest new iPhone is $399. So if you look into your pocket and tell me how much money you have, I’ll tell you whether you should buy it or not.
The problem with buying used / refurbed iPhones are usually the batteries, which offset the whole reason you're buying refurb anyway.
Sure you might be saving a couple hundred bucks in the short run, but the phone will also become unusable in a shorter period of time as well, forcing you to replace it at an earlier date, and therefore costing you similar to buying the same device new.
Sure you might be saving a couple hundred bucks in the short run, but the phone will also become unusable in a shorter period of time as well, forcing you to replace it at an earlier date, and therefore costing you similar to buying the same device new.
Considering Amazon's excellent return policy, I would certainly try this if I'm in the market for a used phone. In fact, I have been looking for a 256G Red XR, that Apple doesn't offer anymore. I'll check them out now.
Well, given that Apple no longer wants to provide a charger at all... it's silly to ding Amazon for that.
Apple refurb devices typically have the complete casing, batteries and glass replaced. They are not just re-boxed used returns that are given a spit shine. They are also thoroughly tested by Apple techs.
Not to mention they sell out pretty fast as they have a full warranty and are eligible for AppleCare.
I would say the vast majority of people don’t need pro phones. I can afford one and don’t think a grand for a phone is reasonable most of the time. But for a budget phone, the SE and Xr are great, great phones right there. I would know, I bought a new SE from apple in the fall and love this phone. Best $450 I’ve spent in a long time. Will keep this for at least 3 years (most likely)
A genuine Apple refurbished iPhone is indistinguishable from new. They have new shells, new batteries and the ones I purchased had flawless screens.
I'd say you get what you pay for.
I'd say you get what you pay for.
If one working in a tough on phone’s environment, not a bad option. Construction maybe. I have a cheap exercise watch for working in the dirt, saving my nice Apple Watch. Also the young adult who seems to loose and damage phones on a regular basis an option. My primary phone will always be new and direct from Apple.
Apple Refurb's are great buys with the only drawback being you have to wait for them to become available.
What? I've never had any issues returning items to Apple. Tap the refund button and that's it. They give you a prepaid label or the option to return it to a store, no questions asked.
Amazon on the other hand, will not let you return a new Apple device unless it arrived defective. And I've had Amazon "forget" to issue refunds, and a couple of times I've received "we have not received your return" emails even though they had received it weeks earlier.
Most of the refurbs are earmarked for Apple's own warranty replacements. It's only older devices where stock exceeds projected warranty replacements that Apple will put up refurb units for sale.
The answer is literally no. Who would want to buy a crappy refurbished iPhone off of Amazon that's probably going to last like a year.
Quite a lot of people posting here who don't have kids...more specifically kids who seem to have issues with gravity. Using your hard-earned babysitting money to buy a replacement after dropping the one your parents bought you for Xmas is a lot easier to handle when it's $178 versus $300 or more.
Exactly right. My 81yr old dad has an iPhone 6s that I handed down to him (and I'm using an 8+) and he has no desire to upgrade.
If Apple claims they can fix the phones and always recommends a replacement, how can Amazon claim to renew an iPhone. If Amazon will not offer 12 month warranty, skip it.
I bought a 5c on Amazon that would not recognize the SIM cards from various providers.
The return was painless.
The return was painless.