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Apple starts sales of refurbished iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, at a very gentle discount

Apple starts sales of refurbished iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, at a very gentle discount

Posted: 02 Feb 2018, 07:05 , by Daniel Petrov

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Apple starts sales of refurbished iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, at a very gentle discount

As if its iPhone product lineup wasn't diverse enough already, with the introduction of the new entrant iPhone X, and keeping the 6s in the mix, Apple recently started selling refurbished iPhone 7 and 7 Plus as well. These certified pre-owned handsets start at $499 for a basic 7, which is just $50 less than the brand new one, while it has passed all the necessary checks, and comes with a year of warranty.

Apple sells the refurbished 7 Plus with 128 GB storage for $689, or $70 lower than the $769 for a new unit. All refurbished units come unlocked, but we'll leave it to you to decide whether saving $50-$70 is worth it, certified or not. Here's the breakdown of Apple's refurbished units pricing, versus its own tags on the brand new units of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Bear in mind that Apple doesn't offer a refurbished iPhone 7 Plus with 256 GB of storage at the time of this writing, or new 7 and 7 Plus with the highest storage amounts any more, that is why there are no cell table entries for those. Any takers?

Model/storage	32 GB	128 GB	256 GB
Apple iPhone 7 refurbished	$499	$589	$679
Apple iPhone 7 new	$549	$649	-
Apple iPhone 7 Plus refurbished	$599	$689	-
Apple iPhone 7 Plus new	$669	$769	-

source: Apple

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posted on 02 Feb 2018, 07:15 10

1. GreenMan (Posts: 2629; Member since: 09 Nov 2015)

Oh...

Gee, should I get a refurbished phone for $500 or a brand new one for $550?

That's a toughie, man!

G'Day!

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 19:08 2

16. Finalflash (Posts: 3959; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)

Should just get a Oneplus 5t instead.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 20:19

19. Dingy_cellar_dweller (Posts: 336; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

I don't get it any other product it would be half price.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 07:25 10

2. tangbunna (Posts: 386; Member since: 29 Sep 2016)

refurbished with 1-year-old battery. be ready for throttled cpu.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 08:38 4

8. midan (Posts: 1640; Member since: 09 Oct 2017)

It has new battery

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 09:25 3

9. sgodsell (Posts: 6485; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

BS. The battery could be a 90% or 85%. At the end of the day you are not getting an iPhone with a new battery, unless someone else really abused the other battery.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 10:28 5

10. SanDiegoFreddy (Posts: 43; Member since: 27 Oct 2014)

All refurbished iphones, ipads, and macbooks come with new batteries and new casings.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 15:11 1

14. midan (Posts: 1640; Member since: 09 Oct 2017)

All refurbished iPhones comes with new battery, feeling quite stupid now?

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 15:44 1

15. cncrim (Posts: 1264; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)

Can you give us a reliable source said that or is it just your claim?

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 19:11

17. Finalflash (Posts: 3959; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)

It is just conjecture by iFans. Most iPhone owners were being turned down for the recently discounted battery replacement even if they had degraded batteries because Apple certified them "healthy" by Apple standards. Refurbished means certified to have passed Apple's "stringent" tests. So likely they have any battery above some arbitrary health decided by Apple.

The throttle is controllable for now though (as far as they know). The lag and stutter that Apple bakes right into the software for older phones will still be there for the most part.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 19:43

18. SanDiegoFreddy (Posts: 43; Member since: 27 Oct 2014)

Conjecture by iFans? Lol. Direct from Apple's site:
"We test and certify all Apple refurbished products and include a 1-year warranty. All refurbished iPhone models also include a brand new battery, new outer shell and a new white box."

If it makes any difference, I have a Nexus 5X and an iPhone 5s.

posted on 03 Feb 2018, 18:19

20. makatijules (banned) (Posts: 835; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)

A new same old battery which is cheap and will degrade in a year? So you can buy the iPhone 9/11.

posted on 04 Feb 2018, 19:15

21. SanDiegoFreddy (Posts: 43; Member since: 27 Oct 2014)

Battery degradation, which is absolutely normal, and CPU throttling is like dieseldate. The biggest company will get the most attention and blame, but most companies will eventually get exposed for doing the same thing regardless of how much they deny it. Batteries are batteries, and most come from the same companies. Most no-name brand batteries are made by Duracell and Energizer.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 07:29 3

3. NarutoKage14 (Posts: 1210; Member since: 31 Aug 2016)

They easily steer you towards buying a new one.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 07:47 3

4. hafini_27 (Posts: 937; Member since: 31 Oct 2013)

You can use that $50 saving to get a replacement battery. What a deal!

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 11:28 2

13. BuffaloSouce (Posts: 933; Member since: 01 May 2017)

Refurbished models already come with new battery...

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 07:59 2

5. Humanoid (Posts: 1226; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)

$600... WTH?

A new i7+ should be $450 after all these months.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 11:15 1

11. rouyal (Posts: 985; Member since: 05 Jan 2018)

If they were android phones, maybe.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 08:18 3

6. Jrod99 (Posts: 561; Member since: 15 Jan 2016)

No thanks. 6s plus still performing great. No battery issues.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 08:24

7. libra89 (Posts: 1760; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

It's not great but at least you get that Apple assurance over the random sellers who sell refurbished iPhones.

I poked around and also noticed that the 6s appears to be no longer available? I wonder if that is the case because of the availability of the 7.

posted on 02 Feb 2018, 11:16 1

12. rouyal (Posts: 985; Member since: 05 Jan 2018)

..and get official 1yr warranty from Apple as if new. I wonder what they do with all the 6s they get from people upgrading. Apple is still taking them in for trades. Maybe selling them in bulk to 3rd party sellers?