Should You Buy a brilliant Cheap Refurbished iPhone From Amazon?

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Amazon maintains lists of its top selling products, and right now, the best-selling smartphone that can be found from Amazon can be an Amazon "Renewed" iPhone 8, which is priced starting at $178.

That's super cheap for an ‌iPhone‌, and cheaper than Apple's own refurbished price for the same device, so inside our latest YouTube video, we found one of these Amazon Renewed iPhones to see whether it's worth the savings.

Amazon's "Renewed" devices are pre-owned and so are not Apple certified, but Amazon says they are professionally "inspected, tested, and cleaned" by Amazon-qualified suppliers. Remember that the iPhones result from various third-party suppliers and so are definitely not provided direct by Amazon.

Amazon has two product grades: Renewed and Renewed Premium. Renewed is the cheapest option and starts at $170 for an ‌iPhone‌ 8 with 64GB storage, while Renewed Premium is a little more costly. It's worth noting that prices on Renewed and Renewed Premium devices do fluctuate, and sometimes the Premium versions walk out stock. Apple doesn't provide a new ‌iPhone‌ 8 anymore, but also for comparison's sake, charges $339 for a Refurbished version.

Amazon says that its Renewed devices haven't any "visible cosmetic imperfections" when held at an arm's length and a battery capacity that exceeds 80 percent in accordance with a new device, while Renewed Premium versions are "certified to work and appearance like new," so we find the Premium substitute for get as close as possible to new ‌iPhone‌ 8.

The ‌iPhone‌ 8 that people received from Amazon looks and feels as though a new device, nonetheless it did ship with a non-factory charger and Lightning cable. There have been a few hairline scratches on the screen that weren't super noticeable, but will likely annoy perfectionists.

After charging, the ‌iPhone‌ 8 worked needlessly to say and had a 90 percent battery capacity. During the period of a couple of days of usage, we ran into a concern with the speaker. At loud volumes, it sounds off with a noticeable crackling, which was not a problem with a genuine launch day ‌iPhone‌ 8 that people had on hand. The speaker issue didn't impact call quality, so the phone was functional even with this problem.

If you are looking for an ‌iPhone‌ on the cheap, Amazon's Renewed devices are worth looking into, but don't expect total perfection. We ran into some minor problems, and in the event that you browse the Amazon reviews, other users also have had more significant problems with the used and refurbished iPhones that they've purchased from Amazon.

Amazon offers a 90-day return policy for Renewed devices, while "Premium" versions come with a one-year client satisfaction guarantee with a choice to return the merchandise, so if something is wrong with a device, you can send it back and get yourself a refund.
Source: https://www.macrumors.com

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