I bought a Refurbished iPhone 12 from Amazon...

What if I told you that you could get a modern day iPhone complete with a 6.1 inch OLED display, Face ID, no home button, a great camera, and packed with a fast A14 chip for only $300... You'd call me crazy, but It's not that crazy if you're willing to buy a refurbished iPhone 12 from Amazon. However, should you really buy a refurbished or renewed iPhone and what are some of the downsides by going for a used product over a new one.

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[calvee]

That is a great deal for a used phone with NO display cracks or scratches and 99% battery health! The blemishes on the casing are secondary issues. Put a case on it and you’ve got a great phone for a great price!

[billiamnotbob]

I wanted a 13 mini. Why? I don't know, I just did. I looked around and wound up ordering one from Ebay Refurbished for $499. It said "Excellent Condition" and I took a chance. I wanted Midnight but they only had green left. It arrived and already had a screen protector on it. I powered it up and updated it and went through the set up. The thing looks new and still has 100% battery health! Pretty happy with it.

[spoly]

I've gotten several refurbished phones directly from Apple and they are as good as new. New outer shell, new screen, completely refurbished inner workings, a brand new battery and it comes with the Apple warranty and at quite a savings. It is impossible to tell it's not brand new. Nothing but great experience for me!

[HALWG]

The only Amazon renewed phone I bought was an SE-2. It came with 93% battery health and one scratch on the screen. It was a little disappointing but the phone worked well. I kept it for a little over a year and traded it for a new 13 Mini. I feel it was worth the cost for what it was.

[braincrunch]

I have bought multiple “renewed” iPhones from Amazon and they have been AMAZING! I just bought a 12 also, in white and looks absolutely “new” and has 100% battery! All for $297

[crazyfun]

Cmon dude, complaining about the minor scratch on the top or the slight screen blemish on the right? For $300, you got a great deal. You are paying half the price and got 99 percent battery health (which to me is far more important than the minor cosmetic issues). Why anyone would return one in that condition when a case would fix it is beyond me. For a two year old almost 3 year old phone you have to be realistic buying it refurbished. Unless it had some major performance issue or functionality issue, you'd be crazy not to keep it.

[jpmoney]

personally i’ve had the same problem with amazon refurbished for a while. they always replace the display but they DONT PUT A WATER TIGHT SEAL BACK ON. every phone i’ve gotten from amazon refurbished had absolutely no water resistance. like, you could splash some water on the side of it and it would disable face ID. i guess you get what you pay for

[doublestitches]

Looked 2 of these Amazon renewed videos. Other one was a "premium". Had a big dent in the corner. Now this one has a dent too. Amazon ought to provide photos for each phone.

[FockewulfAz]

I got Samsung S21 Ultra refurbished excellent condition. It indeed came in perfect condition with no scratches. But after 6-7 months I realized that a screen was replaced because glue was not properly spread out as it was on other S21 Ultra phones. So phones from Amazon might come in perfect condition but you never know what happened before.

[fundifferent]

As long as it works who cares about the scratch. Just get a case. You just saved $300 on an overpriced trendy thing.

[PackFan]

Hey Greg! Entertaining as always. That plug-in "explosion" was well crafted. I thinks a lot of users will be fine with that phone, given the price and performance. And I think most people will throw a case on it just to protect the screen.

[josh]

My Amazon renewed Premium iPhone had apple care plus still on it. has a little over 12mos left on it. phone came scratched on the screen, 90% battery.

[myerwerl]

most probably the battery health is tampered. they always say 99 or 100, i checked with 3utools and its actually 84 on mine.

[EXPERTISE]

I'm curious as to what makes these renewed or refurbished. These phones from Amazon just seem like used phones to me. Refurbished or "renewed" phones should have the pieces that are broken, or that show significant repair be replaced. That's why we have two different words to describe refurbished and used. Probably why Amazon chooses to use the word renewed. Just know that you are taking a gamble on a random used device if you buy any renewed item from Amazon. Buy an actual refurb, or a used device that you can actually inspect the condition. These listings are a sham and should not be marketed as "renewed".

[imac]

I've never had any problems from Amazon renewed but I guess you never know. Great video!

[SuenoDeSoledad]

300 dollars off for a couple a scratches ill take that lol

[hannah_gossard]

I bought a iPhone 12 mini last November and I ended up getting a new one. the battery sucked, the antenna in the phone was broken, and it just sucked overall. I recently bought a iPhone 13, so much better. The battery lasts all day, and just better overall.

[aelaan]

It is a basic iPhone, it has some blemishes. I would contact the seller and point it out and ask them if they can do anything for the price, if not send it back, if they give you 15-20% money back I would buy a case for that and call it a day.

[jeffe]

"Looks kinda legit". The motto of all refurbished phones. Lol

[Bear-oj]

3:58 "everything is working fine😢" my giy didn't even trurn the damn phone on yet 😂😂😂