I bought an iPhone from Amazon and Apple Certified Refurbished - which is better?

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Buying a refurbished iPhone can be a great way to save some cash, but not all refurbished iPhones are made the same. For this video I bought a refurbished iPhone from Apple and a refurbished iPhone from Amazon to compare. Exploring the phone's condition, display quality, battery health, warranty, price and value to find out which is the better buy!

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Dion Schuddeboom

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[DionMedia]

Have you ever bought a refurbished phone? If so what has your experience been like?

[idogarala]

Buying an iPhone 12 Pro in 2024 for 730$ is insane! Even though the Amazon one has a few scuffs at least the price makes sense . The Amazon has more value imo

[sammyt]

The prices of Apple refurbished phones negate the reason why people seek out refurbished phones to start with; to pay that much for an almost 4 year old phone like the iPhone 12 Pro is ridiculous; I'd much sooner buy a brand new iPhone 15 at similar price!

[omegalongdong]

2020 phone for 730$ is a literall scam

Edit: i forgot that every price in uk is a scam.

[gLOWbalx]

Ordering from Apple directly is the best option in my opinion. On Amazon you rarely get what you expect, it can be practically new or abused to hell. Mostly it's scuffed up and the battery health is rarely above 80%.

[ricksosa]

About a month ago, I bought an iPhone 13 Pro from Amazon for somewhere around $780. It was “premium renewed” and it honestly looked brand new, it came with 100% battery life and it literally didn’t have a single scratch (at least not any I saw). It came in the Amazon renewed box with the guarantee and a certification to show that the phone was refurbished and tested.

[bwvugwt]

Buying from apple is basically buying a brand new phone since they replace the case, battery and screen. They only use other parts that are not abused like the camera, processor, speakers and haptics with 1 year apple warranty that u can check in the website itself which is why its more expensive since its the same as brand new. Amazon on the other hand is a lot cheaper but the condition is an actual refurbished product it is used and shows signs of wear and tear like scratches and dirt

[thetechrealist]

The $730 price from Apple just flat out doesn’t make sense…

It’s a 3 year old phone at only the base model configuration for a $200 discount from a brand new iPhone…

I mean….how can anybody trust your reviews with this level of bs?

[gmemo]

I've never used Amazon for refurbished phones but friends have. With Apple you will pay more, for the new display, cover and battery. I've purchased refurbished phones from Back Market here in the U.S. with no issues. My last purchase was a 12 Pro Max from them, it was absolutely flawless with 94% battery life. And I'm really happy with it. and still cheaper than buying a refurbished phone from Apple. For myself if the battery life is below 94% return it and order a another one. Thanks 👍

[cheslyhouser]

I've purchased a refurbished s21 ultra from Amazon renewed store. At first inspection, the phone looked absolutely immaculate. After using it, I was quick to noticed that the screen was a cheap lower grade replacement. Colors were washed out and it didn't have that 120hz smooth refresh. Got a full refund and purchased another s21 ultra renewed from Amazon but with a different seller. The screen was perfect. It's a gamble on what you get and what has been replaced in terms of quality.

[olakease]

13:00 the Amazon one has 100% because they reprogrammed the battery, but when you use it for a while it’ll drop back to the health that it really is. It happened to me with an iPhone XS Max bought in Amazon!

[lmndz]

You can’t go wrong with Amazon renewed I bought an iPhone 12 and an iPhone 15 both in the lowest condition, both came in super good condition, I got the iPhone 15 for $580 and the battery was at 100 capacity

[ottokallen]

A lot of people in these comments don't realize that being a Ceritified refurbished phone from Apple itself is like buying a brand new phone. They replace everything the screen the battery the casing the camera lense anything that needs to be replaced you can trust it to be good quality as they fix up the phone with high quality parts but for Amazon when they refurbish stuff usually they refurbish stuff with cheaper parts if you look at them sure they look the same but the one you bought from Amazon while it still might last a while the parts are cheaper and therefore the phone will dwindle faster ex. the battery health

[svendeeson]

Yep, I bought a refurbished iPhone 13 from Amazon and it was supposedly excellent condition. If that had been accurate, I would have been fine with my purchase. The phone was dented on one corner, scratched screen, and a scratch on the camera face. I opted to keep rather than return because I was leaving the next day on a trip. Upon returning, I wrote a review of my experience. Amazon did not allow the review to be posted. The review was polite, only containing a description of the flaws and wondering about the sellers inspection and what standard was used to ascribe an Excellent condition. My review was never posted.

[MemeMeme-ovtn]

How are they selling a refurbished 12 pro for the price of a new iphone 15

[jstnnn]

amazon renewed is just preowned products in preowned conditions. apple preowned products are actually refurbished which is why they
look brand new because it was pretty much dressed up w new parts to meet new condition expectations. hence the certified preowned.

[perosagathungu]

Hey dion it's been long since you posted, hope your doing great, personally Ave always had one insecurity with refurbished phones one is that they might be having their own issues, they might be stolen or locked and last but not lest they might have wear and tear which is often accompanied with a short lifespan.

[glaubhafieber]

I bought one in a swiss shop. Website said that they put in used parts but it looked like new and worked perfectly until i dropped it lol

[farhan.]

Bought an iPhone 12 Pro for about £200 (around $260) in perfect condition and around 95% battery health. Easier to find a much cheaper and well looked after phone on eBay if you know how to look and avoid scams

[kierenprince]

I appreciate someone making a video like this but generally if you’re looking for a refurbished phone, especially an iphone 12, you’re looking for something cheap. if you’re going to spend SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS on a phone, you might as well get a refurbished iphone 15 or something. this is kind of ridiculous.