Refurbished iPhones might be a good deal for the new owners, but it might come as a rude shock for previous owners to know that iPhones they had sold and now available as refurbished units might still contain their personal data.
The refurbished iPhones will be made available with new contracts only, and are bound to sell as quickly as heavily discounted iPhones.
The chaps at BGR have received a leaked AT&T memo, which states the company will be offering
refurbished iPhones for the lowly price of $ 199 (4 GB) and $ 249 (8 GB.)
If you're looking to save even more and go with some pre-owned hardware, Amazon's knocking 20 percent off the prices for
refurbished iPhones.
Apple adds
refurbished iPhones to its online store.
Now that Apple is finally selling
refurbished iPhones, the Cupertino giant could earn additional revenue from its previous models, like the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus.
According to 9To5Mac, Apple previously used
refurbished iPhones for repair and replacements and even forwarded them to third - party resellers.
AppleInsider claims that Apple was formerly against the idea of selling
refurbished iPhones since it would affect the rate at which its new smartphones are being sold.
Chinese smugglers were recently busted in Shenzhen after attempting to illegally transport $ 79.8 million worth of
refurbished iPhones across the border using drones, the Legal Daily reported Friday.
Good news: Apple is selling
refurbished iPhones for the first time in the US, giving customers up to a 15 % discount and a one - year warranty.
Before wrapping things up, it's also worth mentioning that Apple has started selling
refurbished iPhones back in November.
Check out discounts on
refurbished iPhones, peripherals and more in this week's roundup of best Apple deals.
Now Apple is selling
refurbished iPhones for the first time.
Refurbished iPhones are tested and certified by Apple, and tend to work well; one common glitch to look out for is «touch disease,» where the touchscreens on devices go unresponsive for no apparent reason, but every refurbished Apple product comes with a one - year warranty in case you run into any of those issues.
Apple started selling
refurbished iPhones via it's online refurbished store a couple of months back.
«Selling
refurbished iPhones is one way for Apple to compete without having to produce a device that compromises on features or components.»
This week, we found a selection of
refurbished iPhones — in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors (including that super-cool red iPhone 7).
This week, save big on
refurbished iPhones.
According to Reuters, China - based smugglers have been taking advantage of drones to cleverly transport
refurbished iPhones across the border from Hong Kong to Shenzhen.
On a good night, tens of thousands of cheap,
refurbished iPhones could make their way from one side of the border fence to the other.
The phones were valued at more than $ 79 million, according to a state - owned publication, which says the smuggling involved
refurbished iPhones.
It's been a few years, but
refurbished iPhones are again showing up for sale at a discount in the online Apple Store.
The suspects used drones to fly 200 - meter cables between Hong Kong and the mainland, per Reuters, to move
refurbished iPhones worth $ 79.8 million.
They managed to transport 500 million yuan ($ 79.8 million) worth of
refurbished iPhones before the operation was busted, according to Reuters.
Dozens of high - tech phone smugglers have been apprehended by Chinese police, who twigged to the scheme to send
refurbished iPhones into the country from Hong Kong via drone — but not the way you might think.
Dozens of high - tech phone smugglers have been apprehended by Chinese police, who twigged to the scheme to send
refurbished iPhones into the country from Hong Kong via drone — but not the way you mig
Earlier this year, Apple sought the Indian government's permission to sell
refurbished iPhones in India.
The huge deal that
refurbished iPhones represent meant that they were only offered in - store on a strict first come first serve basis with very limited availability and a limit of one per customer to prevent resellers from marking up the devices for pure profit.
Gazelle is a place where you can buy reconditioned and
refurbished iPhones and Android Phones.
Also,
refurbished iPhones are easily available at affordable prices.
Not exact matches
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iPhone 5C Mobile Phone 16 GB rom
iphone 5C 8mp camera GSM WCDMA
iphone5c Best Quality
refurbished phone
Original 4.7»
iphone Refurbished iPhone 7 Quad Core 2 GB RAM 32 GB ROM IOS 12MP fingerprint 4G LTE unlocked Apple phone
Original Unlocked Apple
iPhone 7
iphone 7 plus 4G LTE Quad core 4.7» 12MP 2G RAM 32G 128G 256G ROM Fingerprint
refurbished Phone
The next time users are visiting Apple's
refurbished store, they will be greeted by the reconditioned
iPhones that are up for grabs at the site.
All
iPhones sold at the
refurbished store are SIM - free and unlocked, so users can choose whatever SIM card they want to work on these phones.
However, the Cupertino giant's new endeavour is changing all these, since it is now offering its reconditioned
iPhones via its online
refurbished store.
Apple has been selling
refurbished Macs, iPads, and iPods for a while, but today the company added
iPhones into the mix for the first time, giving customers a way to purchase a device at a lower cost directly from Apple complete with official warranty support.
NerveGas, the iPhone hacking expert has just released an iPhone app aptly called Wipe App which should solve the issue of
iPhones sold as
refurbished unit revealed previous owners personal data by erasing the contents of your iPhone.