If you are offered to buy a new iPhone 11 or 12, it is most likely a refurbished smartphone. Kirill Maizler, founder and head of the ISUPPORT service center, spoke about this in an interview with socialbites.ca.
“People still don’t understand that the life cycle of new iPhones is 2-3 years. By lifecycle I mean the period of their implementation as new devices. It’s been 3 years since episode 11 was published. and it is clear that newly deployed devices are “ref” in most cases. [refubrished, — восстановленные]”, – said the expert.
According to Meizler, the fact that the smartphone is not new, but renewed, can also be shown by its low non-market price.
“The iPhone 12 series can still be purchased as new, but the chances of encountering a ‘reference’ are very high. The iPhone 13 series is also fully recovering. In fact, you can safely buy only the 14th series without fear and risk,” said Maizler.
The specialist noted that when buying smartphones that have been officially restored by Apple, you do not need to worry about their reliability, as they are reliable, like new iPhones, because there are only original spare parts in them. These devices can be identified by the abbreviation RFB on the box, or by the letter “F” in the model number, which you can find in the “About this device” section in the settings.
A refurbished iPhone is a smartphone that has been officially refurbished by Apple or its partners. These devices go through a rigorous inspection and repair process to meet Apple standards and quality. A refurbished iPhone comes with new parts, a new case, and an Apple warranty. However, now in Russia, cases where unscrupulous sellers independently “restore” used or broken smartphones and sell them like new ones have become more frequent. Basically, such an underground recovery eliminates outdated iPhone models that cannot be purchased on the official Apple website.
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