Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Got my replacement 6+ but is it a brand new?
- Thread starter VoilaiPhone
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Sorry, you're not cute.
OP, the phone is brand new. Don;t worry too much, you still have the majority of your warranty in case any problems arise.
This has been an ongoing question since the iphone4. Unfortunately there's no way to really know. However rest with the satisfaction that:
1. It could be new
OR
2. It's a refurb that has been thoroughly checked and put into a new casing
Either way you have a fully working phone that's cosmeticslly perfect
1. It could be new
OR
2. It's a refurb that has been thoroughly checked and put into a new casing
Either way you have a fully working phone that's cosmeticslly perfect
My guess is no, it has not been in the hands of another person.
I'm going to say this phone came off the assembly line right next to 'regular' phones, and got put into a 'white box' with no accessories, versus the next phone down the line getting put into a retail box with all accessories.
So it's technically CALLED a refurb, but it's a brand new phone just like the rest.
Even a true refurbished phone that has been in the hands of someone else is still basically brand new since they replace the body. All they do is slap the old repaired internals into a brand new shell.
Heck I'd almost rather have one that went through quality control that second time, myself...
Why did you take the refurb in the first place? If you're within the 14-day return window, you should always just return it and then purchase one that's in a retail box with accessories. Were you past the 14-day return period?
refurb is not a bad word nothing to worry about
it carries the same warranty and quality as "new"
it carries the same warranty and quality as "new"
Well .. I disagree generally... but not for the recent 6 or 6+.
Refurbs may be customer returns cos' the customer is picky... e.g. light bleed, yellowing etc. If these parts are not judged to be defective then it will be tidied up and presented as a refurb.
I have had refurbs with suspiciously yellow screens.
Not if they arrive new from factory as white box replacements, in which case it would not have received a 2nd look over.
What a load of garbage.
People should stop posting about things they know nothing about.
Yout yellow screen issues had nothing to due with being a refurb.
how rude of you.
I have practical experience with refurbs... do you ?
yout ? not even an english word.
were you even sober when you posted ?
ignore list.
I tend to agree with this more because everytime I go to the Apple store and when people try to get their device replaced, Genius will always say "Oh we can replace you a service unit"
The subject of this thread is white box replacement. A white box replacement can be brand new iPhone or refurbished iPhone that has received a new case, screen and battery depending on when you get it.