Hey all. Got a question and im pretty sure the answer is no but i want to ask. I bought a used iphone 4s on ebay many years ago, might been in 2014 if i had to take a guess. It was in pretty good condition and the seller mentioned they used it for a few years but it was basically very good condition. After using it for a while, the battery went bad. Where i had to switch batteries 3 times i believe. But i did this at those local cell phone places where they charge like 30 dollars or less each time. But the battery always never hit 100 percent and drained very fast to the point where it was useless. Well after a while i noticed the back of the iphone bloated in a way like a bloated battery but its not that bloated. Its basically popped etc.
At the moment, i dont have it on me and left it in my apartment in another country. First off, since i bought it used on ebay few years ago and obviously have no warranty etc, that means there is no way i could return this old iphone right? Thus if i bought it brand new but this happened to my phone, could i actually return it to apple and possibly get a new one? I thought this was not possible until i read people say apple would replace it if it was not due to your fault. However if thats the case, how long does the warranty even last to? I ask this because i like to know could i even return the iphone 4s? And if so, i would have to pay for the repairs right? And thus the cost of repairs would be more than the actual value of it so theres no point? So what would you guys do with a bloated iphone 4s that doesn't work etc.
At the moment, i dont have it on me and left it in my apartment in another country. First off, since i bought it used on ebay few years ago and obviously have no warranty etc, that means there is no way i could return this old iphone right? Thus if i bought it brand new but this happened to my phone, could i actually return it to apple and possibly get a new one? I thought this was not possible until i read people say apple would replace it if it was not due to your fault. However if thats the case, how long does the warranty even last to? I ask this because i like to know could i even return the iphone 4s? And if so, i would have to pay for the repairs right? And thus the cost of repairs would be more than the actual value of it so theres no point? So what would you guys do with a bloated iphone 4s that doesn't work etc.
