I need some clarification please.

[hcho3]

I read that some people said that apple gives you refurbished iPhone 4 on warranty exchange. But, some people claim that it is new. Which one is true? I know they come in black box. But, are these new or refurbished?

 

[01jamcon]

The one I got was new. If its not then its a flawless refurb. Unlikely to be refurb so soon.

 

[hcho3]

When did you get yours? Also, why did you have to replace yours? If you don't mind sharing?

 

[saving107]

the first couple of weeks after the iPhone 4 was released, obviously Apple doesn't yet have enough refurbished iPhones available, so they gave out new iPhones as replacements. But it has now been 2 months since the release and as people begin to return their phones, Apple are phasing out the new phones and has now started giving out actual refurbished units as replacements.

4 months after I got my iPad, I had an issue with it and I took it to an Apple Store were they replaced it with an iPad from the Brown Box, after I got home I looked at the serial number and realize that even though it was in a brown box, it had a new unit serial number that was manufactured before the one I actually returned.

it just depends what they have available.