Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

iPhone 4 replacement through apple care

I

iphonelover~

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jul 21, 2010
8
0
I have an iPhone 4 16GB Black GSM with camera issues (possibly related to the integrated image processor in the A4 chip) where it will not capture anything, capture weird gray images, or it will not do a full image capture. It has been confirmed as a hardware issue with restore not aiding the problem. :(

I know that apple no longer offers the iPhone 4 in an capacity above 8GB, but they will usually have replacements for discontinued products for a little while after the fact.

Does anyone know if Apple still has iPhone 4 16GB Black GSM's available, or if they have run out? If they have run out, would I receive an iPhone 4 8GB Black GSM? Help would be appreciated. :confused:
 
iphonelover~ said:
I know that apple no longer offers the iPhone 4 in an capacity above 8GB, but they will usually have replacements for discontinued products for a little while after the fact.
Click to expand...
They have replacements for discontinued products for a long time after the fact, in my experience.
 
Just take the phone in and see what they give you for a replacement. There's a 99.99% chance that you're going to get the same thing you left with, and if not, it'll probably be a 4S 16GB.

In the very rare cases where Apple doesn't have an identical replacement model for you, they will work with you and trade up, not down.
 
AlphaVictor87 said:
when you have applecare+ do you get the black box phones when they do a replacement? or do you get a brand spanking new phone out of the box?
Click to expand...


I just had my 4s replaced under Applecare+ and I got the black box phone, I did ask if it was a refurb and he said absolutely not, it has never been used or put in service. Not sure if he told me the truth or not, but it does seem new to me.

Have a good day,
HiddenPuppy
 
AlphaVictor87 said:
when you have applecare+ do you get the black box phones when they do a replacement? or do you get a brand spanking new phone out of the box?
Click to expand...
AppleCare and AppleCare+ folks get the same replacements give to those with just the standard warranty.

If you end up with a remanufactured one, it comes with a brand-new exterior shell and a brand-new battery. You shouldn't be able to look at it and tell that some of the internal parts have been used before.
 
HiddenPuppy said:
I just had my 4s replaced under Applecare+ and I got the black box phone, I did ask if it was a refurb and he said absolutely not, it has never been used or put in service. Not sure if he told me the truth or not, but it does seem new to me.

Have a good day,
HiddenPuppy
Click to expand...

I was told the same thing when I got mine replaced.
 
Has anyone here had their iPhone 4 16GB/32GB replaced with an 8GB iPhone 4 or a 16GB/32GB iPhone 4S? :confused:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back