Refurbished 8 Plus??

[Mizz.Ordo]

I have been reading about people returning their iPhone 8+ phones because they are refurbished 7+’s. So I went to check my serial number, and this is what I find! It shows it’s refurbished possibly in the USA?? I have the 8+ in gold 256GB from AT&T. I’m not sure if I should swap it out for same color or another one...

 

[Cascades42]

Or maybe the system you're using just doesn't know about the 8 models yet?

 

[protoxx]

I think the glass back vs metal back would be a dead give away.

 

[nviz22]

Why would you publish your serial # online verbatim?

 

[0007776]

I think the glass back vs metal back would be a dead give away.

Yep, there is no way to confuse them, but I suppose it is possible that there may be a slight change to the serial number format that is confusing websites that haven't been updated properly so they come out with a result of it being a 7+.

 

[JPack]

You can phone Apple to confirm.

Model numbers that start with "F" have traditionally been refurbished units. But it's possible Apple has changed the scheme.

 

[kawa636r]

mine also starts with F

 

[Dirtydutch]

It’s not the serial u look at. Look at the model number. If it starts with M it’s new if it starts with N it’s a service unit (refurb), I’m sure it’s fine, the phone is just so new those websites don’t always decipher it correctly right away.

 

[protoxx]

I have been reading about people returning their iPhone 8+ phones because they are refurbished 7+’s.

Where do people keep reading bs like this?

Oh yeah, Facebook, I saw it on Facebook it must be true.

 

[Adelphos33]

I hope you understand that the "refurbished" comments were jokes

 

[Mizz.Ordo]

It’s not the serial u look at. Look at the model number. If it starts with M it’s new if it starts with N it’s a service unit (refurb), I’m sure it’s fine, the phone is just so new those websites don’t always decipher it correctly right away.

Thanks for that tip! I just checked my model number and indeed starts with an M! I agree with you and others that the phone is just too new right now. Plus like someone else mentioned, the glass back is a dead giveaway.