Apple iPhone (Renewed Premium) 14, 128GB, Midnight - Unlocked

I had an older android and was having a hard time deciding what, and when to get, a new phone. I love Android and I was really intrigued with the Google and Asus phones. I have had a galaxy since the beginning of smart phones it would seem. Well, looking at all options as well, the red iPhone caught my attention solely in color. I know IPhone is a good phone, for the most part, everyone I know seems to have iPhone or Galaxy. I have never owned an iPhone and they are much more expensive than the phones I was looking at. But the red iPhone, I just kept coming back to. I started looking into the differences, and then started looking into refurbished. I have also never purchased a refurbished phone. The price difference for a “Premium” or “excellent” condition iPhone, was significantly cheaper than buying brand new. I went back and forth on Amazon, with different sellers based on reviews, and ended up landing in the option where it is sold and shipped by Amazon themselves (which I thought was more likely to be exactly what is described in their product page). I will say the first try to purchase did not go through, so there were some issues with the monthly insurance plan for the phone. But the second time it did go through, and I was having to wait probably 4 days for it to get here. I was so excited, like a kid waiting for Christmas to get here. Finally the iPhone arrived, and in absolute perfect condition. I went with the “premium refurbished” option. The delivery was incredibly secure and the driver was extra helpful before they arrived so we could time it. I opened the box and there is not one scratch or thing that would tell you that this isn’t a brand new phone. It comes with a charger, block and the phone information on a leaflet (that would otherwise be in the original iPhone packaging). I did wait to activate it, until I had time to go into a physical carrier store, but I backed up everything before I did that in my old phone. It took maybe 5 minutes for the associate at my carrier store, to set the iPhone up and transfer everything I wanted from my galaxy and the service, to the iPhone. I was worried based on other reviews that it could possibly not be unlocked to all carriers, but it was. One of the main reasons I chose to buy the refurbished option from the sold by/ships by Amazon option, because I trusted the accuracy of the description more. ALL THAT SAID beautiful phone, looks brand new, works like it’s brand new, has 100% battery life out of the box and is very easy to get used to (even if you have had an android all your adult life). I definitely recommend this product and Amazon as the seller to ensure you get what you are looking for. I am SO happy with my purchase and when it comes time to get a new phone a few years from now, I will be starting here this time! The RED color is beautiful!!!

I have bought renewed electronics from Amazon before, so I wasn't worried about ordering an iPhone when I needed to make a change. I'm really happy with this purchase of the renewed iPhone 14. It charges to 100%, and it's working fine. The phone quality is what I would expect, as well as the camera. I bought a nice Magsafe case on Amazon to protect it. So it's all working out fine.

I’m absolutely impressed with what I received! Going from an iPhone 11 to the 14 has really been a game changer in responsiveness, speed quality! I ordered the “renewed premium” and that’s what I got. I can only find one small dent in the side on the phone. It hasn’t gotten too hot during the transfer process of my iCloud. Not a single scratch on the screen! Overall it looks amazing- just like new with maximum battery percentage at 91%. Really good choice for a renewed iPhone. Can hardly tell it’s renewed!

Looks brand new. Works great. Greatest battery life. My son received it for Christmas and loves it. I was pleased with the condition.

Edit to add: this is my 2nd phone I’ve bought from Amazon. My last phone (a renewed “good” SE 2nd gen) was bought at the end of 2022 and has been a reliable phone, I just wanted to upgrade and let the SE 2 (which after 3 years has 77% battery health) become my spare / back-up phone. I’m very happy with this seller & phone. Getting set up is proving challenging, but I’m thinking that’s an issue with my old phone & carrier that I’ll have to sort out after Christmas, not this phone itself so I’ll skip over the set up / switching from my old phone to this phone. (Edit: the issues I was having switching over from my old phone to this phone was I wasn’t paying attention to my account being locked to prevent unauthorized sim / phone number changes; once I went in my account and unlocked it, the switch went smoothly) Phone was shipped quickly (arrived the day after I ordered it) and arrived looking brand new, no scratches or scuffs, 98% battery health. (By contrast, I got my teenage daughter an iPhone 14 as well from another seller in “good” condition, her battery health was 87% which is still really good for a renewed phone) So far from what I’ve been able to tell with fairly limited use, I love the speed. It’s way faster than my SE 2 that I’m upgrading from. The battery holds charge pretty good. Since it had been charging during my set up & attempt to transfer from my old phone, it was at 100% so I unplugged it. 10 hrs later it’s at 96% (have used it some to take video and see what apps have successfully downloaded (transferred from iCloud because “transfer from another device” didn’t seem to be working—again very possible an issue with my old). (First initial charge to 100%, moderate use because I was still primarily using my SE2, battery lasted 36 hours 100% to 15%; now that everything has been switched over and I’m 100% using this phone, I’m expecting battery to be ok for all-day and ready to charge at night) — first full day of use near “typical” for me (took off charger around 5 AM, intermittent usage during the day; with no recharging during the day at 8:30 PM it was at 20%) After my experience with the SE 2 & the few days I’ve been using this 14, I will definitely be looking to buy my next phone on Amazon.

Phone was perfect. No scratches at all, just a little charger mark in the charger port. Battery health was 90% i was expecting 100% tbh or at least 95% but it's worth the price. Im happy and satisfied with it. It looks cute and it runs smoth.

So far so good, battery life was at 100, phone had no cosmetic scratches besides one little area next to Camera, phone seems to work well for now its been a about a week since purchase, of course any issues, I will update this review.

I ordered this with the assumption that I would receive a 8-9/10 second hand phone, which, in some cases, it was. The physical condition was good, it turned right on. After finally getting everything moved over I was greeted with an unexpected less-than-stellar message on my screen stating that the phone had an unsupported/unrecognized component (the screen). This message is persistent, leaving a badge on the settings on the settings icon. Definitely not a "premium" experience, to say the least, but alas, here we were. I decided, it's fine, I'll keep it regardless- I can get past the notifications about the 3rd party component, albeit an annoying reminder of the term "premium". I purchased another refurbished phone, this time from a different vendor on Amazon - an iPhone 15 plus for my mother. The phone is perfect, no issues whatsoever, now this, this felt closer to "premium". I only mention that because I did not purchase the "premium" version of there refurbished devices. Fast forward a few days, my phone dies, gee. Seems like I'm constantly charging this phone... Maybe it's placebo, maybe it's "premium" - who knows. After the phone dies, I plug it in, but I'm not getting the battery icon to show up. I let it sit for a while, knowing it's on an oem charger and brick. I go to turn it on, and it's not.. doing anything. I go to reset the phone maybe, holding the volume up + unlock button. My flash begins to turn on and off, and a siren starts to play anytime I hold it! After googling the symptoms, I come across something talking about it's caused from major hardware failure - aka the "premium" experience! Turns out it was activating SOS mode, nice! Disgruntled, I decided maybe I should return this device, maybe I'm just not cut out for this whole "premium" experience, I should've just stayed in my lane. With my mastering of the arts of the procrastinator, I quickly shelved the thought and moved on it from as I need a phone pretty much always (totally not for short form content consumption and totally for important business delegations), and I get a sneaking suspicious the return process is going to have some "premium" surprised in store for me. But this phone, this phone knew I wasn't the "premium" user it was made to furnish, and has since locked up two more times with scan lines littered throughout the screen, ahem, I mean, "premium" scan lines. So here we are - my "premium" procrastination skills have been tested and found to bear fault, so I began the return process and ordered a new phone, this time, though.. Although the phone I ordered isn't "premium", it's considered excellent, and here's to hoping I don't end up having to pay a "premium" for some excellence. tldr; It's a refurbished phone, there will be quirks and mistakes, but don't label something as premium with a jank screen, I didn't even get into the details about how the image quality was very subpar on the device, not sharp, dull, slow, unresponsive at times, etc. The condition of the phone is good and I can only assume that is the extent that Amazon inspects these devices outside of turning on and turning off to determine functionality. The only premium with this product unfortunately was the pricing!