I am in dilemma, and I need answers;

Submitted by invincible90728 t3_10oxqf9 in iphone

I am a proud owner of an iPhone 14 pro max (Black) that, unfortunately, while walking, my early morning walks got dinged right at the middle of the screen above the camera; (thankfully, non of the essential parts got affected)!

I have Apple-Care + on my ID, so I can easily change it, but here is the shocker that I may have known but forgotten about, the replacement iPhone is always going to be a refurbished iPhone, not a fresh new phone (similar to the ones that get sold in the showroom) + I am dealing with an authorized reseller; not the actual Apple Store.

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So I would appreciate your help in a particular scenario. Is it a VERY BIG DISADVANTAGE IF I TOOK THE REFURBISHED iPhone that they will give me, or stay with my DINGED IPHONE until a more painful thing happens to my phone

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I would love to read people's thoughts.

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username-deleted- t1_j6hcr4e wrote

I’d need a pic of the damage on the 14 pro max, but refurbished phones aren’t really that bad. They have a new battery, screen. The wiring in there might not be brand new but you don’t need it to be.

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invincible90728 OP t1_j6hdhoe wrote

I cannot take a pic right now because I am responding to you from it, but it's literally right above the speaker grill.

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meepmeepanxiety t1_j6hra0s wrote

You are getting a new phone, lol. It’s a rear system / rear housing replacement, which is a brand new housing, logic board, battery. They keep your original display (if possible), speaker, and camera.

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TechiePcJunkie t1_j6i0oxj wrote

I wouldn’t worry about getting a refurb from Apple. They’re know for quality. Yes they overcharge for everything, but refurbished phones from them will always look and work as new.

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