Buy an iPhone will be more like leasing a car now?
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I've had good luck buying refurbished - always staying a couple of years behind.
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For a while I was able to get them at local GameStop stores - but more recently used back market - I usually look for reviews like this:
https://www.igeeksblog.com/best-places-to-buy-refurbished-used-iphones/
Since MrsTuner bought her last phone new from the Apple Store, my latest one was a hand-me-down from her instead of getting the trade-in from Apple. We traded in my old 8 and now use her 13.
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For a while I was able to get them at local GameStop stores - but more recently used back market - I usually look for reviews like this:
https://www.igeeksblog.com/best-places-to-buy-refurbished-used-iphones/
Since MrsTuner bought her last phone new from the Apple Store, my latest one was a hand-me-down from her instead of getting the trade-in from Apple. We traded in my old 8 and now use her 13.
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My old 6 plus is still in action as a dedicated "tuning phone" for my piano tuning app (don't recall where I got that one) - I did purchase a battery case which gives me plenty of juice. Since it lives in my tuning case, I don't have to fit it in a pocket.
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I looked on backmarket and they have two tiers of battery level - 80-89% capacity and 90-99% with prices to reflect. I guess it would depend which phones you are moving from to know how much newer would make a difference? Apple Store doesn't go any older than the 15 for their refurbished models.
As to whether it is smart to replace the battery, again that depends on use and if the current phone is near the end of being able to load the newest iOS?
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One of my concerns with our current phones, and with replacing the batteries (which, granted, we can carry battery packs) is that we (me and MR SK) both travel, and he will be in Japan in the fall for awhile (and presumably, I'll be there for a big chunk next summer). Being overseas and having a major problem with the phone would be a huge hassle.
So I tend to think I'd prefer to get a new phone (or at least a refurbished one) rather than pay for a new battery for these phones...
I dunno, I need to think about it more,but I think I want to decide what to do, and then do it, before the fall semester starts and I get busy again....
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