Some netizens found that Apple's official website listed the official overturning of the iPhone 8, which cost more than 2,000 yuan. The reporter inquired and learned that at present, Apple's official refurbished mobile phone is only sold abroad, the iPhone 8 official overturning price is from 2028 yuan, and the iPhone 11 Pro Max official overturning price is 4888 yuan. Only macs and iPads are sold in the country.
What is an official turnaround?
According to Apple's official website, each Apple-certified refurbished product undergoes a rigorous refurbishment process that includes thorough testing to the same stringent functional standards as the new Apple products and a special offer of up to 15% compared to the price of the new device.
The refurbished device is thoroughly cleaned with a new battery and enclosure (for iPads and iPods) and, if necessary, genuine Apple parts (for Mac and Apple Watch). The device will come with a full set of accessories, cables, and operating systems1.
All Apple-certified refurbished products are packaged in new white boxes and enjoy free shipping and returns. Each Apple-certified refurbished product comes with a standard one-year limited warranty.
Doesn't it sound like there's still some fog in the clouds?
The reporter also found a staff member of Apple's official offline store to understand the situation. He said that the official turning machine is generally a recycled product, and then refurbished. The official turnover machine is completely through quality inspection, to ensure that all components can work normally, for some appearance defects such as screen, border scratches, etc., will also be repaired, the product meets the factory standards, while the official overturning machine warranty is also the same as the regular price of the product, are one year.
He also said that the machine returned and exchanged will not enter the official turnover sequence. For example, if someone buys a mobile phone, has a defect or wants to change the color or something, the machine will not be sold twice, but directly sent to the factory to completely disassemble it, and then take out the useful components inside.
The reporter inquired and learned that at present, apple's domestic official website has no official refurbished mobile phone for sale, only Mac, iPad and Apple Watch official flip devices for sale.
According to apple's official offline store staff, there are currently very few domestic official turnovers, mainly for Macs and iPads, and there are not many people in China who buy Apple official flipping machines. At present, Apple's official overturning machine is only sold on the official website online, only this one channel, and other refurbished machines are not officially refurbished.
He said:
I personally think that the appeal of the official turnaround is not so great, because now the price of all our products has been reduced a lot. You can also see that the page on our official website is hidden quite deeply. ”
In addition to the Mac and iPad, will the domestic government turn over the phone after the official? He said that the domestic requirements for the official overturning machine, especially the mobile phone, are relatively high, the mobile phone needs to enter the network, that is, the mobile phone will have a sticker after unpacking, there will be a network access permit, this will be more troublesome, Mac and iPad do not need to enter the network. He believes that there is no Apple mobile phone official turnover in China now, and there should be no future.
Consumers have mixed views on the official turnover. Mr. Sun, who has used Apple mobile phones for many years, said that he would not consider the official turnaround, because the price advantage is not large compared with the second-hand market, and if you want to choose a cheaper, it is better than a domestic machine, and you do not like to use the old one.
Some netizens are eager to try, saying that the sale of the official turnover machine is guaranteed
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Transferred from: Morning News Weekly APP reporter Pan Wen
Image source: Pan Wen, screenshot
Source: Thoughtful Shanghai