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Despite costing a great deal more than, well, everywhere else, Apple’s own refurbished iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro predictably went out of stock shortly after their official debut a few weeks back.
Of course, true bargain hunters know full well that it’s much wiser to look outside of the device manufacturer’s US e-store for the lowest refurb prices. That is, if you can make do with shorter than 1-year warranties fulfilled by third parties like Woot and no new components, boxes, or accessories.
The Amazon-owned e-tailer is holding a compelling one-day-only sale on both the “regular” iPhone 12 and the famously unpopular iPhone 12 mini, selling the two 5G-enabled handsets at essentially unbeatable prices in multiple storage configurations and color options with “full” unlocked support for all of America’s major (and minor) mobile network operators.
The 6.1-inch iPhone 12, which is still available directly from Apple at $599 and up in brand-new condition, can be currently purchased for as little as $489.99 as a 100 percent functional refurb with a “moderate level of wear & tear” and a battery guaranteed to work at “minimum 85% capacity.”
Your 490 bucks will obviously buy you the non-Pro Apple A14 Bionic powerhouse with a fairly modest 64 gigs of local digital hoarding room, while a 256GB variant, for instance, can be had at $589.99, compared to the $779 Cupertino normally charges for such an unlocked, new, unused, unopened, and undamaged unit.
As one of the last representatives of a dying breed, the diminutive iPhone 12 mini starts at $389.99 in a 64GB variant right now while fetching $449.99 and $499.99 with your choice of 128 or 256 gigs of internal storage space respectively.
Compared to all-new units sold by Apple, compact handset lovers are looking at savings of between $200 and $230 if they hurry, which is probably a good idea… if you can’t afford the much-improved iPhone 13 mini. Naturally, the same goes for the “full-sized” iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, with the choice between the two generations looking as clear as day.
