Science and Technology Desk: At present, iPhone is a very popular device in the era of modern technology. The iPhone is at the top of the list of the best phones on the market. The phone has dominated the smartphone market through technological advancements. But many people have to come back because of the price while buying a new iPhone. Even if many people cannot afford to buy a new iPhone, they fulfill their hobby by buying a used iPhone.

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Old used iPhones have some advantages and disadvantages. Let's know about it in detail.

Advantages
The main advantage you get is that a used iPhone costs much less than a new iPhone. However, this price saving depends on the condition, age, model and various other factors of the device.

If you're looking for an older iPhone that's been off the market for years, you have no choice but to buy it from the used or second-hand market. Let's say you're looking for a new iPhone 11 right now. In that case, it will be quite difficult for you to get it. Your only recourse would be to buy a second-hand set. This also applies to interesting older models like the iPhone X.

The price of older model iPhones has remained constant or the same for a long time. That is, the price at which you bought the used iPhone, after a few years, you will find that the model is worth almost the same in the second-hand market. However, the device loses a large part of its value immediately after unwrapping the new phone.

Disadvantages
Due to discounted prices, older smartphones are in demand in the market for a long time. However, when you go to sell the second-hand iPhone in the market, it will not fetch much value compared to the newly bought device. Apart from this, if many years pass after the phone is released in the market, people's attraction towards it will also decrease.

A major downside of buying a second-hand smartphone is the lack of warranty. Although some companies in the second-hand or pre-owned market offer some warranty to counter this. But they are often limited compared to the warranty offered on new devices.

But if you buy an Apple Certified Refurbished iPhone, you can avoid this problem. Because, they will give you a one year warranty just like a new iPhone.

When buying a new iPhone, you usually get a model with different color and memory options. But when you shop at the second-hand market, you have to limit your choices to what's available.

There is no guarantee that you will receive second-hand iPhones with the original packaging box. Even if it does, it may not have accessories or accessories inside. For older model iPhones, the charger and charging cable came with the original packaging box. In that case, you may need to purchase them separately. On the other hand, buying these accessories from third parties can be risky.

Apple usually provides software support for a particular model of iPhone for up to 6 years. If you bought an iPhone that was released 2, 3 or 4 years ago, the length of software support for it has already decreased significantly. For example, for a 3-year-old iPhone, you will get another 3 years of iOS updates from Apple.

iOS updates are quite important. Why not, otherwise you'll miss out on essential security updates and bug fixes. For this reason, buying the iPhone X in 2024, which was first released in September 2017, is quite a risk. Because Apple can cancel software support for this model at any time. It's not even on the list of iPhones that support iOS 17.

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Buying a used iPhone is much more complicated than buying a used Android device. So, while buying a used iPhone, keep the above points in mind and buy it judiciously.