Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation), US Version, 128GB, Black - Unlocked (Renewed)

This is the best phone I’ve ever owned, in my opinion. I’m passionate about smartphones, and I’ve loved previous high end Androids. This has a few key advantages over those devices. Simplicity. I used to compile my own Gentoo. I understand the value of FOSS. Still, I’ve come to decide that a personal communicator/ data assistant needs to be usable above all else. iOS is feature-complete, thoughtfully efficient, and free of redundancy beyond Android. The toddler’s interface i used on the iPod touch has matured into what it was meant to be Reliability. I’ve never had big problems with Android, but it can hiccup. On every phone I’ve used over more than a decade, I’ve occasionally experienced minor crashes, GPS gremlins, battery drains, cooling anomalies, and inscrutable major app discontinuations. In nearly a year of use, this old midrange iPhone has been utterly rock solid and i am confident Apple will not yank the rug out from under any of its core utilities. I do not manage the RAM on this phone or track battery usage. It’s just normal at all times. Durability. I do not use phone cases. The concept is a bit bizarre to me from a design standpoint. It’s not ideal, but i just try to be very careful with my phone. I’m good enough at it that, since smartphones emerged, it has been overall worth it for me despite eventually breaking two phones in that period. Still, I’m aging and I’ve dropped it. It’s clear that this phone is comprehensively designed; the materials and structure are unbelievably resistant to impact on hard surfaces. The damage to my phone is entirely cosmetic to the aluminum frame, and frankly makes me smile that it worked as intended in the face of adversity. Performance. My last phone had significantly more raw computing power than this phone. Still, this phone has a smoother UI and, in my opinion, marks a significant point of diminishing returns in mobile processing power. Clearly, little of the hardware is wasted. It is well balanced. Criticisms include: the ability to edit large blocks of text in iMessage has degraded since the last update. Moving the cursor has become more difficult. Battery life is mediocre. I can confidently get a day of normal use or a few hours of streaming video, and i have to charge it every night. My refurbished phone arrived with a gouge in the screen which i consider barely acceptable. The experience is great. I’ve lost interest in cracking software and customizing each UI element with unlimited freedom in favor of a workflow that aligns with my long-term goals. In that regard this phone excels. Lovely bit of hardware and software.

Thank you, the phone works GRREAT for my teen, she absolutely loves it! It is currently connected to wifi until I'm ready to connect it for service. Battery 95% WOOHOO!!! Phone looks GREAT, like NEW!!! If you're looking for a sign to purchase this phone ...THIS IS IT!!!

I am totally impressed with the quality of this phone, and the condition in which it arrived. I wanted a second phone for when I travel overseas and I can pop a SIM card into it, this is perfect. It is in like new condition, with 92% battery health remaining on it. I ordered a second one for my wife also, and that was also in excellent condition.

Works really good and it was truly expected however the battery health was at 80

This is a good phone for the price. It comes with a charger and everything. My mother initially bought this exact one for Christmas last year 2024 but unfortunately it stopped working after about 6 months of it being gifted to me which was frustrating. The quality of the phone is perfect condition. It was fine up until one day I restarted it and it would show the black apple screen loading and every time the loading bar would get full it would just restart and restart and until the battery died and then after charging it would restart and restart again and I could never even get to the Lock Screen. So I had to buy a new one later with my own money. It came with 100% battery life and everything works perfectly fine. I’ve had this phone now for an entire year no problems so far. I think it’s because I wasn’t updating the phone so definitely make sure you do that lol :)

I am so happy with this phone! I was about to buy from another well known site that sells used phones when I discovered that amazon sells refurbished ones and that are fully operational, checked for quality, have a 90 day warranty AND are unlocked!. My 11 yr old daughter had an iphone SE since she was 7 and took good care of it till it accidentally slipped from her hand onto concrete. Even though she was very responsible with it for a long time, I still dont see the sense in getting a brand new phone and spending hundreds of dollars on it for a kid. Even adults have accidents with their phones sometimes and I think the chances are higher with a kid. So when I discovered this option I was overjoyed. It does everything she wants to do - call, text, go on the internet, download apps and games and hers has 5G (careful because I think amazon also sells a 2G one, so I made sure to get this one that says 5G). And this way, if she has a horrible accident with it, Im not out hundreds of dollars. The one she got looks almost new, only a very light scratch on the back which is covered with a case anyway. All we had to do was take her sim card out if her old phone and put it in the new phone and then it asked if we had a nearby apple device we’d like to sync it with (in this case, her tablet) and it walked us through that process. It really couldn’t have been easier! The phone even came with a little tool for getting the sim card out! And a generic brand charger to charge the phone with. I am SO happy with this purchase! Thank you Amazon for having these available at an affordable price!! Affordable options like this are why I keep shopping with Amazon! Oh and the battery health was pretty good, better than my current phone! Maximum charging capacity 91%. For a refurbished phone that is excellent

Bought this as a gift for my mom a long time ago (over a year). This phone has not had any problems. It suits her lifestyle and is easy to carry and use since she does not prefer the newer iPhone without the center button. Her only compliant is about storage, however, that is a user not a phone issue ;-) If anyone is looking for a nice Iphone for someone who doesn't want the newer models. This is THEE phone.

excellent quality exterior, good battery life (92% capacity), very satisfied

Lo adquirí y fue mi dispositivo personal por mucho tiempo (lo recibí como nuevo, cero golpes o ratones, batería al 100% y aún con garantía. Completamente libre para cualquier compañía). Sigue teniendo Excelentes cámaras (para ser una sola la trasera) la calidad es buena aún y lo que me encanta es que la calidad de los videos es muy buena. Corre bien todas las apps y no tuve ningún problema con bugs o algo así. En el rendimiento 10/10. El único inconveniente es que al día de hoy la batería ya no es suficiente para un uso intensivo, si solo lo necesitas como dispositivo secundario está bien siempre y cuando lo recibas con más del 85% de batería. Porque estando más abajo y dándole un uso leve aún así tendrías que cargarlo por lo menos una vez en el día. Ahora lo uso como equipo secundario y no tengo ningún problema, lo uso para llamadas y redes sociales. En mi trabajo siempre hay donde cargarlo por eso es que no tengo problema con la batería. Pero si necesitas un equipo para estar fuera mucho tiempo, no te servirá de mucho, ya que como comento, la batería ya no rinde mucho con un uso regular-intensivo. Considera esto si lo recibes con un porcentaje menor al 85%.

Very satisfied with purchase. It came in a scary, off-brand box and the accessories aren't the original Apple ones, but the phone itself is perfect. Battery seems new, the screen is pristine and there's not a single scuff mark or scratch anywhere on the rest of the phone. Charger and cable seem to work fine. Very clean. Packaging could stand to be a little better; phone was loose in the box it came in, likely because the same box is used for many different refurb phones and this one is on the smaller side. It suffered no damage in transit, but your mileage may vary greatly there.

Phone says it’s locked to T-Mobile but mine is locked to dish boost a Mexican carrier with horrible customer service

Excellent, working great, brand new like, can't find any scratch