Apple iPhone 12 Mini, US Version, 128GB, Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)

*Update May 2025* After six months of having this phone I am now experiencing issues with the battery. The battery health has degraded significantly going from 100% in November to 90% now. Battery drains fast and suddenly shuts off. Overheats as well. It's to the point where the screen on the right side is lifting. I am currently having the phone fixed and the battery replaced. My original review still stands. I was lucky enough to receive the phone in excellent condition but the battery seemed to have underlying issues. Just something to think about if you are looking to purchase from this seller. I was hesitant to purchase because some of the reviews were not consistent but I am very happy I took the chance. The phone was labeled as renewed in excellent condition and that was exactly what it was when I received it. After thoroughly examining the phone I could not find really any flaws physically. The icing on the cake was seeing that it has 100% battery life which is rare to find. Phone runs awesome with the updated software and I was able to transfer from my previous device with ease. Also came with a charging plug, cable and sim ejector tool which was very nice.

My phone arrived FedEX SDR (Saturday Delivery) which was completely unexpected. I was blown away by the turn around time from when I pushed Order to Delivered. The which I received arrived in the most pristine condition - such that if it wasn't in bubble wrap I would have thought it was the newest iPhone. Not a scratch nor crack and it started right up. The price point was also under my budget.

I have had this iPhone 12 mini for about a year and I have been immensely disappointed with the battery life. I had a factory iPhone 12 Mini before I bought the refurbished with a similar battery health rating. The refurbished one routinely dies way faster and sometimes shuts off with battery at 15%. The battery health is now at 78%, but it is performing at a level well below that. I have never been able to use the phone for longer than 2.5 hours with low-medium use even with low power mode on the entire time!!! I routinely have to carry around a charger with me so I do not get stranded when I am traveling. I am not convinced that there is an authentic apple battery in this phone and likely a crappy 3rd party replacement. Never again will I purchase refurbished.

So far, so good. Some small blemishes but that’s to be expected with a used phone. The delivery took longer than expected but that’s on FedEx, not the seller. I’ve seen mixed reviews but I decided to take a chance. We’ve only used it for a few hours but it’s great so far. Battery health was 94%. Not sure how accurate that is since I’ve seen other reviews mention they had the same battery health and then a few months later it needed to be replaced. As of now, I’m very happy with my purchase. If anything changes I’ll update my review accordingly.

The phone works perfectly even though the first phone I got was broke yal still fix the problem by sending me another phone with no problem this phone is great.

Could've been better. I got this phone refurbished and in I think excellent or very good condition. But anytime a slight drop even on a carpeted surface or now at this point even if its not fallen me placing it on my car seat turns the phone off. It also came with what I assume is water damage where dots in the screen are yellow???? I was not impressed by this. Although battery life is excellent. But the main thing is it kept turning off and the sensor for when to turn the screen off during calls is broken where I can still call and hear the call but the screen wont turn on. This was all in the start of when I got it. No new problems have arise so I will deal with it but definitely not ordering again.

Have had the phone for a few years now and it’s been great .

Great price great quality

I'll start the cons/why I couldn't give a five star review, which are largely the issues that others have noted (cleanliness/battery). The item description says that the phones are cleaned by the seller as part of the renewal. However, as you can see from the photo it arrived with some crud on it the creases at the back of the phone/camera housing were dirty and required a somewhat careful cleaning. My wife who was sitting a few feet away also remarked that it looked covered in fingerprints, so it obviously hadn't been cleaned at all (contra the item description) and the dirt on it suggests it wasn't well cared for. It's disappointing to see that the store with Amazon's name on it does not deliver on their own descriptions. Then, as many other buyers have noted, my battery isn't at full health and is only at 84%. While that is within the 80% as described, I think it's a bit dishonest to market the quality as "excellent" especially when "very good", "good", "fair" aren't even listed as options. Basically it seems like a roll of the dice and in the future I'll purchase from a seller that is more transparent about condition and sets prices accordingly. Pros - Aside from the issues mentioned, the phone works perfectly, and so wouldn't be worth the time to return and set up again. I love the form factor both of the 12 and particularly the mini as sort of a return to the 5/SE era and so it is a big upgrade over the original SE I had been using. The lack of a home button/touch ID took a day or two to get used to but the face ID works perfectly. I was also slow to upgrade because I liked my headphone jack but I've found that bluetooth has gotten much better in recent years I had already made the switch before this upgrade.

Had to send it back. It was really slow and an awful condition and barely worked. And still haven’t got my refund back yet. Also had to pay to send it back. Do not order you won’t get your money back if you need to return the phone.

Llegó muy bien empaquetado y en cuestión estética llegó con pequeños detalles normales por ser equipo reacondicionado, pero la vida útil de la batería tiene más porcentaje de lo esperado, muy satisfecha con la compra

Ya tengo casi dos años con el celular y ha funcionado muy bien, llego en orden en su caja y todo, solo si tenia detalles estéticos, nada que afectara su función

Está cool el único pero que le pondría sería ma batería no dura mucho a lo largo del día