Score a refurbished iPhone for as low as $80 (yes, really)
TL;DR: Woot has a collection of refurbished Apple iPhones on sale for as low as $79.99 through the end of the day (Monday, April 11). Choose from the iPhone 6 Plus, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, or XS.
No one's doing the "absurdly cheap Apple devices" thing better than Woot. (Yes, we're still reminiscing over that $175 iMac.)
As of April 11, the Amazon-owned daily deals site has a bunch of older refurbished iPhones listed for well under $300. These offers are only live through the end of the day or while supplies last — which may not be long, considering several configurations are sold out already:
iPhone 6 Plus — $79.99 to $89.99 (64GB or 128GB in space gray)
iPhone 6S Plus — $99.99 to $119.99 (16GB, 32GB, or 64GB in silver, space gray, or rose gold)
iPhone 7 — $119.99 to $159.99 (32GB, 128GB, or 256GB in black, jet black, gold, rose gold, or silver)
iPhone 7 Plus — $169.99 to $189.99 (32GB or 128GB in black, jet black, gold, or rose gold)
iPhone 8 — $149.99 (64GB in gold, red, silver, or space gray)
iPhone 8 Plus — $219.99 to $269.99 (64GB or 256GB in silver, space gray, or red)
iPhone X — $229.99 (64GB in silver or space gray)
iPhone XR — $239.99 to $269.99 (64GB or 128GB in black, blue, red, or yellow)
iPhone XS — $249.99 to $269.99 (64GB or 256GB in gold, silver or space gray)
Finding a big-name smartphone on sale in the $100 to $200 range or lower feels like a "say less!" moment, but these do benefit from a few caveats. For one thing, all of them are labeled as "S&D" (Scratch and Dent), meaning they're tested to work good as new but come with a moderate level of wear and tear. Keep in mind, too, that the iPhone 6 Plus is so old that it doesn't receive iOS updates anymore; you're stuck at iOS 12.4 if you opt for that one.
That being said, these older models are definitely still worth a buy in 2022 if you just need a basic backup phone for calls and texting (or if you really, really miss the headphone jacks of yore). Even if you just get a year or two out of it, at least it was cheaper than dirt.
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Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.
