IPhone 13 mini 128gb Refurbished (Very Good) - £430 with code, sold by Loop_Mobile @ eBay

After previous deals on iPhone 13 pros where people provided a lot of feedback on condition, battery life, returns, etc. I think we determined that Loop is the official reseller of Apple phones. In other words I don't think you'll ever get a replaced screen, more like these were phones as part of a plan that were returned near the end of the year and exchanged for a newer phone. Many people had some AppleCare left, on top of which since it's official ebay refurbished there's a 12 month warranty and 30 day returns no questions asked. I actually bought a phone, used it for a couple of weeks, then another deal came along that made the phone £50 cheaper than I had paid so I returned it and ordered the same phone again. The new one had slightly better battery life. My refund came through quickly and without question. You could order the phone, try out the screen, and easily return it if you don't like it or have any questions. I also personally like owning it outright and have £10 per month Voxi that gives me more data than I ever use anyway.

I much prefer Touch ID as it always worked in every situation. Face ID works maybe 80% of the time and I constantly have to enter the code instead, for instance it won’t work if your phone is close to your face. Apple should offer both, just put it on the power button or behind the screen like Android.

How realisable are the screens? This worries me as I’ve never seen an iPhone 13 mini in real life , and could lose quality they send me a crap screen one and I wouldn’t even know

Don't do it. Unless your youngster doesn't have friends and isn't on TikTok, Instagram and Snap, she'll run out of battery by mid day.. This and the original SE have the worst battery life amongst any iPhone. If you're an adult with no social media interest, you may just get away with it.

Did to manage to resolve it?

I love my 13 mini it is so good I want to eat it.

I wanted to love the 13 mini and I tried it for a few months but sadly just couldn't get used to an iPhone. Wish there were decent small android phones and companies realised we don't all want massive tablets in our pockets

I went 12 mini to 13 pro, and whilst the phone was absolutely phenomenal - it was like some kind of super computer in your pocket, it was just so heavy and bulky. Switched to the 13 mini best thing I ever did.

Completely the same. Spent 2 days debating which iPhone to get, but that’s due to my financial position / assessing assessing and assessing again lol. (edited)

What do you use then?

Apple Leather Case with MagSafe (for iPhone 13 mini) - Midnight amzn.eu/d/jm6amhZ

Great case - I paid £24.99 for it a couple of months ago. (edited)

99.6% positive feedback is pretty good actually, no?