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Apple iPhone 7 GSM Unlocked 256GB Rose Gold Refurbished
Last Updated: April 15, 2019 (Refresh Now)
6.9
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Device Compatibility
157refurbished, iphone, verizon, unlocked, iphone 7
+46%
-54%
" ... Not compatible with Verizon wireless. ... "
" ... a lot of problems with the phone ... "
" ... I cant do anything with the iPhone. ... "
" ... I returned that phone because I couldn’t activate it, it looked like if it was locked or Verizon didn’t liked that phone ... "
" ... Was not unlocked for T-Mobile like stated. ... "
" ... The phone was not unlocked and when I called AT&T for assistance, I found out the phone cannot be unlocked because the original owner did not pay off the phone. ... "
" ... This phone will not activate and then I plug it into iTunes and continues to say can’t activate ... "
" ... El departamento técnico de apple diagnosticó falla del rutter. ... "
Product Reliability
113months, weeks, days, refurbished, issues
+46%
-54%
" ... Within 24 hours an alert saying “Carrier Update Failed” popped up. ... After that I had no bars, instead it was replaced with “No Service” and a warning icon. ... "
" ... Phone worked only for 1day and then it started acting up. ... "
" ... Product worked fine for first two months and whenI travelled abroad it did not last more than two days. ... "
" ... The phone can not get any network connection after 6 months of use ... "
" ... * Update the phone is not working. ... "
" ... I’ve had this phone for less than a year. ... "
" ... I am now 3 weeks after my return window and the phone stopped working ... "
" ... I bought this phone and within 6 weeks, the motem had totally failed, which prevented me from getting any service at all. ... These refurbished phones aren't reliable. ... "
Battery Life
63life, charge, battery health, charger, replaced
+54%
-46%
" ... I have tried the battery., The camera and I have had no problems. ... "
" ... Battery was at 90% life. ... "
" ... I haven't fully see how battery life will be, but seems okay. ... "
" ... The battery is decent and the phone works fine ... "
" ... I like it, works great, 90% of battery life was a little disappointing, but for the price . ... "
" ... It’s running smoothly and so far the battery life is like a new phone. ... "
" ... The iPhone 7 does everything I want it to do, and it does it fast and has a great battery life. ... "
" ... Battery life has been good, that was a big one I worried about. ... "
Screen Protection
56screen protector, came, scratches, glass, scratch
+52%
-48%
" ... The screen is perfect. ... "
" ... The seller(eKings) had added a screen protector already installed and included an after market 1yr warranty card - both nice bonuses! ... "
" ... there are 2 small divets in the screen . ... "
" ... And came with a glass screen protector I am very impressed. ... "
" ... No scratches at all. ... "
" ... No scratches, the screen and back have a protective film on it which I appreciate. ... "
" ... The Phone was practically new, no scratched at all ... "
" ... Came with charger and adapter and screen protector. ... I havent used the screen protector for personal preference but it is available. ... "
Marketplace
52amazon, described, thank, product, refurbished
+56%
-44%
" ... Exactly as described. ... "
" ... Thank you so much and God bless you! ... "
" ... Will buy from the seller again , happy camper I am 😊 ... "
" ... This is my second iPhone purchase from amazon but first from this seller and I am very happy! ... "
" ... Very happy with this purchase and will be looking at buying another from this seller. ... "
" ... I bought it from Quick Deals CR (with Prime). ... "
" ... A huge thank you to the seller. ... "
" ... Great product, as advertised. ... "
Software Platform
49apple, iphone, iphone 7, restore, hardware
+18%
-82%
" ... Giving it two stars because it was not a true GSM unlocked phone and would not work with ATT so it’s basically useless to me. ... "
" ... The phone was not unlocked and when I called AT&T for assistance, I found out the phone cannot be unlocked because the original owner did not pay off the phone. ... "
" ... The phone is not unlocked. ... "
" ... iPhone is wasn't unlocked. ... "
" ... Now mine continuously gives me a cellular data error and from what I’ve researched means that the cellular signal receiver is dead. ... "
" ... I took this device to an Apple Store thinking that it would still be covered under the extension program for the "Cellular Update Failed" notification only to find out that the device was actually already a replacement given to the previous customer under the program. ... "
" ... After the restore was complete, an error message appeared stating "The Home Button May Need Service". ... "
" ... Not good giving it back revived the phone it looked like new but the battery died quick that's not updating to iOS 11 and the charger that came with it not was worst then Chinesse cheap brand instead of charging phone it drain the battery and I heard it happens wen you put those pirated accessories on a iPhone not Apple approved accessories that come from third party members believe me I have bought those lighting cables from 7 eleven a few times for my iPhone 5s and they were better then the on ... "
Returns
49refund, returning, back, returned, replacement
+8%
-92%
" ... When can I get a refund for this terrible product. ... "
" ... Sent phone back to seller. ... "
" ... I am sorry but I have to return this phone ... "
" ... Took a while to receive refund. ... "
" ... I just did not return because I traveled to Brazil and did not have time to return. ... "
" ... When I contacted MyWit for a replacement, they said they don't do replacements, but I could return the phone and buy a new one. ... "
" ... WILL be returning! ... "
" ... I tossed my phone in the trash!!! ... "
Delivery
47condition, perfect condition, fast, delivery, phone came
+91%
-9%
" ... Came in perfect condition no issues whatsoever thank you ... "
" ... It was in excellent condition! ... "
" ... It came in good condition. ... "
" ... Delivered on time and is exactly as described. ... "
" ... Delivery an de arrival were super fast from the US to New Zealand. ... "
" ... It arrived ontime as promised, the phone came well packaged. ... "
" ... I recieved the phone nicely packaged in a timely manner. ... "
" ... It came in great condition! ... "
Charging
44charging, came, original, charge, come
+48%
-52%
" ... And the phone become heat when i put at the charger ... "
" ... Then the day after the charger won't fit all of a sudden and also the screen would randomly go black. ... "
" ... Came scratched and charger did not work! ... "
" ... heavy damage to the back of the phone, charging port, and speaker grills. ... "
" ... The phone wouldn't turn on so I tried to charge it. ... The cable was loose in the charging port and the phone never powered on! ... "
" ... Although after about a month my card was charged 130$ from Amazon and I didn't make this purchase. ... "
" ... The phone is functioning ok, but the phone charger is not original, and don't come with the earphones. ... "
" ... and that I have to replaced the charging port too, was having trouble charging it. ... "
Price
37money, waste, worth, cost, value
+54%
-46%
" ... For the price, if everything worked it would have been a decent deal. ... "
" ... Still a worth the money order if you wanted to buy a phone! ... "
" ... I also think the cost was inexpensive. ... "
" ... The phone was delivered quickly and is good value for the money paid. ... "
" ... The price for the 256GB was the best I found. ... "
" ... Really can't be beat for the price! ... "
" ... Even the clerk as TMobile commented on what a great phone it is, and at such a terrific price. ... "
" ... Like a new phone without the price ... "
SIM
35sim, sim cards, condition, works perfectly, unlocked
+43%
-57%
" ... The first thing I tried was to put my SIM card into the phone, but it didn’t work. ... "
" ... Put her sim in and it’s either searching or has no service. ... Tried my sim and same outcome. ... "
" ... This phone was great until I put my SIM card in and it kept saying no service. ... "
" ... I bought this phone and I put my AT&T SIM card in. ... "
" ... Now he is useless, because he does not see the SIM card. ... "
" ... Hi iam missing two thing from this iPhone the pin to open the sim storage and an other very important thing for me the hear set . ... "
" ... Came with no SIM card tray and would not connect to the cellular network. ... "
" ... Weird, had to do sim in and out. ... Seems like the SIM card tray is not firm. ... "
Design
33new, looks brand new, rose gold, phone looks brand, brand new
+91%
-9%
" ... This phone looks and performs like it's brand new. ... "
" ... received this phone on time and cosmetically it looks great, but the home but when pressed you can feel something moving with in side the phone, with this being said I will be forced to return. ... "
" ... Looks and works like new I’m so pleased with this experience! ... "
" ... Looks new and so far works great. ... "
" ... Looks like new !!!! ... "
" ... It looks brand new and everything works great. ... "
" ... I ordered the rose gold cause it was cheaper but when I got the package it was a gold one. ... (Which I wanted all along but rose gold was cheaper) Very happy! ... "
" ... Great shape, looks almost like new. ... "
Display Clarity
32came, touch, screen protector, scratches, original
+25%
-75%
" ... Screen was cracked ... "
" ... This phone came with a scratched screen and back. ... "
" ... I've had it for a month and the screen has started going black every few minutes, and sometimes it freaks out and tells me I have no way to connect to wifi or cell coverage (despite being somewhere with wifi and usually 4G). ... "
" ... Small scratch on the bottom of the screen. ... This is why: I went to test out the camera and it couldn't focus on something even when I tapped on the screen to tell it what to focus on. ... "
" ... The screen is not the original, not original colors, plus touch screen isn't working well . ... "
" ... I received a refurbished phone with an after market screen. ... "
" ... Phone was fine now Screen is reflecting the top bar on the bottom and it’s flickering ... "
" ... All the sudden the screen kept flickering, turn off by itself, screen will freeze and call would suddenly drop . ... "
Defective Delivery
28condition, scratches, perfect condition, came, refurbished
+61%
-39%
" ... No scratches no scuffs no problems! ... "
" ... came with no scratches or dents, and seems to be in perfect condition. ... "
" ... Other than that everything is working well and it was in perfect condition. ... "
" ... No scratches or dents. ... "
" ... In almost pristine condition. ... "
" ... The phone came in perfect condition! ... "
" ... Excellent condition externally. ... "
" ... hard to believe it’s refurbished product, good condition ... "
Build Quality
27scratch, rose gold, parts, signs, scratches or dents
+56%
-44%
" ... No scratches or dents. ... "
" ... It's a shame that I choose to hide its museum quality design with a case and an extra layer ... "
" ... No scratches or marks. ... "
" ... the phone looks brand new, no scratches or dents or dings. ... "
" ... No scratches no scuffs no problems! ... "
" ... Gold iPhone 7 arrived in great timing. ... "
" ... The phone is in very good condition, the carcass did not have any type of scratch, mark of blow or damage ... "
" ... the phone is perfect its new theres no scratches no cracks way better than expected ... "
Call quality
20hear, calls, call, talk, volume
+20%
-80%
" ... I can not take calls. ... "
" ... Also when I call, I can hear the other person's voice, but other person can't hear my voice. ... "
" ... Making the phone unusable for its most basic function, phone calls. ... "
" ... This phone is NOT compatible with Straight Talk. ... "
" ... Had to call Apple Care and AT&T before I could get the phone unlocked and operational. ... "
" ... I have yet to hear back from them about complaint ... "
" ... The audio was way too low for phone calls. ... "
" ... You cannot get calls and the cellular data works slowwwwww. ... "
ISP
18work, compatible with verizon, carrier, works, network
+22%
-78%
" ... Did not work with Verizon or Sprint! ... "
" ... Struggled to keep connection and all. ... "
" ... Needed to change to Verizon and doesn’t work. ... "
" ... Repeat this does NOT work on Verizon. ... "
" ... My account was hacked! ... "
" ... Did not work on Verizon network. ... "
" ... Was told it is locked to ATT ... "
" ... I couldn't connect it to Tmobile. ... "
Camera
17phone, take, pictures, shutter, photos
+65%
-35%
" ... The camera is awesome and the sound is awesome. ... "
" ... Camera and all features working well ... "
" ... The photos are so clear. ... "
" ... If that doesn't bother you, it's a great phone, but if you like to take pictures and Snapchats quietly, DO NOT ORDER!! ... "
" ... I love the camera on this phone. ... "
" ... I love this phone - I was downsizing from a 6plus and having the extra memory is great for videos and photos. ... "
" ... The phone looks very nice but it doesn't has a good working photo camera. ... "
" ... Great camera quality and easy to transfer my number from my old phone to here. ... "
Sound Quality
16speaker, speakers, hear, noise, static
+13%
-88%
" ... Everything looked fine, however, the audio was damaged and came through muffled. ... "
" ... The screen when using the camera "jiggled" and my husband pointed out the clicking sound coming from the hardware of the device. ... "
" ... :( I thought it would look nicely reburbished but there were dings and lots of nasty gunk in the speakers. ... "
" ... It's glitchy and has issues with connectivity and sound quality. ... "
" ... How can i remove the noise? ... "
" ... The sound messed up on this approximately 2 weeks after I got it. ... It's all static and garbled so no one can hear what I say. ... I have to use speaker phone and that doesn't even help much. ... "
" ... The speaker is static. ... "
" ... 1) When making and receiving calls hear alot of noise ( like raining on the other side and birds chip sound). ... 5) The speakers on the phone are not functioning as it supposed to be, very distorted sound. ... "
For Kids
15phone, loves, daughter, christmas, purchased
+100%
" ... Now I know why kids will stand on line for iPhones for hours. ... "
" ... My son love it ... "
" ... Got this for birthday present for our son in college. ... "
" ... My son absolutely loves this phone! ... "
" ... Bought the phones for Christmas for my kids. ... "
" ... Purchased as a Christmas Gift for our son. ... "
" ... Got the phone for my grandson who is in college. ... "
" ... My daughter love it ... "
As Gift
15christmas, bought, son, birthday, purchased
+80%
-20%
" ... This was a Christmas present for my 15 year old son. ... "
" ... Bought as a gift. ... "
" ... Birthday present for son ... "
" ... This was a gift for my nephew and he loves it. ... "
" ... I was hesitant making this purchase (as a gift) after reading the reviews. ... "
" ... Purchased as a Christmas Gift for our son. ... "
" ... This was my birthday present and it works very well. ... "
" ... I brought this as an early Christmas gift for my husband. ... "
Cables
14charger, came, box, original, iphone
+29%
-71%
" ... There was no IPhone in the box, just cable and power brick and other papers but no PHONE!! ... "
" ... Also, it did not come with the earbuds and lightening jack connector as advertised. ... "
" ... the accessories are not original (cable e charger). ... "
" ... Firstly, I haven't received any accessories like earphones, cable, adapter and also ear phones connector. ... "
" ... Having issues with the charger cable, and still haven't got a solution to it. ... I didn't want to return the iphone just for the defective cable. ... I would be nice to get a new cable to replace the defective cable. ... "
" ... The cable that came with the phone is not working since day 1. ... "
" ... Just usb cable and charger in box but iphone 7 not in there ... "
" ... The cable was loose in the charging port and the phone never powered on! ... "
Product As Described
14advertised, product, exactly, phone, item
+71%
-29%
" ... Item as described. ... "
" ... Phone was exactly as described. ... "
" ... the item is exactly how it is advertised ... "
" ... everything worked as advertised. ... "
" ... Great product, as advertised. ... "
" ... Product as described. ... "
" ... Exactly as described. ... "
" ... just as described. ... "
Cleaning
11phone, scratches, worked, time, new
+64%
-36%
" ... As clean as new,and also very functional . ... "
" ... Appearance is very clean no scratches no dents . ... "
" ... Phone is clean and like new kinda blew my expectations good job guys 👍🏾👍🏾 ... "
" ... The phone works well, has good battery life, and looks pretty clean. ... "
" ... Early delivery and very very clean no scratches. ... "
" ... This iPhone 7 was clean with no scratches and worked well. ... "
Fit
11works, shape, seal, screws, inside
+45%
-55%
" ... Very bad not good received a iPhone 6s Plus wow !! ... "
" ... took it in to have it fix and a was told that it was falling apart inside missing screws every where. ... "
" ... Then we couldn't hold the phone because it overheated! ... "
" ... One of the screws were lost ... to hide that defect they put a sticker on it. ... "
" ... But that did not hold true. ... "
Memory
10128 gb, iphone 7, 32gb, 256gb, space
+100%
" ... Also it says 32gb but came with 256gb!! ... "
" ... I got this 128 GB Black 7, and now I have tons of room. ... "
" ... I got a refurbished gold iPhone 7 with 128 GB of flash memory from ElectroWireless. ... "
" ... All 256 gb. ... "
" ... I like it because of built in memory space. ... "
" ... I bought this iPhone 7 (256GB) for myself and the iPhone 7+ (128 GB) for my wife for less than $1K . ... "
" ... It has the larges memory and the best price and functions well so far. ... "
" ... Extremely affordable price especially for 2 of the 128GB memory storage, ilmy sister was just going to buy me one as a gift but when I noticed the price for 2 she said that was a deal and may not find it anywhere else. ... "
Headphones
10phone, charger, earphones, come, adapter
+40%
-60%
" ... Also, it did not come with the earbuds and lightening jack connector as advertised. ... "
" ... The phone didnt come with the apple charger and the headphones. ... "
" ... Firstly, I haven't received any accessories like earphones, cable, adapter and also ear phones connector. ... "
" ... The phone is functioning ok, but the phone charger is not original, and don't come with the earphones. ... "
" ... Note- it doesn't come with a charger or with headphones. ... "
" ... The earphone was not heard from left side. ... "
Touch Sensitivity
10screen, working, well, original, keys
+30%
-70%
" ... I’m told I was sold a phone with a faulty Taptic Engine as well as an often unresponsive touch screen. ... "
" ... The screen is not the original, not original colors, plus touch screen isn't working well . ... "
" ... touch assembly is horrible ... "
" ... The screen must be rebuilt so it is "ghostly touch", the keys pressed before your finger touchs the screen, and the touches are completely off too. ... "
" ... Touchscreen failed at first startup. ... "
" ... It had touch accuracy issues and the coloring was off. ... "
Network
9signal, phone, network, works, time
-100%
" ... Was told I phone 7s have a hard time finding wifi signal?? ... "
" ... The internal antenna was broke and would not receive service. ... "
" ... It was a present for my daugther, the first hours the iPhone works well but then it can’t get the carrier signal and was serching signal all the time and it was out of Service for phone and internet all the time. ... "
" ... Only worked for a day and dropped the network. ... "
" ... only one of the largest networks around. ... "
" ... The phone can not get any network connection after 6 months of use ... "
" ... It has lots of problems with the signal. ... "
" ... They said couldn't connect to network. ... "
Ease of Use
8set, thing, setting, phone, hard
+100%
" ... Minimum To No Scratches , Fast And Easy Setup . ... "
" ... I was pleasantly surprised how easy transferring my data to it. ... "
" ... The phone turned on well and setting it up was easy enough. ... "
" ... it was easy to hook up to my carrier. ... "
" ... This thing is great and it wasn't very hard to set up. ... "
" ... Very easy for him to set up, and he loves it. ... "
" ... I had no trouble setting it up. ... "
Data reception
8gsm, verizon, said, carrier, unlock
+38%
-63%
" ... The advertisement says GSM unlocked but the sticker on the back says Verizon. ... "
" ... You cannot get calls and the cellular data works slowwwwww. ... "
" ... However, it was not unlocked and I am unable to get my current carrier (AT&T) to unlock it so I can switch carriers. ... "
" ... This phone, even though unlocked is NOT compatible with Sprint. ... "
" ... Did not work with Verizon or Sprint! ... "
Controls
7volume, sleep, screen, page, open
-100%
" ... The volume on/off switch on the side has dirt on it. ... "
" ... The screen must be rebuilt so it is "ghostly touch", the keys pressed before your finger touchs the screen, and the touches are completely off too. ... "
" ... Paid over 400$ bucks and the damn home button doesn’t work! ... "
" ... However, the Home button and keyboard keys stopped functioning. ... "
" ... Had to hit sleep button, resign in, and continue what I was doing, but this happened way to much and found extremely annoying. ... "
" ... Mainly the volume button isn't working and the ring is not working when someone calls I can only feel the vibration. ... "
Overall performance
7speed, slow, screen, glitches
+71%
-29%
" ... It works perfectly fine and is pretty fast. ... "
" ... There Were No Scratches It Looked Brand New Performance Is Speed And The Camera Is Unbelievably Good ... "
" ... When im on the home screen it seems to work fast. ... "
" ... Very fast transaction. ... "
Lagging
7reset, hard, glitches, freezes, slow
-100%
" ... We have tried all ways to hard reboot/reset the phone, but it seems completely unresponsive. ... "
" ... phone freezes every two days . ... "
" ... Then began to shut of and continue restarting and then saying on for about 1 second and shutting down again. ... "
" ... The phone will not stop glitching and crashes a lot. ... "
" ... Started to constantly restart too ... "
" ... The phone freezes more often than it should, and won’t allow a hard reset ... "
" ... Has glitches and is slow. ... "
Comfort
7shape, good
+43%
-57%
" ... It has been a pain to me. ... "
" ... they ripped me off completely. ... "
" ... Not worth the headache. ... "
" ... I am a business owner and I know what it feels like to have a bad review posted. ... "
Wifi
6phone, connect, even, signal, works
+17%
-83%
" ... It does not connect to wifi, and even if it does nothing works. ... "
" ... Wi-fi button doesn't work, so you can't connect to wi-fi even after restarting the phone, battery shows different digits every minute from charged 80% to 5% in just a minute. ... "
" ... After receiving this phone, took it to Apple store becuase it had trouble locating a wifi signal. ... Was told I phone 7s have a hard time finding wifi signal?? ... "
" ... They said couldn't connect to network. ... "
" ... I couldn't send/receive text messages or phone calls and it wouldn't even connect to wifi. ... "
Volume
5speaker, switch, speakers, low, static
+20%
-80%
" ... The volume on/off switch on the side has dirt on it. ... "
" ... Issue with Audio speaker. ... "
" ... The speaker is static. ... "
" ... 2) The Speakers! ... When I want to use the speakers on full volume or even close to full volume they have really bad feedback. ... "
Ports
5usb, charger, thunderbolt, port, plug
+40%
-60%
" ... The item was sold by ELECTRONIC DEALS and had multiple problems: microphone, backlight, usb port . ... "
" ... Just usb cable and charger in box but iphone 7 not in there ... "
" ... The cable was loose in the charging port and the phone never powered on! ... "
Apps
4phone, im, come, would, verizon
+50%
-50%
" ... But if im on an App it glitches and just doesnt want to come up. ... "
" ... Appstore is always died after i load every icon. ... "
Original Product
4certified, product, original, apple, parts
+25%
-75%
" ... Refurbished is not good. ... "
" ... It was supposed to be certified refurbished. ... "
" ... This product is NOT Apple certified! ... "
Setup
3easy, already
+100%
" ... Minimum To No Scratches , Fast And Easy Setup . ... "
" ... We already setup everything and she already start using:) ... "
" ... It can be used with Straight Talk and was easy to get connected. ... "
Color
3photos
+67%
-33%
" ... I love the size and colour ... "
" ... The photos are so clear. ... "
Keyboard
3keys, keyboard, touch, screen, home button
+33%
-67%
" ... The screen must be rebuilt so it is "ghostly touch", the keys pressed before your finger touchs the screen, and the touches are completely off too. ... "
" ... However, the Home button and keyboard keys stopped functioning. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
WiFi: Yes
Camera
Primary Camera: 12 MP
Video: Yes
Calling
GSM: Yes
CDMA: Yes
Display
Type: LED
Resolution: 4K