iphone 13 mini Which iPhone should I return?

[Ishan_J]

I bought 2 iPhone 13 Minis from Amazon (Renewed) and BackMarket. I am planning to trade this one for iPhone 16 / 16 Pro.

I have to return one of them. Which one should I go for?

 

The Details are as follows:

 

1) iPhone 13 Mini 128 GB (Blue) from BackMarket

Price: $356 ($20 student discount included)

Purchase Date: January 24, 2022

Display: Scuffed, Deep Scratches, Multiple light scratches

Body: Multiple catches and dents

Battery Health: 100% (88 Cycles)

Accessories: Black lightning cable only

Warranty Policies: 30 Days Return + 1 Year Seller Warranty

 

2) iPhone 13 Mini 128 GB (Black) From Amazon 

Price: $376

Purchase Date: December 18, 2022

Display: Zero visible scratches

Body: Minor Scratches (almost new)

Battery Health: 96% (283 Cycles) 

Accessories: White lightning cable with 10 W Charging Brick (not from Apple)

Warranty Policies: 90 Days Return 

 

Please Help Me !!!!

[whispous]

If you're asking which one is cosmetically better... that's down to you to decide

[Ishan_J]

2 minutes ago, whispous said:

If you're asking which one is cosmetically better... that's down to you to decide

No, which one is better overall? 

[whispous]

50 minutes ago, Ishan_J said:

No, which one is better overall? 

They're the same phone my friend

[Needfuldoer]

54 minutes ago, Ishan_J said:

No, which one is better overall? 

I'm not sure what you're asking for, either. 

 

The blue one has a healthier battery. The black one has more cycles on its battery. Other than that and their cosmetic condition, they're functionally identical. 

 

If you want to get as much money back as possible, sell the one that's in better cosmetic shape.

 

[Dillpickle23422]

6 hours ago, Ishan_J said:

I bought 2 iPhone 13 Minis from Amazon (Renewed) and BackMarket. I am planning to trade this one for iPhone 16 / 16 Pro.

I have to return one of them. Which one should I go for?

 

The Details are as follows:

 

1) iPhone 13 Mini 128 GB (Blue) from BackMarket

Price: $356 ($20 student discount included)

Purchase Date: January 24, 2022

Display: Scuffed, Deep Scratches, Multiple light scratches

Body: Multiple catches and dents

Battery Health: 100% (88 Cycles)

Accessories: Black lightning cable only

Warranty Policies: 30 Days Return + 1 Year Seller Warranty

 

2) iPhone 13 Mini 128 GB (Black) From Amazon 

Price: $376

Purchase Date: December 18, 2022

Display: Zero visible scratches

Body: Minor Scratches (almost new)

Battery Health: 96% (283 Cycles) 

Accessories: White lightning cable with 10 W Charging Brick (not from Apple)

Warranty Policies: 90 Days Return 

 

Please Help Me !!!!

If it were up to me, I'd get rid of the amazon one since the warranty is much shorter, and in my opinion, backmarket's warranty is much better anyways, plus you'd get the most money back returning the amazon one. (this is assuming you don't care about cosmetics, like I do. I JUST finally got rid of my old iphone X (for an XR) that had half the back glass missing and a cracked screen, only because the digitizer broke, otherwise it was a much better phone than the XR)

[Ishan_J]

5 hours ago, Dillpickle23422 said:

If it were up to me, I'd get rid of the amazon one since the warranty is much shorter, and in my opinion, backmarket's warranty is much better anyways, plus you'd get the most money back returning the amazon one. (this is assuming you don't care about cosmetics, like I do. I JUST finally got rid of my old iphone X (for an XR) that had half the back glass missing and a cracked screen, only because the digitizer broke, otherwise it was a much better phone than the XR)

 

9 hours ago, Needfuldoer said:

I'm not sure what you're asking for, either. 

 

The blue one has a healthier battery. The black one has more cycles on its battery. Other than that and their cosmetic condition, they're functionally identical. 

 

If you want to get as much money back as possible, sell the one that's in better cosmetic shape.

 

 

9 hours ago, whispous said:

They're the same phone my friend

Thank you guys for your answers, I am really sorry for the language. I am not a native english speaker. 
 

I wanted to say I want a phone for next 9-10 months, because I am going to trade the phone for upcoming iPhone iteration (iPhone 16). So my question was which phone will give me better value after 10 months and also which one should be good for next 10 months?

 

Again Thank You  for the answers. 

[Dillpickle23422]

4 hours ago, Ishan_J said:

 

 

Thank you guys for your answers, I am really sorry for the language. I am not a native english speaker. 
 

I wanted to say I want a phone for next 9-10 months, because I am going to trade the phone for upcoming iPhone iteration (iPhone 16). So my question was which phone will give me better value after 10 months and also which one should be good for next 10 months?

 

Again Thank You  for the answers. 

I would say keep the backmarket one again, especially if you're just trading it in anyways. Cosmetics shouldn't really matter when you trade it in, so you might as well get as much money back now as possible.

[Ishan_J]

54 minutes ago, Dillpickle23422 said:

I would say keep the backmarket one again, especially if you're just trading it in anyways. Cosmetics shouldn't really matter when you trade it in, so you might as well get as much money back now as possible.

Thank You for your opinion.