In China, documented cases of authorized dealers and stores selling Apple Store refurbished smartphones to its customers or as smart phones, designed for display at the window, under the guise of the new devices.
In the court of Beijing has received six complaints from angry customers. As you know, the warranty period on the iPhone starts from the activation device and is exactly one year. I purchased the warranty models immediately after purchase came to an end, based on what we can conclude that the smart phones were in use and returned to the store or they were on display as a demonstration samples.
In practice there is an Apple iPhone sales reduced at a lower price, but must indicate that the smartphone is not new. In this case, all units were purchased at full cost, as new.
Not wanting any publicity, the company Apple has already handed over all the victims for new devices.
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