Best cheapest iPhone?

[$m@Rt@$$]

Can get a 100% battery 64gb 11 Pro for R9.5k. Think I'll wait for the 12.

Get the newer one, even if its battery isn't 100. The battery replacements at the iStore are cheap.

 

[backstreetboy]

Isn't 64Gb pushing the lower limits of useful storage?

My Android comes with 64gb and I've still got 22gb free. Mostly just use it to download offline music. So a 64gb iPhone should be fine.

 

[airborne]

If you want to dip your toes into iOS the iPhone SE 2020 can be had for around R3500 secondhand and works great but battery life even if near 100% health is pretty dismal. Otherwise it’s a nice size and runs fast. IStore original battery replacements are very well priced the Se is under R1000 and all the other models are under R2k.

 

[capd]

Yes

Battery life of those is 85%.

Nothing wrong with 85%. In fact, for a 2/3-year-old phone, it shows average use. You'll only need to consider replacing it when it surpasses 80%. And when you do, it's cheap as chips for a fresh new lease on life.

I only replaced my iPhone X's battery a few months ago. It was 4.5 years old and used all day, every day.

 

[backstreetboy]

Will a Pakistani be able to unlock a eg. Cell C locked iPhone?

 

[capd]

My Android comes with 64gb and I've still got 22gb free. Mostly just use it to download offline music. So a 64gb iPhone should be fine.

64GB is no problem when using iCloud storage. Try and go for 128GB minimum though, considering it's non-expandable.

 

[capd]

Nothing wrong with 85%. In fact, for a 2/3-year-old phone, it shows average use. You'll only need to consider replacing it when it surpasses 80%. And when you do, it's cheap as chips for a fresh new lease on life.

I only replaced my iPhone X's battery a few months ago. It was 4.5 years old and used all day, every day.

Further, you'll be much happier for much longer with a 12 Pro, than a 12, just because of a battery.

 

[BBC]

Will a Pakistani be able to unlock a eg. Cell C locked iPhone?

No, it is probably a stolen phone that was blacklisted.
Somehow only Cell C and FNB mobile still work on these blacklisted devices.

 

[Dolby]

Judging by your other posts, you ‘tweak’ a lot with side loading & other hacks

Are you not worried that you’ll get frustrated within a few days because you can’t do that?

 

[capd]

Judging by your other posts, you ‘tweak’ a lot with side loading & other hacks

Are you not worried that you’ll get frustrated within a few days because you can’t do that?

Perhaps he's found better ways to spend his time.

 

[pb41]

I found another site for used iPhones. Never used them so cannot comment on their reliability or service levels but the site looks legit.

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[capd]

We in Apple Land yet?

 

[MentellusMaximus]

Judging by your other posts, you ‘tweak’ a lot with side loading & other hacks

Are you not worried that you’ll get frustrated within a few days because you can’t do that?

Maybe the side loading stories are all made up to appear cool on forum.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

This will not end well

 

[backstreetboy]

We in Apple Land yet?

No found a 14 plus for R15k. Want to check it out.

 

[capd]

No found a 14 plus for R15k. Want to check it out.

Rather get a 13 Pro/Pro Max.

 

[capd]

This will not end well

High chance it will.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Isn't 64Gb pushing the lower limits of useful storage?

If you are a Cloud first person it’s perfectly fine.

Never used 64GB.

 

[SauRoNZA]

If you want to dip your toes into iOS the iPhone SE 2020 can be had for around R3500 secondhand and works great but battery life even if near 100% health is pretty dismal. Otherwise it’s a nice size and runs fast. IStore original battery replacements are very well priced the Se is under R1000 and all the other models are under R2k.

Nee fok that TouchID-based backwards piece of kak.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Will a Pakistani be able to unlock a eg. Cell C locked iPhone?

Network locked iPhones do not exist.

As was said above if there’s any mention of a lock it’s likely stolen.