{"id":215281,"date":"2025-10-21T10:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/215281\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:53:13","slug":"trump-mobile-is-selling-renewed-iphones-that-are-really-terrible-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/215281\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Mobile is selling ‘renewed’ iPhones that are really terrible deals"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we wait for the T1, the first phone from Trump Mobile<\/a>, the mobile phone service provider run by Donald Trump\u2019s Trump Organization, the would-be carrier is now offering iPhones for sale with its service\u2013not any of the iPhones from Apple\u2019s current lineup, but two \u201crenewed\u201d models. While touting \u201cpremium performance\u201d for the iPhone 14 and 15, it offers, we recommend steering clear no matter which side of the political aisle you\u2019re on.<\/p>\n

To start, \u201crenewed\u201d is just another way of saying refurbished. The iPhone 15 is a two-year-old phone, and since Apple doesn\u2019t manufacture it anymore, any iPhone 15 stock being sold is likely to be refurbished. And to promote an older phone as a premium performer\u2014even an iPhone\u2014seems like a stretch.<\/p>\n

But the real reason why this isn\u2019t a good deal is the price. Trump Mobile sells the iPhone 15 for $629, but you can get a brand new iPhone 16e that\u2019s almost the same as the iPhone 15 for $599. Both phones have 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR displays, but the 16e body is actually a little smaller than the iPhone 15. Both have 128GB of storage, but the 16e has a faster A18 chip, while the 15 uses the older A16\u2013in our iPhone 16e review<\/a>, we found the 16e to be significantly faster than the iPhone 15.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 15 does have a dedicated main and ultra-wide camera, while the iPhone 16e has a two-in-one camera. But if your priority in a phone is the camera, you\u2019re probably not buying an old phone to begin with.<\/p>\n

Another potentially major drawback to the iPhone 15 is that it does not support Apple Intelligence. The iPhone 16e does. When Apple finally gets its act together (possibly next year) with its AI features, the iPhone 15 will be sitting it out.<\/p>\n

For $489, Trump Mobile also sells a renewed iPhone 14, which is even slower and less capable than the iPhone 15. <\/p>\n

Oh, and Apple is selling the iPhone 15 in its own Certified Refurbished Store<\/a>, which is unlocked and can be used with any carrier, for $529. And the Amazon Renewed Store in the U.S. sells a renewed 128GB iPhone 15<\/a> for $490\u2013a lot cheaper than Trump Mobile\u2019s price, and you don\u2019t have to sign up for an unknown mobile service, either.<\/p>\n

Tump Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator that provides mobile service through partnerships with the major carriers. It claims that its phones, including the refurbished iPhones, are \u201cbrought to life right here in the USA.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As we wait for the T1, the first phone from Trump Mobile, the mobile phone service provider run…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-215281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}