Sellers and importers of products Apple has admitted that selling in Azerbaijan, iPhone and iPad were not factory production, according to a local resource Haqqin. The inhabitants of the country under the guise of new devices and high prices sold the restored Apple smartphones.
Program, the new device operates at Apple for many years – the company sells such gadgets including through its own online store, for example, in the United States. “As new iPhone” is previously used by buyers in various countries around the world of Apple devices, which run the factory restore procedure, replace the case and screen before finding a new owner. In this case, the value of a restored iPhone is much lower than gadgets factory production. In Russia, for example, iPhone 5s marked “refurbished” sold for 24 990 rubles, which is 15 000 rubles cheaper than regular smartphone in the same configuration.
Restored iPhone is the device that the owner returned to the store due to any malfunction or because of the intention to buy a later version of the smartphone. Apple turns the device with defect on the Taiwan plant, where it will replace all defective items — for example the Home button, speaker or screen. The repaired unit re-tests the manufacturer receives a new serial number, the packaging, the set of documents, charger, headphones and arrives in stores specially marked refurbished. Warranty restored iPhone is one year.
In material Agency says that from today the official iPhone can be purchased only from authorized Apple dealers in Azerbaijan: Alma Store, World Telecom, Integral Plus, Irshad Telecom, Magnit, Music Gallery, Kontakt Home, Baku Electronics, Rentel.
Sale for many years in the territory of Azerbaijan “sekondhend” iPhone under the guise and the new price is actually a deception of buyers and a criminal offence.
Note that in Russia a month after the start of sales of restored iPhone 5s, these smartphones have become the most popular among buyers. As a result Apple’s market share in Russia increased from 5% to 8%.
