Amazon Renewed
233 live listings
£94 Lowest iPhone
£21 more
£21 more
- Warranty1 year
- Returns30 days
- ShippingFree
Amazon Renewed vs Back Market: which is better for refurbished Apple?
Back Market for cheaper iPhones (from £73 against £94), more listings (1,141 against 233) and cheaper iPads (from £53 against £59). Amazon Renewed for cheaper iMacs (from £249 against £260).
Back Market
1,141 live listings
£73 Lowest iPhone
£21 less
£21 less
- Warranty1 year
- Returns30 days
- ShippingNot stated
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Where Amazon Renewed and Back Market differ
Each store's own terms. A check marks the better one where we can rank it.
Amazon Renewed
Back Market
Accessories
Compatible MFi Certified charger and cable. No headphones.
All smartphones offered on Back Market are delivered with a compatible phone charger. To avoid electronic waste, our devices are delivered without earphones.
Shipping
FreeAll orders of £20 or more of eligible items, dispatched by Amazon, across any product category qualify for FREE Delivery.
Not stated
Paying
Pay in fullVisa, Delta, Visa Electron, MasterCard, EuroCard, American Express, UK based Maestro and Solo
Not statedVisa, MasterCard and Paypal
The grades at Amazon Renewed next to those at Back Market
Same letter, different words. Every grade works fully; the grade describes looks. The photos follow the device you picked above.
Amazon Renewed Back Market
Back Market
Premium and Excellent
Premium: Screen: No scratches; Body: No signs of cosmetic damage (scratches, dents, and more) are visible when holding the product 30 centimeters away. Battery: >90% of original battery life.
Battery 90%+Screen: no scratches
Excellent: Screen: No scratches; Body: No signs of cosmetic damage (scratches, dents, and more) are visible when holding the product 30 centimeters away. Battery: >80% of original battery life.
Battery 80%+Screen: no scratches
Premium and Excellent
Premium: Their screens and bodies have almost no signs of use; they contain only genuine manufacturer parts and batteries; and their batteries have a minimum capacity of 90%.
Battery 90%+Original parts
Excellent: The body may have very light micro-scratches that are invisible at a distance of 8 inches (a bit longer than a standard-sized pencil) or more. For items with screens, the screen will have no scratches.
Checked from 8 in awayScreen: no scratches
AAlmost no visible marks
Good
Screen: No scratches; Body: Light scratches, barely visible when holding the product 30 centimeters away and imperceptible to touch. Battery: >80% of original battery life.
Battery 80%+Screen: no scratches
Good
The body may have light micro-scratches that are invisible at a distance of 20 inches (about an arm's length) or more. For items with screens, the screen will have no scratches.
Checked from 20 in awayScreen: no scratches
BLight marks on the body
Acceptable
Screen: May have a small number of shallow scratches, invisible when the screen is turned on; Body: Light scratches, clearly visible when holding the device 30 centimeters away and perceptible to touch. Battery: >80% of original battery life.
Battery 80%+
Fair
The body may have a few visible scratches and dents that don't affect performance. Devices with screens may have light scratches that are slightly visible when the device is on.
CVisible marks on body and screen
Amazon Renewed or Back Market?
Is Amazon Renewed or Back Market cheaper for refurbished Apple devices?
Back Market is cheaper: its lowest refurbished iPhone costs £73, against £94 at Amazon Renewed, as of 31 October 2026. Back Market is also cheaper for iPads (£53 against £59) and MacBooks (£189 against £229). Across all its devices, Amazon Renewed starts at £59 and Back Market starts at £53. Prices come from RefurbMe's live listings and change daily.
Does Amazon Renewed or Back Market have the longer warranty?
The warranty on refurbished Apple devices lasts 1 year at both Amazon Renewed and Back Market, as of 31 October 2026. On returns, the figures are 30 days at Amazon Renewed and 30 days at Back Market. Each figure is the minimum every listing at the store carries, so some listings come with more.
How do the grades at Amazon Renewed and Back Market compare?
Amazon Renewed sells refurbished Apple devices in Premium, Excellent, Good and Acceptable; Back Market sells Premium, Excellent, Good and Fair. The same name can mean different things at each store, so compare each store's own wording. Every grade works fully; the grade only describes how the casing and screen look.
Does Amazon Renewed or Back Market have more refurbished Apple devices?
Refurbished Apple devices in RefurbMe's live listings, as of 31 October 2026: 1,141 at Back Market, against 233 at Amazon Renewed. By device: 343 iPhones against 86, 296 iPads against 103 and 331 MacBooks against 15. Back Market has more listings in 4 of the 4 device types both stores sell.
