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How was your iPhone 12 packed when you receive it ?

Mine iPhone 12 arrived in a brown postal box with no packing or wrap in it. Just the phone. Not sure if the phone is alright even though there is no visible physical damage. Should I keep it or not ?

Posted on Dec 23, 2020 9:16 AM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2020 7:12 PM

Are you asking about the box the phone box was shipped in? If you are, perhaps they forgot to put any packing materials in the box, but if the box the phone was packed in looked like the photo I posted and was shrink wrapped, there really shouldn't be anything to be concerned about.


The impression you gave was the actual phone box the phone was packaged in was a plain brown box.

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Dec 29, 2020 7:12 PM in response to Cool2021

Are you asking about the box the phone box was shipped in? If you are, perhaps they forgot to put any packing materials in the box, but if the box the phone was packed in looked like the photo I posted and was shrink wrapped, there really shouldn't be anything to be concerned about.


The impression you gave was the actual phone box the phone was packaged in was a plain brown box.

Dec 23, 2020 9:21 AM in response to Cool2021

Did you purchase this iPhone 12 new directly from Apple? If so, it should have come inside a "display" box, and that box, should have been in a proper shipping container.


There are a number of online videos of unpacking an iPhone 12. They mostly show it at the stage that it is outside of the shipping container, but still in its sealed "display" box,

How was your iPhone 12 packed when you receive it ?

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