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Hello,
I recently purchased a refurbished iPad but upon checking it‘s model number I noticed that it starts with an "M", which (as I was told) means it’s a new device and not a refurbished device. What does that mean now? Is it a red flag?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 16
This is the full list of prefix identifiers - and their meaning.
Some devices that have been renewed/refurbished won’t necessarily have a changed model prefix. Where the logic board has been changed, the F-prefix is perhaps more likely to be present.
This is the full list of prefix identifiers - and their meaning.
Some devices that have been renewed/refurbished won’t necessarily have a changed model prefix. Where the logic board has been changed, the F-prefix is perhaps more likely to be present.
Prior history of an iPad cannot be established.
If you have purchased a renewed/refurbished device from Apple, it will have been through Apple’s own refurbishment processes. If purchased from some other source, you have no guarantee that the device has been refurbished to Apple’s own quality standards using OEM components.
Third parties have no access to Apple OEM components - other than parts scavenged from other similar devices.
Is there perhaps a way to check whether the product might have not been refurbished at all and possibly have bad battery life or whether it was maybe even refurbished by an unofficial factory?
What does the "M" in the model number stand for
