What does Repaired product return pending mean ?

It will be a replacement. The way this works is you send your phone in. Apple verifies that it's a problem covered under warranty. They ship you a replacement. Then, if possible, they repair the phone you sent, refurbish it to factory specs and it becomes a replacement unit. This means you get a replacement in days instead of weeks.

Best of luck.

I don't know Apple's exact procedure for refurbing a product. However, I can tell you that the iPad I received as a warranty replacement look like new. The MacBook Air I bought refurbed from the Apple Online Store looked like new. You will not be able to tell the difference.

Best of luck.

cj0325 wrote:

A few months have passed since your post. Can you confirm what you were sent? Was it a refurbished replacement or your original phone after a repair had been performed?

Apple doesn't send back the original phone. The phone you receive is generally refurbished, though, in rare instances, may be new. You would not be able to tell the difference, however.

Pretty much means you have not received it yet

Hi Ram007,

A few months have passed since your post. Can you confirm what you were sent? Was it a refurbished replacement or your original phone after a repair had been performed?