If I purchase a refurbished unlocked iphone from USA will I be able to claim warranty in India

Apple itself does not and never has sold refurbished iPhones. Nor do any Apple Authorized resellers sell Apple refurbished iPhones (they may sell iphones refurbished by themselves or a third party, but not Apple). Any refurbished iPhone you purchase is under whatever warranty is offered by whomever refurbished it (Amazon or some third party refurbisher/reseller). Apple sells only retail new iPhones, with a one year warranty restricted to the country of original purchase.

So anything you buy "refurbished" is just another used device as far as Apple is concerned, and if it is one actually opened up and worked on by a third party, any and all Apple warranty is then voided.

If you intend to use the phone in India, then buy the phone from an authorized source in India.

There is not and has never been an international warranty on any iPhone. There is a non-zero probability that you would be able to get an iPhone serviced in a country other than the one it was originally sold in, but that's about as good as it gets, especially in India based on posts here.

In addition, since Apple does not sell "refurbished" phones, there is a good possibility that any phone sold as such not only will not be covered by Apple's original warranty at all, but also that it may be completely untouchable by Apple under any circumstances. Apple will not service a phone that's been tampered with.

Hi

The warranty terms for an iPhone originally purchased in the US are available here:

http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/ios-warranty-document-us.html

http://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/iphone

The iPhone does not have an international warranty.

No; the repair shops in India may honor it anyway, but if an issue requires that the iPhone be replaced, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll be able to get it done outside the USA.

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See above; only iPhones from the country of origin are guaranteed to be covered by warranty service. For this purpose, the European Economic Community and Switzerland are one country.

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As stated; There is no international warranty. The refurbished or otherwise status is irrelevant. See Niel's replies above for service possibilities.

Wow, thanks Deggie. When did that start? Is this a result of the trade up program (I'm guessing)?

I believe November 11th.