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Refurbished/Very Good: 256GB 6.7" Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Unlocked Smartphone (3 Colors) on sale for $669.84 - $133.97 when you apply coupon code
TECHREFURB20 at checkout =
$535.87.
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Available:Warranty: Includes one-year warranty serviced by Allstate.
Condition Info: "Very Good - Refurbished: The item shows minimal wear and is backed by a one year warranty. It is fully functional and has been professionally refurbished, inspected and cleaned to very good condition by qualified sellers. The item includes original or new accessories and will come in new generic packaging. See the seller's listing for full details."
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After about a year, the battery health was already down to 88% and 90%. We ended up selling them when the 16 Pro Max came out, and so far, the new ones have been much better. We haven't had any random overheating at all, and the battery health is still holding strong at 97% and 98%.
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For comparison, I gave my launch-day 14 Pro Max to my mom and it's still at 81% after much longer use. Ended up selling the 15 Pro Max when the 16 pro max came out—night and day difference so far. No overheating, and battery health is sitting at 97% and 98%.
As an aside, these listings have shot up by about 15-20% across the board since February. You could find the 15 pros for anywhere from $390-$430 back then. Now they're consistently closer to the $500 range. The iPhone resale market is crazy right now imo. Best Buy is trying to sell refurb 13 pro's for anywhere from $450-$500.
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Overheating isn't too much of an issue for me as it was when it was first released; seems like the software updates since then have improved it somewhat, but titanium is still titanium and does not remove heat very well. It has never even once been charged with a wireless or MagSafe charger. ALWAYS Wired, and never fast-charging either. Always with just a 12W, USB-A to C charger. So that rules out charging-related / heat issues as a source of battery degradation. It has always been kept at a battery charge range between 35 to 90%. It's now on iOS 18.7.7 (the final version of iOS 18), so it still runs very smooth and consistently on it and is stable. Prior to that, it was on 18.7.3 since December 2025, and before that, on its final version of iOS 17 for over a year (17.7.2). Glad I did not "upgrade" to 26, as I've read nightmare scenarios of that OS on older phones, even on the recent 16 and 15 series.
Overall, my 15 Pro Max still functions very well at least on 18.7.7, but the battery degradation (in terms of how much % capacity has decreased per battery cycle) IS definitely the worst I've seen out of any iPhone so far.
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