It is a recognized indisputable fact that Apple iPhones are premium class gadgets. Whether new or previous, iPhones maintain loads of worth. Take this for instance. A tattoo artist is auctioning her classic iPhone 7 at $50,000 – the worth of Mercedes Benz SUV.
Apple launched iPhone 7 at an introductory worth of $599 within the 12 months 2007. The smartphone was the primary of its sort and provided options like contact display, 2MP digital camera and internet looking.
As per the public sale itemizing web site, bids for the unique iPhone 7 are at present close to $18,505. It’s estimated sale worth is $50,000 earlier than the time limit.
Bids are open until February 19. Till date, a complete of 16 bids have been made. The final one was made on February 12.
Now, it’s possible you’ll be questioning why an iPhone which is 16-years- previous is promoting at this whopping worth. This is as a result of the gadget is unpacked. Even the plastic protecting on the cellphone’s field is undamaged.
Apple iPhone 7 was a present to the tattoo artist– Karen Green. She obtained it from her associates to rejoice her first job. However, she by no means opened it as she had already bought a smartphone then.
The smartphone is locked to AT&T community which is now defunct within the US. Sadly, whosoever will purchase the gadget might not be capable to run it like an everyday cellphone. But he’ll personal a Vintage Apple product.
Meanwhile, Apple is planning to convey a USB Type-C port with iPhone 15 sequence. According to a report by Macrumours, the corporate is planning to restrict Type-C port in the identical manner as lightning port proper now. The report says that USB-C port on iPhone 15 and the accompanying charging cables will function a Lightning-like authenticator chip, doubtlessly limiting their performance with Apple-unapproved equipment.
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