What would you say is the best value second hand iPhone right now?

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Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my iPhone X (only recently bought it, and the charging port isn't very reliable unfortunately) and wondering what the best value phone is? I was set on a Pro model for OLED (night browsing), but noticed that from the 12 onwards the regular versions have it too, so I'm currently thinking either an iPhone 11 Pro 256GB or an iPhone 12 128GB would be a good option? I really like the 14 Pro but for now it's out of my price range, ideally I don't want to spend any more than £300 but can stretch to £400 or so for the right phone. Thank you :)
 
Thanks so much guys, lots of good options then :) The 12 does look great tbh, though I don't think I'd ever need the speed of 5G (honestly, I'm lucky just to get any internet at all here) the other features are nice. Good shout on support for the 11 likely ending in a couple of years... I'm very much a buy it and keep it until it practically dies kinda guy.

Also, great shout on de-fluffing the charging port - I haven't done that yet (will now) but right after I posted this a random vertical green line appeared on my screen! Not having much luck buying phones from Facebook Marketplace tbh... that's two duds now, might try a proper refurbished one.
 
Any recommendations for a place to get a good second hand phone btw pls? Ideally I'd like to be able to return it if I have problems like I have (dodgy battery, dodgy screen etc)
 
Sorry to bump this but I’ve found a mint:

iPhone 14 Pro 128GB for £700
iPhone 13 Pro 128GB for £450
iPhone 12 Pro 128GB for £350

I’m tempted by the 12 since I’m quite dropsy and might smash it, and it would be less painful to break the cheap one. But also like the others for the 3x zoom and island
 
SpartaP said:
The 13 pro is my pick. Good phone, arguably better battery longevity (a lot of 14 pro owners suffering with fast battery health degradation) and you'll have the benefit of the 120hz display over the 12.
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Thank you! I'm definitely intrigued by the 120hz display, unfortunately the phone I saw earlier is a dud though :( Going to hold off and hope that prices of the 13 Pro drop a little and I can get a good one for ~£450.
 
Thanks guys, you're right that from that list the 13 Pro was by far the best value, but unfortunately the phone was a dud - it was listed with a photo showing True Tone, but when I checked it in person it wasn't an option which sent alarm bells ringing, and the screen was terrible! So dull compared to the third party screen on my X. Luckily I decided to check because I so almost bought it, and annoyingly the people in the shop (very good ratings, by far the best in the county pretty much) were trying to tell me things like "oh, it's just that this phone has better sensors to adjust the brightness" - nope, dull as **** at full brightness and whites looked grey (I checked white point, but I guess in hindsight it could've had low light mode on)

Anyway sorry for the rant, I ended up picking up a 256GB 14 Pro Max for less than the 128GB Pro I was looking at initially - condition is so-so (doesn't bother me too much) but buying from a reputable source and 96% battery health
 
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