--- title: "iphone 6s — Niche Verdict: Skip it (42/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/cell-phones-accessories/iphone-6s" last_updated: "2026-07-10T02:31:53.171Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($37K/yr) — iphone 6s doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($37K/yr) — iphone 6s doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "iphone 6s — Niche Verdict: Skip it (42/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **iphone 6s** **Skip it****42/100 ** a small market ($37K/yr) — iphone 6s doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$37K** **Growth (1y)** **+176.3%** **Products** **11** **Brands** **4** was 4 a year ago **Sellers** **117** **Price range** **$63.32–$161.39** **Returns** **1.8%** **Rating** **3.8★** **Skip it** Scored 42/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **2** ×0.30 Growth **74** ×0.30 Competition **8** ×0.20 Quality gap **90** ×0.10 Returns **85** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +176.3% year over year. 3K2KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Jul '24Dec '24Apr '25Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4× ## **Competition** - Ubglcs i31% - Plum30% - Apple23% - Straight Talk16% The top 5 products capture 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 4 brands and 117 sellers compete here. **Brands** **4 **—flat was 4 a year ago **Sellers** **117** **Top 5 brand share** **100%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![Ubglcs i Phone 6S 32GB Unlocked Gold 4.7 Inches](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41IcWh9cqeL.jpg) [**Ubglcs i Phone 6S 32GB Unlocked Gold 4.7 Inches**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYN79ZS9) Ubglcs i$103.131.0★131%▲rising 2 ![Plum iPhone 6s 16GB Gray Unlocked 4G LTE - ATT Tmobile Verizon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WRQV5Gl8L.jpg) [**Plum iPhone 6s 16GB Gray Unlocked 4G LTE - ATT Tmobile Verizon**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9ZDKSRD) Plum$63.323.8★9424%▼falling 3 ![Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5189pnYq1iL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML) Straight Talk$93.303.9★27716%▼falling 4 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aAFmcie7L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) Apple$115.554.2★22,5029%▲rising 5 ![Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31yAtGjrrJL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDY71GRG) Apple$143.174.1★5,6014%▼falling 6 ![Boost Mobile Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked - Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31MZsq9VFmL.jpg) [**Boost Mobile Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked - Black**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHPX17KM) Plum$88.723.7★1204%▼falling 7 ![Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CCNb8NYnL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K4V35TJ) Apple$161.394.2★21,6883%▲rising 8 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6pkmghKL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQSLGN) Apple$117.114.2★22,5023%▲rising 9 ![Apple iPhone XR 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31nXHTagj-L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XR 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P6Y7954) Apple$152.194.4★60,8982%▼falling 10 ![Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation) 64GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415eQ8r8c2L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation) 64GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088N8TF64) Apple$120.934.2★22,5022%▼falling 11 ![Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41jVrfOEP5L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNL663BM) Plum$126.034.3★9842%▼falling ## **Product shelf** All 11 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![Ubglcs i Phone 6S 32GB Unlocked Gold 4.7 Inches](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41IcWh9cqeL.jpg)**Ubglcs i Phone 6S 32GB Unlocked Gold 4.7 Inches** Ubglcs i**$103.13**1.0★1 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYN79ZS9) [![Plum iPhone 6s 16GB Gray Unlocked 4G LTE - ATT Tmobile Verizon](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41WRQV5Gl8L.jpg)**Plum iPhone 6s 16GB Gray Unlocked 4G LTE - ATT Tmobile Verizon** Plum**$63.32**3.8★94 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9ZDKSRD) [![Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5189pnYq1iL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked AT&T/T-Mobile - Silver** Straight Talk**$93.30**3.9★277 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCSF3WML) [![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41aAFmcie7L.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation US Version 64GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$115.55**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T) [![Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31yAtGjrrJL.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 64GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$143.17**4.1★5,601 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDY71GRG) [![Boost Mobile Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked - Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31MZsq9VFmL.jpg)**Boost Mobile Apple iPhone 7 32GB Unlocked - Black** Plum**$88.72**3.7★120 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHPX17KM) [![Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CCNb8NYnL.jpg)**Apple iPhone XS 64GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$161.39**4.2★21,688 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K4V35TJ) [![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6pkmghKL.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 64GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$117.11**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NQSLGN) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Value For Money**18% *“Great for the price”* **Battery Life**13% *“Battery life is solid”* **Quality-Overall**13% *“Good quality”* **Product Condition**9% *“Like brand new”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**7% *“Working as advertised”* **Efficiency**5% *“Working good”* **Functionality-Overall**3% *“Solid performance for basic use”* **Durability**3% *“holds up very well”* **Charging**2% *“it charges pretty fast too”* **Size-Overall**2% *“Great size and ease to use”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Battery Life**23% *“Battery is no good”* **Durability**15% *“breaks easily good value for children”* **Charging**9% *“battery will not hold a charge”* **Functionality-Overall**7% *“Phone barely works”* **Connectivity-Overall**3% *“Refused to connect to my home WiFi”* **Quality-Overall**3% *“Functionally good quality cosmetically does not match description”* **Heating**3% *“it got extremely hot”* **Touch Screen**3% *“The screen freeze”* **Value For Money**2% *“it's a high price to pay for something that is maybe good for a few more months maybe”* **Display-Overall**2% *“Bare metal showing”* #### **Top return reasons**- Size-Overall15% - Battery Life11% - Functionality-Overall10% - Charging9% - Value For Money6% - Compatibility-Overall5% - Advertised Vs Actual Product4% - Touch Screen4% - Touch/Button Controls4% - Connectivity-Overall3%