--- title: "iphone 8 plus 256gb unlocked — Niche Verdict: Skip it (38/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/amazon/research/us/cell-phones-accessories/iphone-8-plus-256gb-unlocked" last_updated: "2026-07-10T00:56:29.490Z" locale: en meta: description: "a small market ($0/yr) — iphone 8 plus 256gb unlocked doesn't clear our bar today." "og:description": "a small market ($0/yr) — iphone 8 plus 256gb unlocked doesn't clear our bar today." "og:title": "iphone 8 plus 256gb unlocked — Niche Verdict: Skip it (38/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen" --- Back to Flapen home # **iphone 8 plus 256gb unlocked** **Skip it****38/100 ** a small market ($0/yr) — iphone 8 plus 256gb unlocked doesn't clear our bar today. **Market/yr** **$0** **Growth (1y)** **+38.1%** **Products** **15** **Brands** **4** was 6 a year ago **Sellers** **117** **Price range** **$119.62–$306.50** **Returns** **1.6%** **Rating** **4.1★** **Skip it** Scored 38/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns. Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns Market size **0** ×0.30 Growth **46** ×0.30 Competition **36** ×0.20 Quality gap **79** ×0.10 Returns **87** ×0.10 ## **Demand** Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +38.1% year over year. 689344.5Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Jul '24Dec '24Apr '25Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26 ## **Seasonality** Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average. JFMAMJJASOND Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0× ## **Competition** - Apple87% - Plum8% - Tracfone3% - Straight Talk2% - Other0% The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 4 brands and 117 sellers compete here. **Brands** **4 **▼falling was 6 a year ago **Sellers** **117** **Top 5 brand share** **100%** #ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend 1 ![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41NjnGMbzuL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BRJZCLM) Apple$119.623.8★12930%▲rising 2 ![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/310BrR6-SuL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0925NWBG4) Apple$151.083.5★10811%▼falling 3 ![Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41x2RKFtitL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJBCC7H) Apple$177.854.2★21,68810%▲rising 4 ![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★9848%▼falling 5 ![Apple iPhone SE 256GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Qp3bspulL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 256GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NFMT28) Apple$155.884.2★22,5027%—flat 6 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6pkmghKL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NDPK5T) Apple$126.424.2★22,5027%▲rising 7 ![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410edrzhFqL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NMH5KL) Apple$128.864.2★22,5024%▼falling 8 ![Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation) 256GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4199BrXoMfL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation) 256GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NM43MB) Apple$152.114.2★22,5024%▲rising 9 ![Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41CCNb8NYnL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KKL5KGG) Apple$177.844.2★21,6884%▲rising 10 ![Apple iPhone XR US Version 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31nXHTagj-L.jpg) [**Apple iPhone XR US Version 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P976BBH) Apple$167.574.4★60,8983%▲rising 11 ![Tracfone Apple iPhone 8 Plus 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone - 64GB - Space Gray - Carrier Locked](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41HoGt0IOOL.jpg) [**Tracfone Apple iPhone 8 Plus 4G LTE Prepaid Smartphone - 64GB - Space Gray - Carrier Locked**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09SBRDNHH) Tracfone$124.953.8★753%▼falling 12 ![Apple iPhone 13 256GB Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Lwh1EDZpL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 13 256GB Blue - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LNFRHGN) Apple$306.504.0★27,1192%▲rising 13 ![Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 256GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31b3sKlJTEL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 256GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDY5PN5L) Apple$276.924.1★5,6012%▲rising 14 ![Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked- Silver](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31xxl21JGrL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked- Silver**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKNKV12X) Straight Talk$129.054.0★1072%—flat 15 ![Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 128GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31syCPbMAYL.jpg) [**Apple iPhone SE 3rd Gen 128GB Midnight - Unlocked (Renewed)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDY36F33) Apple$187.744.1★5,6012%▼falling ## **Product shelf** All 15 tracked products in this niche. Top sellersNewestTrending [![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41NjnGMbzuL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 64GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$119.62**3.8★129 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BRJZCLM) [![Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/310BrR6-SuL.jpg)**Apple iPhone 8 Plus 256GB Gold - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$151.08**3.5★108 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0925NWBG4) [![Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41x2RKFtitL.jpg)**Apple iPhone XS US Version 256GB Space Gray - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$177.85**4.2★21,688 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJBCC7H) [![Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41jVrfOEP5L.jpg)**Apple iPhone 8 64GB Unlocked - Gray** Plum**$126.03**4.3★984 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNL663BM) [![Apple iPhone SE 256GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Qp3bspulL.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 256GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$155.88**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NFMT28) [![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X6pkmghKL.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB White - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$126.42**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NDPK5T) [![Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/410edrzhFqL.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE 2nd Generation 128GB Black - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$128.86**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NMH5KL) [![Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation) 256GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/4199BrXoMfL.jpg)**Apple iPhone SE (2nd Generation) 256GB Red - Unlocked (Renewed)** Apple**$152.11**4.2★22,502 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088NM43MB) ## **Reviews** What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics. ### **What buyers love ** **Battery Life**17% *“The battery life is good”* **Value For Money**13% *“Great value”* **Quality-Overall**11% *“Excellent device and condition”* **Advertised Vs Actual Product**9% *“As advertised”* **Product Condition**7% *“Like new”* **Efficiency**5% *“Works well”* **Software/Application**5% *“now it can download the latest apps”* **Charging**2% *“it charges pretty fast too”* **Durability**2% *“Just like new”* **Assembly/Installation**2% *“Easy to set up”* ### **What buyers complain about ** **Battery Life**26% *“Battery is no good”* **Functionality-Overall**6% *“Phone doesnt work”* **Touch/Button Controls**6% *“Touchscreen does not work”* **Durability**5% *“barely last half a day with regular usage”* **Audio Quality**5% *“One of them had no speaker or audio at all”* **Charging**4% *“It cant stay charged not even for a couple of hours”* **Camera Quality**4% *“Camera did not work”* **Speaker**3% *“Perfect replacement for my wife's SE that had some difficulty with the speakerphone option”* **Product Condition**3% *“Refurbished by who”* **Touch Screen**3% *“The lower half of the screen would hardly respond to touch”* #### **Top return reasons**- Battery Life14% - Charging10% - Functionality-Overall9% - Size-Overall8% - Touch/Button Controls7% - Touch Screen6% - Advertised Vs Actual Product4% - Compatibility-Overall4% - Speaker4% - Display-Overall4%