How to check a refurbished phone? || Shani King

Check the difference between a new and refurbished smartphone

Buying a refurbishd phone is not a bad idea but you must know before buying a smartphone whether it is used, new, in warranty or a refurbished phone. Though refurbished phones are available in various conditions but these phones have covered a huge market due to the attractive rates various dealers offer. For instance buying a new iPhone can be much expensive whereas buying refurbished iPhone will cost you nothing as compared to new one. Similarly, a new high end Android smartphone can cost you more than your salary, but a refurbished smartphone can be bought at lower price. The point is whenever you want to buy a phone; no one should scam you by making false claim about the phone. Read this guide to check a refurbished phone and know the difference between used.

What is a refurbished phone?

A refurbished phone is mostly a faulty set that is sent by the owner back to company for replacement or for fixing the issues. Every year major companies like Apple and Samsung, receive a lot of defective phones sent bt owners, these phones are tested again by their expert technician and necessary replacement of hardware or software is done. These phone are not sold by the companies itself but by the certified refurbished phone retailers.

Does a refurbished phone carry warranty?

If phone is certified refurbished, phone retailer would offer a warranty that can be up to 3 months to 6 months. That means phone is in perfect condition whereas simply refurbished phones do not carry any warranty and those can be risky to buy as well. For few years you might have noticed a flood of imported phones in the market, the majority of these phones were simply refurbished and retailers were selling it by claiming just like new. These phone are actually repaired and can put you in strange situation like the most complaints were coming about the display saturation, phone is getting with multitasking, and battery drainage is very fast. So, buying a phone with external appearance is not the game, but look inside too deeply whether you have invested on the right gadget or not.

Why people buy refurbished phone?

Cost matters a lot. The biggest reason of refurbished phone attraction is the cost. When people cannot buy latest expensive phone they rush to buy refurbished phone couple of months later.

What to know before buying a refurbished phone?

Check the seller reputation before you buy

Seller reputation is very important before buying phone. If a phone seller has good repute in the market you can trust, otherwise with a little knowledge of phones you can be scammed.

checking phone is refurbished using phone dialer?

Check Phone is Refurbished or Not:

1. Go to phone dialer
2. Input ##786#
3. A new screen should appear with two options labelled or reset
4. Scroll down to reconditioned status
5. If there is written “no” your phone is not refurbished. If it is yes then it means it is repaired or fixed.

Necessary steps to check before buying a phone?

• Phone is in its original packing
• All accessories are available.
• Check if the accessories are original
• Check if phone is getting hotter while charging
• Casing of the phone is very rough

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