Should you buy your Smartphones Refurbished!?

Answering if you should buy your smartphones used / preowned / refurbished for a lower price vs a new smartphone!

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[Lifeofxav]

Honestly, I wasn't wondering anything when the video started. I'm used to youtubers having 10 phones in front pf them. 😂

[saatvikmaddineni]

I feel like I might get scammed when I buy a refurbished phone

[YoutubePremium-kpjr]

This is a refurbished recommendation from YouTube, 3 years old.

[SWAATSFan]

This definitely needs a new version for 2021

[pherexin]

I'm very disappointed that you didn't test battery life, as that is one thing that gets worse over time.

[dominic]

Keep in mind that a refurbished phone, because it's been opened to be fixed may have been replaced with cheaper parts and if it was a water resistant phone then that may also be compromised

[zakghretlli]

definitely. because naturally after 2 weeks your phone will be used and in the same condition as the refurbished

[husseinsalloutah]

stopped the video at 0:12 as I know it will be biased because of the ad.

[redlady]

Getting a refurbished phone is okay, especially if you're gifting it to someone whom you know won't mind it being refurbished.
As long as the quality is good.

[northenlights]

Me: asking myself why the phones look shattered.

Me: Realises my phones screen protector is cracked

[MiaCarvajalLlamas]

Coming from Arun's video from a few hours ago, the change in quality from 3 years ago is astounding. So much love for Arun and his channel! 🙌

[tarunsharma]

Man his voice sounds so different
(Still soothing tho)

[JoshWright]

I would be very disappointed to find that a “pristine condition” phone had a non OEM screen!

[Flo-cgjl]

June 2019
i didnt buy refurbed, but used
a s8 for 130€ in good condtion is fantastic

[michaelosnato]

My main concern is battery life when it comes to refurbished phones. I've been looking for a refurbished LG for awhile now

[snottrrocket]

Yes. I love this video. I've recently started looking into buying slightly used, unlocked phones, because being stuck on a two year payment plan (in turn being locked to the carrier) is something I'm trying to get away from. I recently bought two Nexus 6P phones (because the specs are very comparable to the Pixel devices, though it is 3 years old) and I've been enjoying them on official Oreo 8.1. While the 128GB version has a little bit of a washed screen, given it's usage, the 64GB version I also purchased is in pristine condition with no perfect, as new resolution. Both came with a 1 year warranty from eBay (Assurian(sp)), and this is the route I'll be going with in the future.
It's just apparent that the "want" to have the latest and greatest, and the taboo of buying a used device (even when pristine) keeps most from even considering this. I absolutely love my s8+, however I'm still only half way through the payment contact and the s9 is already on its way to the public soon. I don't plan on going with another major flagship from my carrier, possibly from the manufacturer directly. However, it does make more financial since to just buy referbs with a warranty, especially since the vast majority of people slam a case on it anyway, so what little scratches do exist will never be seen.

Sorry, I tend to go on tangents, but again great video.

[Peanut-Butter-Banana-Rama]

This was a terrible review. You never went into detail about the pitfalls of buying a referbished phone. As someone who has, I can honestly say it is a real gamble. Are you buying one with referbished parts? Are they stolen? Are the parts aftermarket? Are they cheap Chinese replica parts? Are the parts of high quality? Are the people you are buying from authorized referbishers/resellers? Etc...

I bought a Samsung Galaxy S4 (and returned it) from someone that seemed legit enough only to find out it was a lemon with hacked firmware, overheating issues, throttling, broken widget draw, camera not working because of overheating, even the removable backplate was a poor knockoff (the writing came off just by rubbing it, Samsung phones don't do that).

Moral of the story: if you don't care about wasting money, only buy from an authorized and reputable reseller/refurbisher with a good track record. Another pro tip is to be very careful about feedback on their own site, a lot of it might be fake, so always look for off-site review's.

[DashingChannel]

have you ever get confused which one is the new

[-Zelo]

i've always been one to just go for refurbished phones as i never cared for new ones and let me say all of the refurbished phones i've had have been owned all over at least 3 years or more and all had 0 issues. I purchased a brand new phone about a year ago because of a great deal i got and i thought it would be nice owning a new phone but just yesterday that phone decided to just completely start to break. I lost all vibration in the phone and the touch sensors also broke or are close to breaking because sometimes i cant type and the phone will start typing for me. In the end my point is the refurbished phone is actually the better phone. Whatever broke was fixed and now you don't have to deal with what the new owner of one had to experience. They also tend to update other parts on refurbished phones and the part will actually be better than oem such as in the video with the screens. So my opinion is always go with the refurbished.

[cloidless]

That is what i am calling a giveaway! Great vid!