Okay folks, today marks day 1 of ordering a refurbished phone. On the one hand the primeday price was a sweet 800 bucks, not bad at all. On the other hand it seems we are spinning the wheel and here are some of the choices.
1. You get a phone that does not charge
2. You get a phone does not turn on
3. You get a phone that is still locked
4. You get a phone that comes damaged
5. You get a phone that is actually fine. It looks great.
Based on the averages MOST people get a perfectly fine phone. You are just unlucky if you get a busted on. That said you have to be vigilant when you order one of these suckers. First thing inspect like crazy, and try to charge. So far there was a slight scuff near the center of the hinge, looks just a bit dirty. Also it charges, so win so far. I am going to attempt to tranfer some data and move my number over, so in the next few days I will see how it goes and will probably come back with more updates.
Do note that it is good of us to TRY and recycle phones and stuff. It's better for the world and all that jazz. Me I just wanted to save some money, which may or may not bite me in the ass later.
Oh and just to let everyone interested in this phone know, google searches will confirm that these phones do have issues with the middle screen getting cracks and dead pixels regardless of what you do. Samsung is also TRYING ACTIVELY to not pay for any of these. It seems if you buy the samsung care plus they take care of it MOST of the time. That said their website providing information on the care plus is confusing and seems pretty useless.
I did splurge on a heavy duty case because I just want to make sure that I am protecting the screens as much as possible. I am also going to try a stylus and see how that goes.
Day 1- Phone looking good, turns on, charges, samsung transfer app works well android to android. So far so good.
Day 16- Very glad I bought that heavy duty case because this phone is attracted to the floor. Stuff did manage to get under the case but overall it's working well. Battery life on the phone is okay overall. If you use your phone a lot, you will be charging it everyday. Tablet mode drains it pretty fast it seems. I charged it to about 90, then read novels in firefox for about 3 hours and it dropped to 50 percent. This is not a phone you want to use if you are going to be away from a charger for a long period of time. Don't get trapped on an island with it. Besides that I am really enjoying the phone. It has a super awesome refresh rate, I picked up a stylus which was pretty nice for the big screen (note the small screen doesn't accept any stylus). It is amazing for reading books or comics, watching movies or tv shows. It feels like a really nice small tablet.
One of the problems I can already forsee is that this is a 1-2 year phone as opposed to 3-4 phone like I normally buy. You are most likely going to want the newest one when it comes out assuming it doesn't explode note style. Also having a protective case is nice, but man this phone is now Thiccc. Also some apps do NOT like going from the small screen to the big screen and will literally crash because resizing hurts their brains. Most are of mine are fine but a few do crash.
On a plus side besides the awesome refresh rate which makes this feel like a real fancy phone, it is a big talking piece and even without me shoving this in peoples faces like pictures of my children, people come up to me and say "Oh, you are making me want a new phone." Let's hope my luck keeps going.
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Some cosmetic damage, amazing phone
Phone shipped instantly! I was absolutely thrilled with how quick it came. It was packed rather carelessly but had the phone, a samsung branded charger and a pin to open the sim tray, the data transfer went smoothly and the phone was truly unlocked. The phone had a case scratch bad enough to knock the black paint off on the top going onto the back, ( its a. Z fold 3 in "EXCELLENT" condition. The front screen had feathering damage along the right side, hard to see in the pic ,and covered by the case. I ran a diagnostic the battery came back "bad needs attention" so dissapointed as Im in love with this phone. I called Amazon and they are covering the repair, so it was really a risk free gamble to get the referb, I saved a lot of money, and the phone is great. I did have a problem but it was instantlysolved, overall, super happy.No dead pixels. Updating after having the phone for awhile, case covers damage and the phone works amazing, I love it and am thrilled
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Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2024Color: Phantom BlackVerified Purchase
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Actually pretty nice teeth unexpectedly,if you know what your doing you can make some nice dentures and you get 10 sets/ try..
I think I got a brand new phone atleast it looks like I did.
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