by Chris Cui
Published Tue, Feb 14th 2017, 05:19 | Advertising
As the smartphone gains popularity among people and more and more smartphones enter into the market. While when it comes to the smartphone, people are always intend to pursuit the new stuff, while the old one will be throw away. Take the iPhone for example, every year there will be a new iPhone and there are always something that will lure people to make the upgrade, even though, sometimes there is nothing wrong about the current phone. However, the old iPhones usually lying in drawer unused. Actually these old phones can be put into better use. No matter what condition your phone is, you can gain value by selling it online. The still functional old phone can be refurbished then resold to those who have a low budget and want to have a cheap phone. On the other hand, the broken ones can recycled and the parts can be reused. The truth is more and more people will sell their old phone online, but there are something you should pay extra attention before you sell you device online.
Selling old iPhone online is beneficial for both the seller and other people who are seeking a cheaper refurbished iPhone. But you need to care about your own privacy protection. You probably need your phone connect to your social and financial accounts and perform a host of online tasks. You may have also purchased some things online while using your iPhone. Which means that some of this information might have been stored on your iPhone. Thus, before selling your iPhone, you should first thoroughly clean your personal data, personal photos among other sensitive information that should never come into contact with other people. You can use the Erase All feature found in your iPhone’s Settings tab. You should also complete this task with the help of a software program that will now completely erase everything from the hard disk that may have stored some information that was not deleted with the Erase All feature. This will help in case you sell your iPhone to someone who is conversant with sophisticated software programs that can retrieve deleted data. Sure you also need to back up Your Phone. It is essential that you back up the information of your phone to a suitable medium. You can choose one between iCloud and iTunes. Instructions on how to back up data using one of the platforms is available on Apple’s Website and can easily be followed to help you in backing up your data.
If you can you better have you device unlocked and this will increase the value you phone. If do not unlock your device, the next user might not be able to use the phone due to the different network. You will need to unlock your iPhone so that it can be suitable for being used by another person. Check if your carrier has the unlock service and request them to transfer service to the new buyer.
It will be much better for you to sell the phone with everything it has, so you should collect all the necessary accessories and this includes the cables and cases, and maybe even the earphones if you do not mind. Be sure to keep these together with the phone for a smooth sale.
Selling your old device is the smart move to make, you should the new device is always too expensive and you can get the extra money to make it a little easier to get. But if you want to save some money then you can have a refurbished iPhone instead and the refurbished iPhone usually has good quality and beautiful outlook. You can have an iPhone 5 refurbished unlocked at cellphone age, plus you will get all the necessary accessories and a warranty of a year to ensure your best interest in the long term.