by Chris Cui
Published Sun, Feb 19th 2017, 05:23 | Technology
A new iPhone is too expensive for a lot of people, but the beautiful design and powerful function make it really a piece of art to have. As for the high price problem, buying a cheap iPhone is what people are trying to get these days. While buying a refurbished iPhone is the best choice when searching for a cheap iPhone, because these refurbished iPhone can guarantee the quality except for being cheap. However, find a reliable refurbished iPhone is not easy, there are something you should bear in mind and check with the retailer, here is the list that contains the things you should know.
1: Know what you are buying
Before deciding if you should purchase a refurbished iPhone, I think it is very important to know what a refurbished iPhone is. A refurbished iPhone comes from those returned faulty and sold old faulty or just old, these faulty or just old phones will get repaired, reconditioned, inspected and then resold to those who need one. All the work down is to make sure that it works fully and looks like a new one. So you can count on this product because there is no company that would sell you a product that didn’t work which would be bad business. Even though they look like new, but they cannot be sold as new, so there is discount and the extent depends on the quality of the product and where you get it.
2: Check for network locks
When purchasing an iPhone you need to decide if you want it ‘locked’ or ‘unlocked.’ And this will make a huge difference to you. Locked phones are restricted to being used on one carrier. Unlocked phones, on the other hand, can be used on any carrier. While it is slightly more expensive, the added flexibility of an unlocked phone is almost always worth it. While when it come to a refurbished iPhone, it is still true. As you know different country use different network, so if you buy a phone outside the country and it may be useless under your network, so buying an unlocked refurbished iPhone is definitely a good choice that you should make.
3: Look for warranty
The warranty is the most important insurance for the quality of the product and the repairment or even a refund. One of the most important things to consider when buying a refurbished is the warranty it comes with, as this provides your protection if it develops a fault. If a retailer provided a warranty, then that's who you'll be dealing with
4: Look for the genuine accessories
The accessories is one of the key components of a smartphone. A lot of these refurbished phones don’t come with all the accessories, especially if they are second-hand phones. It is also important to make sure the accessories provided by the seller are original and belong to the phone. For example, if a seller sells you a phone with 2.1Amp battery with a 1Amp charger of some other phone, it may damage the battery itself after a while.
Before you decide to buy a refurbished iPhone, you should really do the research, the more detail you know no matter about the product or the market, the less chance for you to be ripped off. Hope these tips can be great help to you. Find a reliable retailer is the only way to guarantee your best interest. As an experienced and reliable retailer, cellphone age only provide best quality grading A iPhone 6 plus refurbished at a very affordable price.