Do Certified Refurbished Smartphones Make for Value Proposition?

The smartphone revolution is under-hyped, more people have access to phones than any other thing.The pace of the smartphone is fast expanding and replacing feature phones. Today’s smartphones come with a sleek designs, powerful specifications, great camera, prolonged battery life and varied applications.Every year new flag ships are released by mobile makers by improvements in its look and topping up with new specifications with a increased price.From past some years when a new phone is launched in a market the price of its predecessor is decreasing or quietly vanishing from market.

But the previous flagship phones are also have good specifications which you can stay with it for years.And there are some  recent flagships which is worth to upgrade for people who had bought phones a couple of years or so ago.

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 series was good for people upgrading from the S7 line; and the iPhone 8 certainly made sense for people upgrading from the iPhone 6s and the OnePlus 6 was a definite upgrade for anyone on the OnePlus 3T. Most of this new smartphones are expensive and may not be affordable by all. And old phones are still very capable devices and could still give many mid-range handsets a run for its money.

Everyone would prefer  to shop for a smartphone is to look for a good brand that fits in their budget. A refurbished phone can be a solution if you want something that would ordinarily be out of your budget.

First let’s understand what a refurbished phone is

Most smartphone retailers online have a 10 days return policy. There may be numerous reasons for which a customer would return a phone. One of the primary reasons being receipt of a faulty phone in the first place.  These phones then undergo rigorous testing, repair & certification process, before they are resold under the new label, as ‘refurbished phones’, with a back-up warranty.

To help understand how good or bad these refurbished phones would turn out to be,let look in to Quikr where you can these old models rose gold iPhone 6s (Rs 25,454 for 64GB); a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (Rs 27,800) and the OnePlus 3T (Rs 19,506).All these phones cost almost half of the price from actual price of them .And also you must keep in  mind that these prices may fluctuate depending on supply and demand. Thus prices now could be different. All three were Quikr-certified handsets, which essentially meant they had gone through 35-plus rigorous quality checks. Plus they also had a six-month warranty provided by Quikr.

There are notable changes in refurbished phones from new phones ,they didn’t come in the retail box. In terms of performance, the phones were equal to their retail counterparts.You mightalso not get the actual charger but also not the Chinese charger too.All over you must be very care ful while buying the refurbished phones. . If you are buying from a reputed seller and are buying a popular branded smartphone, you are not at any greater risk.

The best part of refurbished phones is that they cost less than a new phone, but deliver the same experience. You can end up with a great deal if you know what you are looking for. These handsets have been tested by company, by users and then again by skilled technicians so they go through more rigorous testing than new phones.

Thus, certified refurbished phones are a good proposition for those willing to let go of a few goodies present in the retail box in favour of a more powerful handset which may have a minor blemish. But you’re getting flagship performance and a big brand name at mid-range price.