The second-hand mobile market always plays a leading role. Furthermore, it is in times of crisis where this possibility is most used, when users prefer to save on the price of a new terminal. In the market we can find two types of very popular used mobiles, such as reconditioned or pre-owned . What is the difference between them?
Buying a used mobile is a very common practice. If the terminal is in good condition, it has little to envy a new mobile and we can even buy it with a guarantee. There are many companies that are dedicated to the distribution of used mobiles. However, the doubts of many users arise when to buy a second-hand terminal , it is found with the labels, pre-owned and reconditioned.
Refurbished mobile
We are facing a type of product that has experienced a significant boom in recent years. Its price is much more competitive than that of new mobiles and we can find ourselves in a large number of web pages. A reconditioned mobile is a used device, which has had to be restored to be able to make it fully functional and enabled for the second-hand market. The reconditioned mobiles have been reviewed and repaired by specialized technicians, carrying out the appropriate replacements in the elements that require it such as the screen, the housings, the chassis, the cameras or the battery.
A reconditioned mobile may have been restored from a totally destroyed terminal, or from a mobile with little use that showed some defective aesthetic elements. If we take into account the essence of the term “refurbished”, the terminal has undergone some type of repair whatever , as we say, it can be purely aesthetic or involving internal components. If the device has not been touched and checked by a technician, we will be talking about a lifelong used mobile and not a reconditioned one. And by refurbished, it should not be understood the mere fact of resetting the device to factory settings.
Advantages of refurbished mobiles
- Revised and with guarantee when buying them in specialized stores.
- New look and available with box and accessories
- Its low cost
Disadvantages of refurbished mobiles
- Little variety: generally reserved for Samsung and Apple models
- No current models found – it must take a while to see them as refurbished
- Non-original parts: unless otherwise indicated, parts that have been replaced will not be original
Pre-owned mobile
Pre-owned mobiles are used devices but whose use or state of conservation is very similar to a new terminal . In general, they are mobile phones that have been used for not long and their degree of conservation is so good that you can put this label on them. Although in general, this type of device conserves the box and accessories, it is not an essential requirement, since the pre-owned name refers to the general condition and conservation of the smartphone itself.
In this case, the terminal must not show signs of deterioration in any of its aesthetic aspects. It also shouldn’t have undergone any hardware repairs on key aspects like the camera, battery, screen, or board, in which case it would become a refurbished device. In this sense, the terminal should have very few hours of use to show an excellent state of conservation.
Advantages of pre-owned mobiles
- We can find them of all models and all brands, even the most recent
- They have not suffered breakdowns and the original parts are preserved
Disadvantages of refurbished mobiles
- Its price is generally higher than the reconditioned
- They are less rare than reconditioned