Buy a flagship phone on the cheap—without worrying about getting a dud.

The prices of flagship smartphones keep climbing higher and higher. At this point, if you want to buy the latest and greatest, you need to shell out more than a thousand dollars. But before you do that, it’s a good idea to take a look at refurbished smartphones. Refurbished smartphones—especially those sold straight from the manufacturer—offer you the same flagship device (that is not even a year old) at a discounted rate.

Read on to learn what refurbished smartphones are, what you need to know before buying a refurbished iPhone or Android smartphone, and the trusted sources to purchase from.

What is a “refurbished” smartphone?
Although there’s no official definition for “refurbished” products, it generally refers to a smartphone that has been used (even if just to take it out of the box), and then returned to a company (manufacturer, carrier, or retailer), that then performed some checks and fixed things that needed to be fixed (if any).

That’s why it’s important to note the words “refurbished,” “certified refurbished,” and “renewed,” are used interchangeably. “Manufacturer refurbished” means that repairs or upgrades were done by the manufacturer themselves (which is better than it being done by third-party companies).

Other than that, there is no fundamental difference between a new or refurbished smartphone.

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Back Market
Back Market shines with it comes to transparency. It has a transparent grading system for each device, for both appearance and technical condition. Every device goes through rigorous testing, and if there are any issues, they are fixed.

Back Market offers a 1-year warranty and a 30-day return policy.

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