With the cell phone market being jammed with new models and new
products every day, there is a huge market getting created for
used cell phones. The pre owned phones are normally in perfect
working condition, but have been put into the market only
because the previous owner wanted new services and features on
their mobile phone. However, remember that a used mobile is
something that has seen a fair share of wear and tear and may
have some serious as well as normal defects. Here are some
defects that you should specifically look into:
The Body of the Mobile Phone:
If the cell phone has been used for more than a couple of years,
it is sure to have some scratches and use marks on the body. The
most common is the grazing off of the paint at the back, because
that's the place that is normally in contact when a phone is
kept or held. Of course, this is not the case of the modern
plastic bodied mobiles, but you will still find it happening in
the mobiles with a stainless steel body. If the blob is too big
and yet you like the phone, get ready to buy a cover or change
the mobile body.
Hardware Defects:
You might also like to take a look at the hardware of the phone,
like the battery, the keypad or even the external buttons like
the 'Take Call' and 'End Call' buttons. If the mobile has a
specified SMS button or a camera button, you need to check
whether these buttons have withstood the test of use and time.
Of course, you can change all of this with a simple keypad
change, but that will be costing a fair amount of money, and
there can be cases where not only the button but the connection
and casing has gone for the toss - then you will just have to
use a cell phone with some buttons missing.
The Age of the Battery:
Batteries have an age of three to five years, but if they are
not used in the right manner, they lose their life quite
drastically. If possible, you should check the life of the
battery and how fast it charges, to make sure that you do not
need to buy a new battery for the used cell phone, as the
battery and the memory card are two of the most expensive
accessories for a mobile phone.
These are the three important aspects that you need to keep in
mind before buying a cheap used cell phone.
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