This cell phone was available from a number of different sellers, with mixed reviews across the board, and almost the same pricing. I opted to go with Dealfisher and was very pleased with the entire order process. See a "seller review" separately. As far as the phone goes, I was a little bit hesitant at going with a refurbished unit, but it was almost $250 cheaper than purchasing new from Verizon. I'm glad I took the chance. The phone is to any non-technical examination brand new. Not a scratch, rub mark or any other discernible indication that it has ever been used before. It did NOT come with a sim card, or memory card, but that was clearly indicated in the product description. What I did not know was that the Galaxy S5, that I was replacing, has a "micro sim card" and the Galaxy S7 (the new phone) has a "nano sim card". They are NOT the same. That's the bad news. The good news is that my local Verizon store (NOT and authorized vendor, but a "real" Verizon store), installed a new nano card in a couple of minutes and then, since they weren't busy, cross loaded all of the contents from the old phone to the new...at NO cost! It can't get better than that. By the way, the memory card IS the same for both phones. Hope you get the same great results I did. Cheers...Ed B.
Phone looks and acts like it's in absolute brand new condition. My phone came with they legitimate Samsung fast charger, USB converter too store information, and a set of really nice Samsung earbuds. The only thing that doesn't scream this is brand new phone is that it came in a plain white box and cost $250 less than new!
LOVE the phone, but unfortunately the first one I was sent was defective. After about 400 phone calls, I finally got my hands on one that WORKS properly and I'm in love. Never thought I'd be happy to leave Apple, but I definitely am!
For what it's worth, I bought my phone from DealFisher and it was great. Battery is very strong and only one or two minor scratches that suggest this thing was hardly used. It was no trouble getting this phone switched over to my existing Verizon service. Last thing to note was that my package just included the phone and charger without any other extras. That's fine with me. Just happy I got a good one!
Looks and works like brand new. Had no trouble at all at the Verizon store to activate it.
Feature Product
- Verified Clean ESN for use on the Verizon network (No SIM card included)
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996, Processor: Quad-Core (Dual-Core 2.15 GHz Kryo Dual-Core 1.6 GHz Kryo), GPU: Adreno 530, Battery: 3000Mah
- 32GB Internal Memory and compatible with a microSD card so you can expand memory up to 200GB
- DO NOT include Samsung Retail Box, Headphones, and SIM Eject tool
Description
The Samsung Galaxy S7 embodies the best of form and function – packing incredible performance into a beautifully sleek frame and Lightning-fast 64 bit, Octa-core processor.
I bought this phone to replace my aging S4 that was still working but getting tired. The S4 was in an otter box all it's life and had a few battery replacements since i bought it new. Back in those days smartphones were free when you signed a 2 year contract so I had a bit of sticker shock when I went phone shopping. I'm over 60 and retired, I just don't need the latest gadget filled cell phone.
I read all the reviews for this S7 phone on Amazon and found a wide mix of comments from junk to like new condition. The thing that sold me on this one is that Amazon certified it with this statement "A Certified Refurbished product has been tested and certified to work and look like new, with minimal to no signs of wear, by a 3rd party distributor"
Certified to work and look like new from Amazon's description means to me I could return the phone if I was not completely satisfied with it's condition. The 3rd party distributor for my phone was Kiss Electronics.
I live in SoCal and ordered the phone with Prime 2 day delivery, to my surprise it arrived the very next day!
first Impressions,
I opened the prime box to find a generic phone box inside. When I opened the phone box I found the phone, a wall charger, and a phone number for Kiss electronics customer support, that's it. No manual, no release key for the sim card and no instruction manual. I was soon encouraged by the like new external condition of the phone and I saw what appeared to be a factory original peel off plastic screen cover on it. I plugged it into the provided Amazon marked charger to find the battery was completely discharged. I found a safety pin to release the sim card holder and quickly realized my old S4 Verizon sim card was way to big to fit. The next day I went to the Verizon store and they happily supplied me with a nano sim card. I asked them if they could transfer all my old contact info from the old sim to the new one and I was told that is not possible. Now that I know about the sim card data transfer problem, I would have used google in advance to back up all my data first before going to the Verizon store. Oh well, I transferred all my data the old fashioned way, hey I'm retired, who cares.
After getting the new nano sim card installed I was ready to try out the phone.
I turned the phone on to update my contacts, then decided to check for Android operating system updates. I found that it was currently running Marshmallow 6.0. I updated the first, then the second, then the 3rd. On and on for a total of about 7 different operating system updates, it took a few hours to complete all the upgrades. It updated all the way to Oreo v. 8.0. This is when I realized this must be a new old stock phone that has not ever been operated or used before.
I had read that manufactures (like Samsung) often have many brand new phones that are earmarked for their warranty exchange programs. I suspect these phones were new phones that were not needed by the manufacture and were sold at auction to various electronic device distributors (like Kiss Electronics)
I have had the phone now for about a week. After removing the bloatware and configuring it the way I want it, I am very happy with it. I would highly recommend this phone for anyone on a budget or whoever doesn't need the latest and greatest cell phone on the market. I rate my entire experience with Amazon and Kiss Electronics A+
So when I was initially looking to buy a new phone I knew that I didn't need the newest or shiniest phone so I decided to buy a phone that was a few generations back. But I debated about where to buy a used phone. I researched for a long time and went back and forth with a lot of websites and Amazon had the cheapest price, which made me both happy and a little bit warry. But I decided to go with the phone on Amazon, I choose my seller carefully to a one that had good reviews and a high quantity of reviews. When it came the phone had no defects and looked brand new! It didn't have a sim card (but I knew it wouldn't) All in all great phone great deal! I waited to write my review for a couple of months just to make sure. So I highly reccomend buying a used phone.
Perfect quality and flawless performance. I had a brand new Galaxy S7, which I lost after about 6 months of use, and I decided to replace it with this refurbished S7. Because I had been using the exact same (but brand new) phone just prior to using this refurbished, I can undoubtedly confirm that this performs the same, and it looks and feels brand new as well. No scratches, no dings, not even any dirt or dust in the speaker grill etc. At first I was hesitant to purchase a refurbished phone, but all my worries were for no reason with this seller. Thank you!
My wife's old phone was dying a slow death, so we decided to have a look at what was available. Personally, I think it's absurd to spend 1,000 on a cell phone. Powerful laptop computers only cost 400, so it's nonsensical to spend that much on a device that's likely to end up dropped on concrete and shattered into a million pieces. We decided to go back a few years and see what models were available for dirt cheap. Honestly, there were huge differences between cell phones from 2011 to 2012, but from 2016 to 2019 isn't such a major jump.
After doing some research, we concluded that a refurbished Samsung Galaxy 7 was the best option. The 8 was about 150 more than the 7 and the 6 was only 50 dollars less. Our research was from just a snapshot in time, so I recommend to anyone looking for a new cell phone to simply compare prices and features for about an hour. Write the numbers down in a spreadsheet so you won't forget, and you'll be able to make the right choice at what's available. Yes, it takes about an hour, but this is to avoid spending 1,000, so it's worth it.
The one thing you have to consider when buying refurbished is that there's a slightly higher chance that the phone will die on you. However, there is also a chance that a brand new phone will die on you (it's lower, but still there). The advantage with refurbished is that you're only spending a fraction of what you'd spend on a new phone, and you can turn around and buy a new one if you need to and still save money.
Ours has worked so far and my wife is very happy with her purchase.
I purchased this to replace my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 that bricked on me last weekend. The refurbished price is so much better than new from Verizon. When the phone arrived, it was in a plain box, and no OEM charger (but I have one from my other phone so no big deal). The phone works great! Setup was a breeze. I've used it pretty heavily the past week (so many new features with latest OS) - and it's great. No complaints.
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