Customers say
Customers find the refurbished phone to be in great condition, like new, and appreciate its appearance, with one noting it lasts a full day with moderate use. However, the phone functionality and battery life receive mixed reviews – while some say it works perfectly fine, others report it stops working after a month, and while some find the battery life satisfactory, others say it sucks. Moreover, the phone’s unlockability is a concern, with multiple customers noting it’s not unlocked, and there are issues with scratches and scuffs on the device. Customers consider it good value for money.
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Samsung S22 256GB Phantom Black Unlocked (Renewed)
This pre-owned product has been professionally inspected, tested and cleaned by Amazon qualified vendors.
This product is in “Excellent condition”. The screen and body show no signs of cosmetic damage visible from 12 inches away.
This product will have a battery that exceeds 80% capacity relative to new.
Reviewer: Nichole
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great phone
Review: I ordered the S22 refurbished to replace my S9. It was packaged well and out of the box, looked in great condition. There was just some plastic peeling on a corner, but with the phone in a case, it’s never visible or an issue.I’ve had the phone a month and half now and it works amazing. It’s a major upgrade from the S9. The battery life is double what my S9 was at. i can easily go over 24 hours without a charge… longer, if I don’t play my games as much as I do. I do not use Bluetooth or location services often, so I have those off 95% of the time, and I also don’t make phone calls, so the battery life is dependent on playing games, using the internet and texting mostly. It was unlocked, as advertised, even though I messaged them prior to please double check, since there were reviews of them not being unlocked. I am on cricket, and it works with no issues.No complaints. If you are looking to buy a used phone that won’t break your wallet, this company is worth the shot.
Reviewer: kyle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Seems great.
Review: I activated the phone and transferred all of my apps to it. It seems to be great.
Reviewer: Aaron
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I’m dissapointed
Review: NOT FACTORY UNLOCKED! I didn’t realize this immediately because it is not specifically sim-locked, and data and calling worked fine. Fast forward 6 months, I get an email from work telling me I’ll be kicked off the MDM policy (work email on personal phone) unless I update my OS. Evidently it was a Verizon phone, which can only receive software updates if you have Verizon SIM card. I have spent days trying to get support from Samsung, Verizon, AT&T, Amazon, and the Amazon seller only to be told to pound sand >:[It would seem my only option now is to take a risk with leaked / pirated firmware flashing, which I’m worried will trip the Knox security (which is the only reason I bought the phone in the first place, as Knox security was required by my employer).The phone itself is also disappointing. I started with a OnePlus 5t, which I was very happy with. When I was required to get a Samsung, I went to an A52 5g. The fingerprint sensor and face recognition were both so bad that unlocking the phone was a massive chore (something I do dozens of times a day). I suffered through this for a little while before upgrading to the S22. I very much resent the trend of under-display sensors which do not perform as well as their more visible counterparts. The S22 ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is vastly better than the optical one on the A52, but it still is inferior compared to a sensor on the back of the phone like on my older OnePlus. Heck, even my old galaxy S5 had a better fingerprint sensor.The face detection is a little better than the A52, but not as good as the OnePlus 5t. It really struggles in low light, and must be directly in front of your face. Nobody does face detection as well as Apple, but that’s probably due to patent limitations (and I refuse to go back to iphone until they allow sideloading).One notable issue both the A52 and S22 suffer is an inability to detect they are in my pocket. I must deliberately place the phone with the screen facing outwards or else the fingerprint reader will constantly register false attempts against my leg (which will lock you out of using biometrics)Battery life is not impressive. Once again the 5t was better. This may not be entirely fair b/c I do use the always-on display, but on the other hand the processor should be much more efficient for how much newer it is. I mostly believe this is similar to the issue of constantly waking up in my pocket. A proper proximity sensor could have solved this rather than just using the selfie camera, which is again another example of form over function (It also seems like samsung doesn’t even attempt to detect being in you pocket in order to reduce battery / ignore touch screen).
Reviewer: SJM
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Seems to be ok so far but arrived in Phantom Black, not the green listed
Review: I purchased this phone in the green and it arrived in phantom black, according to the sticker on the back of the phone. It made me a bit nervous since I was afraid if the color was wrong, something else might be also. The phone was unlocked, as stated, and was in very good condition. It has a couple scuff marks up on the top but otherwise seems to work pretty well. Mind you, it’s been less than a day.The phone seems to charge pretty well so far but the battery drained fairly quickly. Still, not a bad choice for the money.
Reviewer: Selena Ybarra
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Basically brand new
Review: So I’ve always been skeptical of buying refurbished items but my sister did it so I kinda thought why not? I bought this from the seller Wireless Source back on the 17th and I and received it on the 20th. So it was delivered quickly. It came in a brown box with a printed stickt label detailing what’s inside. Upon opening the box, the phone box was wrapped nicely in packaging. I was surprised the seller had placed the phone into another box but super glad they did because it was STROMING! After taking the phone out of the box, first impressions was DAMN! The color is gorgeous and slick, the seller already put on screen protector. It was pretty much brand new! It had no scratches, chips, missing piant, absolutely NOTHING. It came with a charger and the pin to open the sim card area. The phone did come in dead so I immediately placed it on the charger. After about an hour give or take (I went to Walmart so came back so now exactly sure when it was fully charged) it was charged, and I turned it on with no issues. I set up the photo manually which was super simple to do after I inserted my sim card. I didn’t need a code or anything it just asked me if I wanted to use the Sims card or use a new one. Once I verified that I wanted to use the old Sims card, it immediately recognized it as AT&T and asked me to click okay to switch over. Done. All my apps are on and updated. Everything is set to my liking and I’ve had no issues at all. I’ve had the phone for 2 full days now and the phone actually automatically adjust the brighteness if you are outside or in a dim environment. Just be careful because you have to readjust the brightness whenever you like it after. The phone battery life is pretty darn good. I’m currently at 45% and it’s 5:07pm where I’m located. The phone has been used actively since 8am off charger. The camera quality is fantastic. Volume and sound is phenomenal. There is lots of storage and I have plenty more of exploring to do on the phone. I have let the phone die and had no problems with charging and turning back on. It will let you add a fingerprint for protection later one which I thought was cool because I didn’t have to set thay up right away. Samsung is just the best for that. I bought a case to match the phone as well. I absolutely love the phone so far.The only downside, in my opinion, is that I can not add an SD card. Other then that, it’s an exceptional phone. I will definitely update later if anything starts happening or I find cool stuff regarding the phone but so far so good!
Reviewer: Jaime Lopez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Teléfono como nuevo, ni una seña de uso. El cargador es una basura, pero de fabrica no tienen, asi que . Es estadounidense, de verizon, tiene algo de bloatware pero no afecta nada al desempeño, 5G funcionando (Telcel)
Reviewer: Benjamin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Estuve revisando diferentes vendedores aqui y en otras tiendas en linea, finalmente me decidí por este proveedor, el equipo lo adquiri hace 14 días, la realidad es que no encontre ningún vendedor que no tuviera criticas malas, pero este en particular tenía muy pocas, asi que me anime a pedir el telefono, el cual vino en perfecto estado, solo tiene unos pequeños puntos en el marco de la camara que no se perciben a simple vista, le doy un 9.9.Al ser el modelo “estandar” la bateria es de tan solo 3700mha por lo cual si necesitas un telefono al que le dure mucho la batería este no es el indicado, fuera de eso funciona a la perfección, muy buena camara, realizo todos mis pagos con NFC, la carga reversible funciona sin ningun inconveniente, y en general todo excelente, unicamente cuando juego wild rift el equipo se calienta y aun con mas velocidad si tienes aplicaciones en segundo plano.La conexión DeX funciona muy bien, por lo que si no tienes computadora y tus necesidades no son muchas puedes usar el telefono que reacciona muy bien en cualquier pantalla o monitor.De momento me llevo un muy buen sabor de boca, me parece que el unico inconveniente es la batería pero no es tema de amazon renewed, si no que el equipo asi fue fabricado, mas adelante si noto algun cambio en el rendimiento escribire otra critica pero por ahora, muy contento con el resultado.
Reviewer: Lorena González
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A pesar de que es reacondicionado, no he tenido ningún problema con el teléfono, parecia nuevo. Llevo 2 meses con él y el único pero es que se calienta un poco, pero eso es tema del procesador
Reviewer: Diego Guevara
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Muy buen equipo llego en excelentes condiciones como lo pedí
Reviewer: Lupita Villanueva
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: El teléfono se calentaba mucho, lo regrese al día siguiente, tengo 19 días que recibieron la devolución y no me han hecho el reembolso!!
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