Samsung Galaxy Note 9, 128GB, Ocean Blue – Unlocked (Renewed)

Awesome Product
Very nice phone condition was next to new everything worked perfectly I love it

Great Phone, Absolutely Stupid Design
I have been using computers since the 70s when I was in college and purchased my first IBM clone in 1992, and was using PDAs very early on. I had one of the first Windows smart phones but got rid of it in favor of a flip phone…..why? As a physician, I had been tied to a pager for years, and I really hated trying to do anything with such a small screen. I never jumped on the iPhone bandwagon either.Finally, as the screen sizes have increased, I decided, ok, there are apps that I may find useful as well as the integration of my Google Calander and Contacts with my phone.But, while sure, I could spend over a grand on a new phone, it just did not seem to me to be a wise use of my money. I had read that a lot of smartphone addict aficionados look for the latest and greatest…..or maybe they did not like the color of their new phone….so they sent it back.Rather than winding up in landfills as a lot of returned Amazon merchandise does, unfortunately, Amazon was wise enough to create their refurbished division in which various refurbishers compete for customer’s business. I thought, why not give it a try.I purchased the phone from a company named Kiss in Manhattan where I grew up. They had a high positive rating so I picked them My phone arrived the next day despite the fact that I did not pay for overnight shipping. Unfortunately, as I understand it, the ripples of the COVID situation put them out of business.As for the phone, when I opened up the box, I was shocked. In terms of appearance, there was absolutely no way I would have known it was a refurb….not a mark on it. As far as function is concerned, I used various apps to test it, and it passed. I have been using it since the first week of August. My estimate of battery life remaining is upwards of 90 percent. Of note, at Batteries and Bulbs, I can replace the battery for something like 70 dollars still putting me way ahead of the game since the phone was under 400 dollars. Add a Microcenter 512 MicroSD card for about 50 dollars and I have a phone with 3/4 of a terabyte, far more storage than I anticipate ever using.So, why the 4 stars?The phone is very elegant looking, especially with its curved display. As such, it would look very nice put upon a pedestal in our living room. However, I did not find the phone in an art store. I purchased it to use every day as my mobile phone.What is the Note 9 made of? Simply put, it is basically glass placed over a metal frame which again is fine if you want to display it on your bookshelf, but not particularly practical. Unless a person is downright foolish, just about everyone puts a case on it.You can forget about using one of those clear cases that let the beauty of the phone shine through. Drop it and you are facing an expensive repair. I was using the Unicorn Beetle Pro case with a belt clip which I never used. The phone dropped on the stairs and the inner part of the case broke. I was not really upset about that for the simple reason it saved the phone.Now I am trying an Outbox Defender which looks pretty robust.How about the curved display? Yes, it looks rather elegant, but does one really need it for functionality? The answer is absolutely not. It only serves to make designing a screen protector problematic.As for screen protectors go, I think they are necessary and I have just resigned myself to the fact that the edge adhesives are going to wear out and to simply replace them every once and awhile. They are not particularly expensive.We as consumers really should not put up with this nonsense. Most of the smartphones made these days have similar designs. They reinforce the notion of built-in obsolescence, or in actuality, built-in fragility. Yes, technology changes very rapidly. But, the basic technology of how these phones communicate does not. There is absolutely no reason that we should have to get a new phone every year. They should last far longer than that in my humble opinion.The question is how can we communicate this to the manufacturers? We can’t boycott them because they all pretty much do the same thing. It is something it think about…..just saying.

Do not trust Cellmigo ( third party seller on Amazon.
I ordered this refurbished iPhone, for my mother. It arrived, it was charged, a Sim card was placed in it. However the volume did not properly work on this phone. The ear speaker was just barely audible. The volume was so low you could barely hear it in a quiet environment. We tried everything to turn the volume up, and nothing worked. I suspect that the speaker and earpiece had water damage and that’s why the phone was in the used market. Cellmigo claims to screen all their phones 100% prior to selling. This is total malarkey they didn’t check this phone. So I initiated a return. I printed out the label and I purchased a bubble padded envelope to return this item. Celmigo got the phone back, but they claimed that one of the corners of the phone had a crack in the glass. They then returned the phone to me and processed a $0 refund no, the phone was $212 with tax. Packing it in a bubble wrap envelope to return it wasn’t the smartest way to pack it. It may very well have gotten one of the corners broken in the shipping process. It wasn’t broken when I packed it. However, a refurbished phone that retails for $200 is not something that a seller would invest money in repairing. The entire phone is glued together. It’s a big deal getting it apart. The speaker that you listen to when you talk on the phone is an internal speaker and cost about $100 to have replaced. It’s doubtful that Cellmingo even has that much money wrapped up in the phone that they’re selling for $200. If they had gotten the phone back with no crack in the screen, they would’ve just thrown it in the trash. Once they discovered that the speaker is not working properly, it wouldn’t be worth fixing on a refurbished phone of this age. Instead of admitting this, and issuing a refund, they decided to sidestep the issue. Ignore the original problem of why it was being sent back and just focus on the fact that there was a crack in the corner of the screen, which is completely irrelevant. If this was a $1500 iPhone it would be very relevant because it would be worth fixing that phone. How long for a galaxy note 9 in mint condition nearest is only worth $200. I’m very disappointed in the seller for not issuing a refund. I’m in the process of getting a refund through Amazon with her A-Z guarantee. I’m just appointed that they’re not able to force the seller to give a refund. However, A-Z guarantee claims against a seller, do impact their relationship with Amazon. Do yourself a favor don’t buy anything refurbished from this outfit.

Terrific phone, super fast delivery.
I’m totally thrilled with the phone I received, it’s in excellent shape and I got it , I ordered it in the afternoon on Saturday and got it on a Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. I can’t think of many things I’ve gotten faster than that if any. I pulled the data card out of my broken phone I put it in this one first making I had an email and password from my old phone. Everything is back as it were as I had hoped. Thank you

A 20 días de uso la batería pareciera que tiene el 100% de vida útil, rinde todo el día, pantalla, audio, estética, rendimiento, cámaras, todo muy excelente, pero no me llegó liberado, tuve que hacer otro gasto para ese servicio y fuera 100% funcional, muy buena compra

Llego prácticamente nuevo.

Vale mucho la pena